diff --git a/docs/standard/microservices-architecture/multi-container-microservice-net-applications/background-tasks-with-ihostedservice.md b/docs/standard/microservices-architecture/multi-container-microservice-net-applications/background-tasks-with-ihostedservice.md
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--- a/docs/standard/microservices-architecture/multi-container-microservice-net-applications/background-tasks-with-ihostedservice.md
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@@ -250,9 +250,7 @@ The `IHostedService` interface provides a convenient way to start background tas
 
 -   **ASP.NET Core 2.1 Hosting samples** 
 
-    [*https://github.com/aspnet/Hosting/tree/dev/samples/GenericHostSample*](https://github.com/aspnet/Hosting/tree/dev/samples/GenericHostSample)
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+    [*https://github.com/aspnet/Hosting/tree/release/2.1/samples/GenericHostSample*](https://github.com/aspnet/Hosting/tree/release/2.1/samples/GenericHostSample)
 
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