diff --git a/README b/README
index 5ab36116..d1f96566 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Mailing list
 IRC
 ---
 
-You can find the sigrok developers in the #sigrok IRC channel on Freenode.
+You can find the sigrok developers in the #sigrok IRC channel on Libera.Chat.
 
 
 Website
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 9be64cd1..47180031 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
  * @section sec_irc IRC
  *
  * You can find the sigrok developers in the
- * <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/sigrok">\#sigrok</a>
- * IRC channel on Freenode.
+ * <a href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/#sigrok">\#sigrok</a>
+ * IRC channel on Libera.Chat.
  *
  * @section sec_website Website
  *