diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index cbe0fcfab8..30bbe30458 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ if possible.](#communications)
 ## Communications
 
 For general questions and discussion, please use the
-IRC `#podman` channel on `irc.freenode.net`.
+IRC `#podman` channel on `irc.libera.chat`.
 
 For discussions around issues/bugs and features, you can use the GitHub
 [issues](https://github.com/containers/podman/issues)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 829d50eb27..eea53e6a0b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ If you think you've identified a security issue in the project, please *DO NOT*
 Instead, send an email with as many details as possible to `security@lists.podman.io`. This is a private mailing list for the core maintainers.
 
 For general questions and discussion, please use the
-IRC `#podman` channel on `irc.freenode.net`.
+IRC `#podman` channel on `irc.libera.chat`.
 
 For discussions around issues/bugs and features, you can use the GitHub
 [issues](https://github.com/containers/podman/issues)