diff --git a/releaser-core/src/main/java/releaser/internal/template/BlogTemplateGenerator.java b/releaser-core/src/main/java/releaser/internal/template/BlogTemplateGenerator.java
index 6341b6bc..0aab0245 100644
--- a/releaser-core/src/main/java/releaser/internal/template/BlogTemplateGenerator.java
+++ b/releaser-core/src/main/java/releaser/internal/template/BlogTemplateGenerator.java
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ class BlogTemplateGenerator {
 			// springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-dependencies/Dalston.RELEASE/)
 			// - [Spring Milestone](https://repo.spring.io/milestone/) repository
 			// releaseVersion '- Dalston.RELEASE
-			boolean release = this.releaseVersion.contains("RELEASE");
+			boolean release = !SR_PATTERN.matcher(this.releaseVersion).matches()
+					&& !RC_PATTERN.matcher(this.releaseVersion).matches()
+					&& !MILESTONE_PATTERN.matcher(this.releaseVersion).matches();
 			boolean nonRelease = !(release
 					|| SR_PATTERN.matcher(this.releaseVersion).matches());
 			String availability = availability(release);
-			String releaseName = parsedReleaseName(this.releaseVersion);
+			String releaseName = parsedReleaseName(this.releaseVersion, release);
 			String releaseLink = link(nonRelease);
 			Map<String, Object> map = ImmutableMap.<String, Object>builder()
 					.put("availability", availability).put("releaseName", releaseName)
@@ -94,7 +96,16 @@ class BlogTemplateGenerator {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private String parsedReleaseName(String version) {
+	private String parsedReleaseName(String version, boolean release) {
+		if (version.split("\\.").length > 2) {
+			// Calver
+			if (release) {
+				return version;
+			}
+			else {
+				return version.substring(0, version.lastIndexOf("-"));
+			}
+		}
 		return version.substring(0, version.indexOf("."));
 	}
 
diff --git a/releaser-core/src/test/java/releaser/internal/template/TemplateGeneratorTests.java b/releaser-core/src/test/java/releaser/internal/template/TemplateGeneratorTests.java
index 1759f521..761f76d0 100644
--- a/releaser-core/src/test/java/releaser/internal/template/TemplateGeneratorTests.java
+++ b/releaser-core/src/test/java/releaser/internal/template/TemplateGeneratorTests.java
@@ -150,6 +150,30 @@ public class TemplateGeneratorTests {
 						"mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:Dalston.RELEASE'");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void should_generate_blog_from_template_for_tag_without_v_prefix_release_using_calver()
+			throws IOException {
+		this.props.getPom().setBranch("2020.0.5");
+		Projects projects = new Projects(new HashSet<ProjectVersion>() {
+			{
+				add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-sleuth", "1.0.0"));
+				add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-consul", "1.0.1"));
+			}
+		});
+
+		File generatedBlog = new TemplateGenerator(this.props, this.handler)
+				.blog(projects);
+
+		then(content(generatedBlog))
+				.contains("General Availability (RELEASE) of the [Spring Cloud 2020.0.5]")
+				.contains("The release can be found in [Maven Central]")
+				.contains("### Spring Cloud Sleuth")
+				.contains(
+						"| Spring Cloud Sleuth    | 1.0.0    | ([issues](https://foo.bar.com))")
+				.contains("<version>2020.0.5</version>").contains(
+						"mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:2020.0.5'");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void should_generate_sr_blog_from_template_for_tag_with_v_prefix_release()
 			throws IOException {
@@ -250,6 +274,32 @@ public class TemplateGeneratorTests {
 						"mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:Dalston.M1'");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void should_generate_milestone_blog_from_template_for_tag_without_v_prefix_release_calver()
+			throws IOException {
+		this.props.getPom().setBranch("2020.0.0-M1");
+		Projects projects = new Projects(new HashSet<ProjectVersion>() {
+			{
+				add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-sleuth", "1.0.0-M1"));
+				add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-consul", "1.0.1-M1"));
+			}
+		});
+
+		File generatedBlog = new TemplateGenerator(this.props, this.handler)
+				.blog(projects);
+
+		then(content(generatedBlog))
+				.contains("Milestone 1 (M1) of the [Spring Cloud 2020.0.0]")
+				.contains("The release can be found in [Spring Milestone]")
+				.contains("### Spring Cloud Sleuth")
+				.contains(
+						"| Spring Cloud Sleuth    | 1.0.0-M1    | ([issues](https://foo.bar.com))")
+				.contains("<id>spring-milestones</id>")
+				.contains("url 'https://repo.spring.io/milestone'")
+				.contains("<version>2020.0.0-M1</version>").contains(
+						"mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:2020.0.0-M1'");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void should_generate_rc_blog_from_template_for_tag_with_v_prefix_release()
 			throws IOException {
@@ -302,6 +352,32 @@ public class TemplateGeneratorTests {
 						"mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:Dalston.RC1'");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void should_generate_rc_blog_from_template_for_tag_without_v_prefix_release_calver()
+			throws IOException {
+		this.props.getPom().setBranch("2020.0.0-RC1");
+		Projects projects = new Projects(new HashSet<ProjectVersion>() {
+			{
+				add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-sleuth", "1.0.0-RC1"));
+				add(new ProjectVersion("spring-cloud-consul", "1.0.1-RC1"));
+			}
+		});
+
+		File generatedBlog = new TemplateGenerator(this.props, this.handler)
+				.blog(projects);
+
+		then(content(generatedBlog))
+				.contains("Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of the [Spring Cloud 2020.0.0]")
+				.contains("The release can be found in [Spring Milestone]")
+				.contains("### Spring Cloud Sleuth")
+				.contains(
+						"| Spring Cloud Sleuth    | 1.0.0-RC1    | ([issues](https://foo.bar.com))")
+				.contains("<id>spring-milestones</id>")
+				.contains("url 'https://repo.spring.io/milestone'")
+				.contains("<version>2020.0.0-RC1</version>").contains(
+						"mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-dependencies:2020.0.0-RC1'");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void should_generate_release_notes_template_when_url_exists()
 			throws IOException {