diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index b3e84610..766f4d30 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export RELEASE_BRANCH="next"
 if [ ! -e "../i3.github.io" ]
 then
 	echo "../i3.github.io does not exist."
-	echo "Use git clone git://github.com/i3/i3.github.io"
+	echo "Use git clone https://github.com/i3/i3.github.io"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ STARTDIR=$PWD
 
 TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
 cd $TMPDIR
-if ! wget http://i3wm.org/downloads/i3-${PREVIOUS_VERSION}.tar.bz2; then
+if ! wget https://i3wm.org/downloads/i3-${PREVIOUS_VERSION}.tar.bz2; then
 	echo "Could not download i3-${PREVIOUS_VERSION}.tar.bz2 (required for comparing files)."
 	exit 1
 fi