diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.5.0.rst b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.5.0.rst
index 914c5de..6c6a750 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.5.0.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.5.0.rst
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@
   ``ndn::CertificateExtension``, ``ndn::CertificateSubjectDescription``.  When necessary, use
   ``security::v1::PublicKey``, ``security::v1::Certificate``, ``security::v1::IdentityCertificate``,
   ``security::v1::CertificateExtension``, ``security::v1::CertificateSubjectDescription`` instead.
-  The next release will feature :doc:`a new version of the NDN Certificate format </specs/certificate>`.
+  The next release will feature `a new version of the NDN Certificate format
+  <https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/0.3/certificate.html>`__.
 
 Removed
 ^^^^^^^
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.5.1.rst b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.5.1.rst
index 033a6bd..455a19a 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.5.1.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.5.1.rst
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 New features
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-- Add version 2 of the security framework (introduced in ``security::v2`` namespace)
+- Add version 2 of the security framework in ``security::v2`` namespace
 
-  * :doc:`/specs/certificate` (:issue:`3103`)
-  * New Public Information Base (PIB) and Trusted Program Module (TPM) framework to manage
+  * `NDN Certificate Format version 2.0
+    <https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/0.3/certificate.html>`__ (:issue:`3103`)
+  * New Public Information Base (PIB) and Trusted Platform Module (TPM) framework to manage
     public/private keys and NDN Certificate version 2.0 (:issue:`2948`, :issue:`3202`)
   * New KeyChain implementation (:issue:`2926`)
   * New Validator implementation (:issue:`3289`, :issue:`1872`)
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.0.rst b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.0.rst
index c2e045f..da66436 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.0.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.0.rst
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 - **(breaking change)** Security framework version 2 (:issue:`3098`, :issue:`3920`,
   :issue:`3644`, :issue:`4085`, :issue:`4323`, :issue:`4339`).
 
-  The released version of the library only supports the new version of the security (v2
-  certificate format) and features a number of updates of KeyChain and Validator
-  interfaces. At the same time, management APIs for :ndn-cxx:`ValidatorConfig` remained
-  intact; transition to the new framework would require only adjusting
-  :ndn-cxx:`Validator::validate` calls and updating configuration files to follow the new
-  naming conventions of :doc:`/specs/certificate`.
+  This release of the library supports only the new version of the security framework
+  and features a number of updates to the KeyChain and Validator interfaces.
+  At the same time, management APIs for :ndn-cxx:`ValidatorConfig` remained intact;
+  transition to the new framework only requires adjusting :ndn-cxx:`Validator::validate`
+  calls and updating configuration files to follow the naming conventions of the new
+  `Certificate format <https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/0.3/certificate.html>`__.
 
 - Integration of fetching certificates using Certificate Bundle as part of specialized
   ``CertificateFetcher`` (:issue:`3891`)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   to include ``ForwardingHint`` instead of ``LinkObject``, following the latest NDN
   specification updates (:issue:`4054`, :issue:`4055`)
 
-- Fine-grained signals on interface/address changes in NetworkMonitor
+- Fine-grained signals on interface/address changes in :ndn-cxx:`NetworkMonitor`
   for all supported platforms (:issue:`3353`, :issue:`4025`, :issue:`3817`, :issue:`4024`)
 
 - Addition of ``TxSequence`` field and ``Ack``, the first repeatable field in
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 - FaceUri now accepts link-local IPv6 addresses (:issue:`1428`)
 
-- Rename variables in ``FaceStatus`` and ``ForwarderStatus`` ('datas' => 'data')
+- Rename fields in :ndn-cxx:`FaceStatus` and :ndn-cxx:`ForwarderStatus` ('datas' => 'data')
   (:issue:`3955`)
 
 - Improve logging framework and its uses
@@ -63,19 +63,19 @@
   * Add logging capabilities to ``Face``, ``UnixTransport``, ``TcpTransport``, and the new
     security framework (:issue:`3563`)
 
-  To enable logging, set environment variable ``NDN_LOG`` to enable specific, subset, or all
-  logging module at appropriate levels.  Examples:
+  To configure logging, set the environment variable :doc:`NDN_LOG </manpages/ndn-log>`.
+  Examples:
 
