diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/statics/_events.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/statics/_events.py
index 49cef6deb64..e515e3b4b44 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/statics/_events.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/statics/_events.py
@@ -130,9 +130,14 @@ async def create_and_cache_statics_json(app: web.Application) -> None:
             and product.vendor
             and (template_url := product.vendor.get("release_notes_url_template", None))
         ):
-            # template URL should be somethign like:
+            # As pattern vX.Y.Z is already guaranteed, we replace the the minor version with 0
+            parts = vtag.split(".")
+            parts[-1] = "0"
+            updated_vtag = ".".join(parts)
+
+            # template URL should be something like:
             # https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-issues/blob/master/release-notes/osparc/{vtag}.md
-            data["vcsReleaseUrl"] = template_url.format(vtag=vtag)
+            data["vcsReleaseUrl"] = template_url.format(vtag=updated_vtag)
 
         data_json = json_dumps(data)
         _logger.debug("Front-end statics.json: %s", data_json)
diff --git a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_statics.py b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_statics.py
index f6cd1191577..314cf3e3a63 100644
--- a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_statics.py
+++ b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/01/test_statics.py
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ def mock_product_vendor(postgres_db: sa.engine.Engine, template_url: str) -> Non
             "https://example.com/no_vtag.md",
             id="vtag_not_repalced_if_missing",
         ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "v1.75.4",
+            "https://example.com/releases/some_target_{vtag}.md",
+            "https://example.com/releases/some_target_v1.75.0.md",
+            id="production_replacement_hotfix_version",
+        ),
     ],
 )
 async def test_create_and_cache_statics_json_vendor_vcs_overwrite(