diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy/github_latest.rb b/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy/github_latest.rb
index c5f4a21b85..d616763f01 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy/github_latest.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy/github_latest.rb
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ module Homebrew
           match = url.sub(/\.git$/i, "").match(URL_MATCH_REGEX)
           return values if match.blank?
 
-          # Example URL: `https://github.com/example/example/releases/latest`
-          values[:url] = "https://github.com/#{match[:username]}/#{match[:repository]}/releases/latest"
+          values[:url] = "https://api.github.com/repos/#{match[:username]}/#{match[:repository]}/releases/latest"
           values[:username] = match[:username]
           values[:repository] = match[:repository]
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/livecheck/strategy/github_latest_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/livecheck/strategy/github_latest_spec.rb
index 4f95c44098..194463da91 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/livecheck/strategy/github_latest_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/livecheck/strategy/github_latest_spec.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ describe Homebrew::Livecheck::Strategy::GithubLatest do
 
   let(:generated) do
     {
+      url:        "https://api.github.com/repos/abc/def/releases/latest",
       username:   "abc",
-      url:        "https://github.com/abc/def/releases/latest",
       repository: "def",
     }
   end