-  ::
+  .. code-block:: sh
 
-     export NDN_LOG=*=ALL
-     export NDN_LOG=ndn.*=ALL
-     export NDN_LOG=ndn.security=DEBUG:ndn.TcpTransport=ALL
+     export NDN_LOG="*=ALL"
+     export NDN_LOG="ndn.*=ALL"
+     export NDN_LOG="ndn.security=DEBUG:ndn.TcpTransport=ALL"
 
-- Ensure that ``Face`` sends ``Nack`` only after every ``InterestCallback`` has responded
-  (:issue:`4228`)
+- Ensure that :ndn-cxx:`Face` sends a ``Nack`` only after every ``InterestCallback`` has
+  responded (:issue:`4228`)
 
-- Fix potential overflow in ``time::toIsoString`` (:issue:`3915`)
+- Fix potential overflow in :ndn-cxx:`time::toIsoString` (:issue:`3915`)
 
 - Fix potentially misaligned memory accesses (:issue:`4172`, :issue:`4097`, :issue:`4175`,
   :issue:`4190`, :issue:`4191`)
@@ -86,20 +86,15 @@
 
 - Source/header reorganization (:issue:`3940`)
 
-    * Move network-related files to ``src/net``
+    * Move network-related files to ``src/net``. Note the following namespace changes:
 
-      .. note::
-         Namespace changes
+      + ``ndn::util::FaceUri`` is now ``ndn::FaceUri``
+      + ``ndn::util::ethernet`` is now ``ndn::ethernet``
+      + ``ndn::util::NetworkMonitor`` and related classes are now in ``ndn::net``
 
-         * ndn::util::FaceUri is now ndn::FaceUri
-         * ndn::util::ethernet is now ndn::ethernet
-         * ndn::util::NetworkMonitor and related classes are now in ndn::net
-
-    * Move signal-related files into ``src/util/signal/`` directory, except for
+    * Move signal-related files into ``src/util/signal`` directory, except for
       the main include ``signal.hpp``
-
-    * Move InMemoryStorage to ``src/ims``
-
+    * Move :ndn-cxx:`InMemoryStorage` and related classes to ``src/ims``
     * Rename ``digest.hpp`` to ``sha256.hpp`` to match the ``Sha256`` class declared within
 
 Removed
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.5.rst b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.5.rst
index 62af06d..ead42d9 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.5.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.5.rst
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 New features
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-- More support for `NDN packet format version
-  0.3 <https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/0.3/>`__ (:issue:`4527`)
+- More support for `NDN packet format version 0.3
+  <https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/0.3/>`__ (:issue:`4527`)
 
   * Stop using ``ChildSelector`` in ``NotificationSubscriber`` (:issue:`4664`)
 
@@ -18,41 +18,42 @@
 - Scoped prefix registration, scoped Interest filter, and scoped pending Interest
   (:issue:`3919`, :issue:`4316`)
 
-- Counters for satisfied and unsatisfied Interests in ``ForwarderStatus``
+- Counters for satisfied and unsatisfied Interests in :ndn-cxx:`ForwarderStatus`
   (:issue:`4720`)
 
-- ``random::getRandomNumberEngine()`` in the public API
+- :ndn-cxx:`random::getRandomNumberEngine` in the public API
 
-- ``MetadataObject`` class to encode/decode RDR-style metadata (:issue:`4707`)
+- :ndn-cxx:`MetadataObject` class to encode/decode RDR-style metadata (:issue:`4707`)
 
-- ``SegmentFetcher::stop()`` (:issue:`4692`)
+- :ndn-cxx:`SegmentFetcher::stop` (:issue:`4692`)
 
 Improvements and bug fixes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-- Use openssl-based routines for the PKCS#8 decoding/decryption when exporting key from macOS
-  Keychain (:issue:`4450`)
-
 - Switch to AES-256 for private key encryption in PKCS #8 export
 
-- Add exponential backoff in ``CertificateFetcherFromNetwork`` (:issue:`4718`, :issue:`4712`)
+- Use OpenSSL-based routines for PKCS #8 decoding/decryption when exporting keys from the
+  macOS Keychain (:issue:`4450`)
+
+- Forbid unrecognized TLVs before ``Name`` (:issue:`4667`)
+
+- Stop accepting NonNegativeInteger as sequence number in NDNLP (:issue:`4598`)
+
+- Add exponential backoff in :ndn-cxx:`CertificateFetcherFromNetwork` (:issue:`4718`,
+  :issue:`4712`)
 
