diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c4f4707b..ed82f36c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ gem 'rubyzip'
 gem 'mitre-inspec-objects'
 gem 'rest-client'
 
-# Markdown processing
-gem 'redcarpet'
-
 group :development do
   gem 'listen', '~> 3.1.5'
   # Access an interactive console on exception pages or by calling 'console' anywhere in the code.
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index cd339450..db44a153 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ GEM
     rb-fsevent (0.11.1)
     rb-inotify (0.10.1)
       ffi (~> 1.0)
-    redcarpet (3.6.0)
     regexp_parser (2.2.1)
     request_store (1.5.1)
       rack (>= 1.4)
@@ -565,7 +564,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   pg (>= 0.18, < 2.0)
   puma (~> 5.6)
   rails (~> 6.1.4)
-  redcarpet
   rest-client
   rspec-mocks
   rspec-rails (~> 4.0.0)
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 4291bd9d..193bf184 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -21,39 +21,4 @@ def base_navigation
 
     nav_links
   end
-
-  # Get the latest release changes to display on the landing page
-  def latest_release_details
-    changelog_path = Rails.root.join('CHANGELOG.md')
-    release_details = ''
-
-    begin
-      File.open(changelog_path, 'r') do |file|
-        line = file.gets
-        while line
-          if line.start_with?('## [v')
-            # Found the beginning of a release, start reading details
-            release_details = line
-            line = file.gets
-            while line && !line.start_with?('## [v')
-              release_details += line
-              line = file.gets
-            end
-            # Exit the loop once the latest release details have been read
-            break
-          end
-          line = file.gets
-        end
-      end
-    rescue StandardError => e
-      Rails.logger.error "Unable to read latest release: #{e.message}"
-    end
-
-    release_details
-  end
-
-  def markdown_to_html(text)
-    options = %i[hard_wrap autolink no_intra_emphasis fenced_code_blocks]
-    Markdown.new(text, *options).to_html
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/javascript/components/navbar/App.vue b/app/javascript/components/navbar/App.vue
index ccd3b179..7ec2573b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/components/navbar/App.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/components/navbar/App.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
     <b-navbar toggleable="lg" type="dark" variant="dark">
       <b-navbar-brand id="heading" href="/">
         <i class="mdi mdi-radar" aria-hidden="true" />
-        VULCAN <span class="latest-release">{{ currentVersion }}</span>
+        VULCAN
+        <b-link href="https://vulcan.mitre.org/CHANGELOG.html" target="_blank">
+          <span class="latest-release">{{ currentVersion }}</span>
+        </b-link>
       </b-navbar-brand>
       <b-navbar-toggle target="nav-collapse" />
 
diff --git a/app/views/devise/shared/_what_is_vulcan.html.haml b/app/views/devise/shared/_what_is_vulcan.html.haml
index 391bc959..1d399ef4 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/shared/_what_is_vulcan.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/devise/shared/_what_is_vulcan.html.haml
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
 
 %p Vulcan helps Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) apply Security Requirements Guides (SRGs) to author Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) & corresponding InSpec Profiles as security testing content.
 %p=Settings['welcome_text']
-%div.h-25.mt-4.p-2.overflow-auto=markdown_to_html(latest_release_details).html_safe