diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index 8e5c268c1..98a92d60e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ contact_links:
   about: |
     Please ask typical Q&A here: general ideas for Python packaging,
     questions about structuring projects and so on
-- name: '💬 IRC: #pypa @ Freenode'
-  url: https://webchat.freenode.net/#pypa
+- name: '💬 IRC: #pypa'
+  url: https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/#ircs://irc.libera.chat:+6697/pypa
   about: Chat with devs
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/~good-first-issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/~good-first-issue.md
index 885198b63..912201676 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/~good-first-issue.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/~good-first-issue.md
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ labels: ["good first issue"]
 
 ---
 
-**Good First Issue**: This issue is a good starting point for first time contributors -- the process of fixing this should be a good introduction to pip's development workflow. If you've already contributed to pip, work on [another issue without this label](https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+-label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) instead. If there is not a corresponding pull request for this issue, it is up for grabs. For directions for getting set up, see our [Getting Started Guide](https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/development/getting-started/). If you are working on this issue and have questions, feel free to ask them here, [`#pypa-dev` on Freenode](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23pypa-dev), or the [distutils-sig mailing list](https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/).
+**Good First Issue**: This issue is a good starting point for first time contributors -- the process of fixing this should be a good introduction to pip's development workflow. If you've already contributed to pip, work on [another issue without this label](https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+-label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) instead. If there is not a corresponding pull request for this issue, it is up for grabs. For directions for getting set up, see our [Getting Started Guide](https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/development/getting-started/). If you are working on this issue and have questions, feel free to ask them here, [`#pypa-dev` on Libera.chat](https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/#ircs://irc.libera.chat:+6697/pypa-dev), or the [distutils-sig mailing list](https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/).
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 222b055eb..43ad925be 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ rooms, and mailing lists is expected to follow the `PSF Code of Conduct`_.
 .. _Issue tracking: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues
 .. _Discourse channel: https://discuss.python.org/c/packaging
 .. _Development mailing list: https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/
-.. _User IRC: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23pypa
-.. _Development IRC: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23pypa-dev
+.. _User IRC: https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/#ircs://irc.libera.chat:+6697/pypa
+.. _Development IRC: https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/#ircs://irc.libera.chat:+6697/pypa-dev
 .. _PSF Code of Conduct: https://github.com/pypa/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
diff --git a/docs/html/development/index.rst b/docs/html/development/index.rst
index 479075849..31df114ae 100644
--- a/docs/html/development/index.rst
+++ b/docs/html/development/index.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ of all forms. The sections below will help you get started with development,
 testing, and documentation.
 
 You can also join ``#pypa`` (general packaging discussion and user support) and
-``#pypa-dev`` (discussion about development of packaging tools) `on Freenode`_,
+``#pypa-dev`` (discussion about development of packaging tools) `on Libera.chat`_,
 or the `distutils-sig mailing list`_, to ask questions or get involved.
 
 .. toctree::
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ or the `distutils-sig mailing list`_, to ask questions or get involved.
     pip's development documentation has been rearranged and some older
     references might be broken.
 
-.. _`on Freenode`: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23pypa-dev,pypa
+.. _`on Libera.chat`: https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/#ircs://irc.libera.chat:+6697/pypa-dev
 .. _`distutils-sig mailing list`: https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/
diff --git a/docs/html/index.md b/docs/html/index.md
index 9ab5df298..4b565b9a3 100644
--- a/docs/html/index.md
+++ b/docs/html/index.md
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ lists or chat rooms:
 [pypi]: https://pypi.org/
 [issue-tracker]: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/
 [packaging-discourse]: https://discuss.python.org/c/packaging/14
-[irc-pypa]: https://webchat.freenode.net/#pypa
-[irc-pypa-dev]: https://webchat.freenode.net/#pypa-dev
+[irc-pypa]: https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/#ircs://irc.libera.chat:+6697/pypa
+[irc-pypa-dev]: https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/#ircs://irc.libera.chat:+6697/pypa-dev