diff --git a/.changeset/social-brooms-call.md b/.changeset/social-brooms-call.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5456b5d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/social-brooms-call.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@changesets/cli": patch
+---
+
+Update links in default generated `.changeset/README.md` file
diff --git a/packages/cli/default-files/README.md b/packages/cli/default-files/README.md
index 654c6d475..23db17c23 100644
--- a/packages/cli/default-files/README.md
+++ b/packages/cli/default-files/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # Changesets
 
-Hello and welcome! This folder has been automatically generated by `@changesets/cli`, a build tool that works
-with multi-package repos, or single-package repos to help you version and publish your code. You can
-find the full documentation for it [in our repository](https://github.com/changesets/changesets).
+Hello and welcome! This folder has been automatically generated by `@changesets/cli`, a tool to manage versioning and changelogs. Read the full documentation at https://changesets.dev.
 
-We have a quick list of common questions to get you started engaging with this project in
-[our documentation](https://github.com/changesets/changesets/blob/main/docs/common-questions.md).
+We also have a quick list of common questions to get you started engaging with this project in our [FAQ](https://changesets.dev/faq).
diff --git a/packages/get-github-info/README.md b/packages/get-github-info/README.md
index 23434aa36..01ac0afac 100644
--- a/packages/get-github-info/README.md
+++ b/packages/get-github-info/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Get GitHub author and associated PR information for a commit or pull request. In
 
 > Note: This assumes you already have changesets setup.
 
-You can use `@changesets/get-github-info` like this if you have a [custom changelog formatter](https://github.com/changesets/changesets/blob/main/docs/modifying-changelog-format.md).
+You can use `@changesets/get-github-info` like this if you have a [custom changelog formatter](https://changesets.dev/guide/customize-changelog-format).
 
 ```js
 import { getCommitInfo } from "@changesets/get-github-info";