diff --git a/.changeset/curvy-chefs-look.md b/.changeset/curvy-chefs-look.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4f79280db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curvy-chefs-look.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@commercetools-docs/gatsby-theme-docs': patch
+---
+
+Adapt the release notes pages back links to the new parameters format
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/hooks/use-release-notes-config.js b/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/hooks/use-release-notes-config.js
index 207ad6fb51..0754730a48 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/hooks/use-release-notes-config.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/hooks/use-release-notes-config.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const useReleaseNotesConfig = () => {
       product,
       title
     );
-    return `/docs/release-notes${queryString}`; // only prod url
+    return `/docs/release-notes?${queryString}`; // only prod url
   };
 
   return { getReleaseNotesUrl };
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/utils/release-notes.js b/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/utils/release-notes.js
index 8f5af16ed4..c5477ec31e 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/utils/release-notes.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/utils/release-notes.js
@@ -1,31 +1,20 @@
-export const MIN_DATERANGE = 0;
-export const MAX_DATERANGE = 2537011284;
-
 export const buildReleaseNotesQueryString = (group, product, productArea) => {
-  let searchState = {
-    range: {
-      dateTimestamp: `${MIN_DATERANGE}:${MAX_DATERANGE}`,
-    },
-  };
+  const queryStringParams = new URLSearchParams();
+
+  // tab param
   if (group) {
-    searchState.configure = {
-      ...searchState.configure,
-      facetFilters: `group:${group}`,
-    };
+    queryStringParams.set('tab', group);
   }
+
+  // product param
   if (product) {
-    searchState.refinementList = {
-      ...searchState.refinementList,
-      product: [product],
-    };
+    queryStringParams.set('product', product);
   }
+
+  // productArea param
   if (productArea) {
-    searchState.refinementList = {
-      ...searchState.refinementList,
-      productArea: [productArea],
-    };
+    queryStringParams.set('productArea', productArea);
   }
-  return searchState.refinementList
-    ? `?searchState=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(searchState))}`
-    : '';
+
+  return `${queryStringParams.toString()}`;
 };
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/utils/release-notes.spec.js b/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/utils/release-notes.spec.js
index b0856f857a..138189e893 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/utils/release-notes.spec.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-theme-docs/src/utils/release-notes.spec.js
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  MAX_DATERANGE,
-  MIN_DATERANGE,
-  buildReleaseNotesQueryString,
-} from './release-notes';
+import { buildReleaseNotesQueryString } from './release-notes';
 
 describe('buildReleaseNotesQueryString', () => {
   it('should return a query string with product and productArea', () => {
@@ -16,23 +12,11 @@ describe('buildReleaseNotesQueryString', () => {
       productArea
     );
 
-    const expectedValue = {
-      range: {
-        dateTimestamp: `${MIN_DATERANGE}:${MAX_DATERANGE}`,
-      },
-      configure: {
-        facetFilters: `group:${group}`,
-      },
-      refinementList: {
-        product: [product],
-        productArea: [productArea],
-      },
-    };
-    const expectedStringValue = encodeURIComponent(
-      JSON.stringify(expectedValue)
-    );
-
-    expect(queryString).toBe(`?searchState=${expectedStringValue}`);
+    const expectedValue = `tab=${group}&product=${product.replace(
+      ' ',
+      '+'
+    )}&productArea=${productArea.replace(' ', '+')}`;
+    expect(queryString).toBe(expectedValue);
   });
 
   it('should return a query string with only product', () => {
@@ -41,22 +25,9 @@ describe('buildReleaseNotesQueryString', () => {
 
     const queryString = buildReleaseNotesQueryString(group, product);
 
-    const expectedValue = {
-      range: {
-        dateTimestamp: `${MIN_DATERANGE}:${MAX_DATERANGE}`,
-      },
-      configure: {
-        facetFilters: `group:${group}`,
-      },
-      refinementList: {
-        product: [product],
-      },
-    };
-    const expectedStringValue = encodeURIComponent(
-      JSON.stringify(expectedValue)
-    );
+    const expectedValue = `tab=${group}&product=${product}`;
 
-    expect(queryString).toBe(`?searchState=${expectedStringValue}`);
+    expect(queryString).toBe(expectedValue);
   });
 
   it('should return an empty query string if no arguments are provided', () => {