 - Throw exception when loading an orphaned ``ValidationPolicyConfig`` (API violation)
   (:issue:`4758`)
 
-- Forbid unrecognized TLVs before ``Name`` (:issue:`4667`)
+- Prevent memory pool size from becoming zero in :ndn-cxx:`InMemoryStorage` (:issue:`4769`)
 
-- Prevent memory pool size from becoming zero in ``InMemoryStorage`` (:issue:`4769`)
-
-- Clean up fetchers when destructing ``nfd::Controller`` (:issue:`4775`)
+- Clean up fetchers when destructing :ndn-cxx:`nfd::Controller` (:issue:`4775`)
 
 - Fix ``SegmentFetcher`` undefined behavior caused by uncanceled pending interest
   (:issue:`4770`)
 
 - Seed the PRNG with more entropy (:issue:`4808`)
 
-- Stop accepting NonNegativeInteger as sequence number in NDNLP (:issue:`4598`)
-
 - Backport C++17 ``std::any`` and ``std::variant`` as ``ndn::any`` and ``ndn::variant``
 
 - Reimplement ``scheduler::EventId`` with ``CancelHandle`` (:issue:`4698`)
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
 Deprecated
 ^^^^^^^^^^
 
-- ``ndn-cxx/util/scheduler-scoped-event-id.hpp`` header as it is now sufficient to use
+- ``ndn-cxx/util/scheduler-scoped-event-id.hpp`` header, as it is now sufficient to use
   ``ndn-cxx/util/scheduler.hpp`` header (:issue:`4698`)
 
 - Implicit conversion from nullptr to ``scheduler::EventId`` (:issue:`4698`)
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.6.rst b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.6.rst
index e09f916..858f44b 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.6.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.6.6.rst
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 - ``NDN_THROW`` macro to throw exceptions including file position and runtime context of the
   throw statement (:issue:`4834`)
 
-- Ensure that a ``Block`` with TLV-TYPE zero is treated as invalid (:issue:`4726`, :issue:`4895`)
+- Ensure that a :ndn-cxx:`Block` with TLV-TYPE zero is treated as invalid (:issue:`4726`,
+  :issue:`4895`)
 
 Improvements and bug fixes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.7.0.rst b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.7.0.rst
index 523a58d..d726e66 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.7.0.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.7.0.rst
@@ -17,28 +17,29 @@
 
 - HMAC signing support (:issue:`3075`)
 
-- Support for ``ParametersSha256DigestComponent`` in ``Name`` and ``Interest`` classes
+- Support for ``ParametersSha256DigestComponent`` in :ndn-cxx:`Name` and :ndn-cxx:`Interest`
   (:issue:`4658`)
 
-- Encoding/decoding of ``HopLimit`` field in Interest (:issue:`4806`)
+- Encoding and decoding of ``HopLimit`` field in Interest (:issue:`4806`)
 
-- PIT token (:issue:`4532`).
+- Support for encoding and decoding PIT token as NDNLPv2 field (:issue:`4532`).
 
   PIT token is a hop-by-hop header field that identifies an Interest-Data exchange. The
   downstream node can assign an opaque token to an outgoing Interest, and the upstream node
   is expected to return the same token on the Data or Nack in reply to that Interest. This
   would allow the downstream node to accelerate its processing, especially in PIT lookup.
 
-- ``io::loadBuffer`` and ``io::saveBuffer`` helper functions
+- :ndn-cxx:`io::loadBuffer` and :ndn-cxx:`io::saveBuffer` helper functions
 
 Improvements and bug fixes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-- Various improvements in the Linux implementation of ``NetworkMonitor`` class
+- Various improvements in the Linux implementation of :ndn-cxx:`NetworkMonitor`
 
 - Rework of ``RttEstimator`` class:
 
-  * split into two classes: ``RttEstimator`` and ``RttEstimatorWithStats`` (:issue:`4887`)
+  * split into two classes: :ndn-cxx:`RttEstimator` and :ndn-cxx:`RttEstimatorWithStats`
+    (:issue:`4887`)
   * add a getter for the smoothed RTT value (:issue:`4892`)
   * switch to use ``time::nanoseconds`` (:issue:`4887`)
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
 
