diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f83f3c60b..8ce9bb6f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ Notation is a project to add signatures as standard items in the registry ecosys
 
 - Install the Notation CLI from [Notation Releases][notation-releases]
     ```bash
-    curl -Lo notation.tar.gz https://github.com/notaryproject/notation/releases/download/v0.7.1-alpha.1/notation_0.7.1-alpha.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
+    curl -Lo notation.tar.gz https://github.com/notaryproject/notation/releases/download/v0.9.0-alpha.1/notation_v0.9.0-alpha.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
     tar xvzf notation.tar.gz -C ~/bin notation
     ```
 - Run a local instance of the [CNCF Distribution Registry][cncf-distribution], with [ORAS Artifacts][artifact-manifest] support.
   ```bash
-  docker run -d -p 5000:5000 ghcr.io/oras-project/registry:v0.0.3-alpha
+  docker run -d -p 5000:5000 ghcr.io/oras-project/registry:v1.0.0-rc
   ```
 
 - Build, Push, Sign, Verify the `net-monitor` software
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ For more detailed samples, see [hello-signing](docs/hello-signing.md)
 
 ## Community
 
-- Regular conversations for Notation occur on the [Cloud Native Computing Slack](https://app.slack.com/client/T08PSQ7BQ/CQUH8U287?) channel.
+- Regular conversations for Notation occur on the [Cloud Native Computing Slack](https://slack.cncf.io/) **notary-v2** channel.
 - Please see the [CNCF Calendar](https://www.cncf.io/calendar/) for community meeting details.
 - Meeting notes are captured on [hackmd.io](https://hackmd.io/_vrqBGAOSUC_VWvFzWruZw).
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ This project has adopted the [CNCF Code of Conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foun
 
 This project is covered under the Apache 2.0 license. You can read the license [here](LICENSE).
 
-[notation-releases]:      https://github.com/notaryproject/notation/releases/tag/v0.7.1-alpha.1
+[notation-releases]:      https://github.com/notaryproject/notation/releases
 [notaryv2-specs]:         https://github.com/notaryproject/notaryproject
 [artifact-manifest]:      https://github.com/oras-project/artifacts-spec/blob/main/artifact-manifest.md
 [cncf-distribution]:      https://github.com/oras-project/distribution