diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85a879ff824..c64318d0b1c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin": "^1.4.1",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^8.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-rulesdir": "^0.1.0",
-    "eslint-release": "^1.0.0",
+    "eslint-release": "^1.2.0",
     "eslint-rule-composer": "^0.3.0",
     "eslump": "^1.6.2",
     "esprima": "^4.0.1",
diff --git a/templates/blogpost.md.ejs b/templates/blogpost.md.ejs
index b583afa3635..80235073a3f 100644
--- a/templates/blogpost.md.ejs
+++ b/templates/blogpost.md.ejs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const RULE_REGEX = new RegExp(`\`?\\b(${ruleList.join("|")})\\b\`?`, "g");
 function linkify(line) {
     return line
         .replace(/#(\d+)/g, "[#$1](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/$1)")
-        .replace(/([a-z0-9]+)/, "[$1](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/$1)")
         .replace(RULE_REGEX, "[$&](/docs/rules/$1)");
 }