 - Unused ``v2::PublicKey`` alias of ``transform::PublicKey``
 
-- ``HmacFilter`` class, use SignerFilter and VerifierFilter instead
+- ``HmacFilter`` class, use :ndn-cxx:`SignerFilter` and :ndn-cxx:`VerifierFilter` instead
 
 - Ill-defined equality operators for ``Interest``, ``MetaInfo``, ``Signature`` (:issue:`4569`)
 
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.7.1.rst b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.7.1.rst
index 4675c3b..50f3efb 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.7.1.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.7.1.rst
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 New features
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-- Signed Interests according to Packet Specification v0.3 (:issue:`4804`)
+- `Signed Interests <https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/0.3/signed-interest.html>`__
+  according to Packet Specification v0.3 (:issue:`4804`)
 
-- Add "in-order" mode to ``SegmentFetcher`` and a corresponding signal that is emitted after each
-  segment is received and validated in segment order. Segments that arrive out-of-order will be
+- Add "in-order" mode to :ndn-cxx:`SegmentFetcher` and a corresponding signal that is emitted after
+  each segment is received and validated in segment order. Segments that arrive out-of-order will be
   buffered internally until all earlier segments have arrived and passed validation.
 
 - Allow ``KeyLocator`` to either identify the full name of a certificate, an unversioned certificate
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 
 - Fix spurious error message from ``ndnsec-key-gen`` when ``key-id`` is specified (:issue:`5057`)
 
-- Provide more fine-grained choices for ``name::UriFormat`` (:issue:`4777`)
+- Provide more fine-grained choices for :ndn-cxx:`name::UriFormat` (:issue:`4777`)
 
 - Allow automatic log flushing to be disabled (:issue:`3668`)
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
 
 - Correctly handle non-existent identity in ``PibImpl::setDefaultIdentity``
 
-- Fix incompatibility with ``time::toIsoString`` in Boost 1.73.0+
+- Fix incompatibility with Boost 1.73.0+ in :ndn-cxx:`time::toIsoString`
 
 - Fix incompatibility with ``<version>`` header in C++20
 
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.0.rst b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.0.rst
index fe25427..752fa91 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.0.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.0.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 - Change TLV-TYPE number of ``IncomingFaceId`` field in NDNLP (:issue:`5185`)
 
-- Update ``Interest::ForwardingHint`` format (:issue:`5187`)
+- Update Interest ``ForwardingHint`` format (:issue:`5187`)
 
 Improvements and bug fixes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
 - Support certificate name, versionless certificate name, and key name options for
   KeyLocator name in ``ValidatorConfig`` (:issue:`5142`)
 
-- Fix ``ValidatorConfig`` rule processing bug (:issue:`5145`)
-
 - Generalize signature verification to allow ``digest-sha256``, effectively adding
   support of digest integrity verification in ``ValidatorConfig``
 
 - Enforce ``sig-type`` check in ``ValidatorConfig`` (:issue:`4524`)
 
-- Refactor and cleanup of ``StatusDatasetContext``, including increase of max payload size
-  of each segment produced by ``StatusDatasetContext`` to 8,000 bytes
+- Fix ``ValidatorConfig`` rule processing bug (:issue:`5145`)
 
 - Prevent potential dereferencing of past-the-end iterator in ``Block::value()``
 
-- Fail early in ``Block::blockFromValue()``, if TLV length is zero
+- Fail early in :ndn-cxx:`Block::blockFromValue` if TLV length is zero
+
+- Refactor and cleanup of :ndn-cxx:`StatusDatasetContext`, including increase of maximum
+  payload size of each produced segment to 8000 bytes
 
 - Improve error reporting when loading a ``Certificate`` or ``SafeBag`` fails
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 - Introduce ``time::{to,from}IsoExtendedString()`` utility functions
 
 - Add support for OpenSSL 3.0. Note that because of the API changes, HMAC implementation
-  does not currently work when compiled with OpenSSL 3.0, use older version of OpenSSL
+  does not currently work when compiled with OpenSSL 3.0+, use older version of OpenSSL
   when needed.
 
 - Various build system and documentation extension and fixes