diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0d3fe1efbd..ededc21ce0 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ workflows:
           filters:
             branches:
               only:
-                - thrive-discord-button
+                - footer-update
       # This is stage env for production QA releases
       - "build-prod-staging":
           context : org-global         
diff --git a/__tests__/shared/components/__snapshots__/TopcoderFooter.jsx.snap b/__tests__/shared/components/__snapshots__/TopcoderFooter.jsx.snap
index b78eaa7f41..300bafc6d3 100644
--- a/__tests__/shared/components/__snapshots__/TopcoderFooter.jsx.snap
+++ b/__tests__/shared/components/__snapshots__/TopcoderFooter.jsx.snap
@@ -349,10 +349,10 @@ exports[`Matches shallow shapshot 1`] = `
             className="src-shared-components-TopcoderFooter-___style__link___3-nzm"
           >
             <a
-              href="https://www.topcoder-dev.com/community/changelog?ref=navb"
-              target="_self"
+              href="https://www.topcoder-dev.com/releases/?ref=navb"
+              target="_blank"
             >
-              Changelog
+              Releases & Updates
             </a>
           </li>
           <li
diff --git a/src/shared/components/Contentful/Route.jsx b/src/shared/components/Contentful/Route.jsx
index fc63cd348b..6a7dd02e41 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/Contentful/Route.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/Contentful/Route.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Route, Switch, Redirect } from 'react-router-dom';
 import Viewport from 'components/Contentful/Viewport';
 import PasswordScreen from 'components/Contentful/PasswordScreen';
-import { isomorphy } from 'topcoder-react-utils';
+import { isomorphy, config } from 'topcoder-react-utils';
+import cookies from 'browser-cookies';
 import { removeTrailingSlash } from 'utils/url';
 
 // Concatenates a base and segment and handles optional trailing slashes
@@ -173,6 +174,14 @@ export default function ContentfulRoute(props) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
         const currentPathname = typeof location === 'undefined' ? '' : removeTrailingSlash(location.pathname);
         const redirectToUrl = _.trim(fields.redirectToUrl);
+        const requireLogin = fields.protected;
+        const loggedIn = isomorphy.isClientSide() && cookies.get('tcjwt') !== null;
+        if (requireLogin && !loggedIn) {
+          // route is protected by TC Login
+          // send to login/register with proper retUrl set
+          const authUrl = config.URL.AUTH;
+          return <RedirectWithStatus status={401} from={url} to={`${authUrl}?retUrl=${encodeURIComponent(config.URL.BASE + url)}`} />;
+        }
         return redirectToUrl && currentPathname === url ? (
           <RedirectWithStatus status={301} from={url} to={redirectToUrl} />
         ) : (
diff --git a/src/shared/components/TopcoderFooter/index.jsx b/src/shared/components/TopcoderFooter/index.jsx
index 6e86929809..1059c41160 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/TopcoderFooter/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/TopcoderFooter/index.jsx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export default function TopcoderFooter() {
                 && <Link to={`${authUrl}?utm_source=community&utm_campaign=tc-footer&utm_medium=promotion&retUrl=${retUrl}&ref=navb`}>Join Community</Link>
               }
               <Link to={`${base}/community/learn?ref=navb`}>About Community</Link>
-              <Link to={`${base}/community/changelog?ref=navb`}>Changelog</Link>
+              <Link to={`${base}/releases/?ref=navb`} openNewTab>Releases &amp; Updates</Link>
               <Link to="https://go.topcoder.com/contact/?ref=navb">Talk to Sales</Link>
             </ul>
           </div>