diff --git a/bazarr/api.py b/bazarr/api.py
index fca4ac7a1..948bfd2dc 100644
--- a/bazarr/api.py
+++ b/bazarr/api.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class SystemReleases(Resource):
                 releases = json.loads(f.read())
             releases = releases[:5]
             for i, release in enumerate(releases):
-                body = release['body'].replace('- ', '').split('\r\n')[1:]
+                body = release['body'].replace('- ', '').split('\n')[1:]
                 releases[i] = {"body": body,
                                "name": release['name'],
                                "date": release['date'][:10],
diff --git a/views/systemreleases.html b/views/systemreleases.html
index f7708e010..74a746639 100644
--- a/views/systemreleases.html
+++ b/views/systemreleases.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                     releases += '</h4><hr/><p><b>From newest to oldest:</b></p><ul>'+entries+'</ul>';
 
                     function appendEntry(entry) {
-                        entries = entries + '<li>'+entry+'</li>';
+                        entries = entries + '<li>'+entry.replace(/(\s\[.*?\])\(.*?\)/, '')+'</li>'; // removing the commit url
                     }
                 }