diff --git a/docs/download/_download-pre.md b/docs/download/_download-pre.md
index 07f501be08..6452620514 100644
--- a/docs/download/_download-pre.md
+++ b/docs/download/_download-pre.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 :::: {#download-pre-section-news}
 
-### Release Notes {#download-pre-release-notes}
+## Release Notes {#download-pre-release-notes}
 
 ::: {#download-pre-news .download-news}
 :::
diff --git a/docs/download/_download.html b/docs/download/_download.html
index f007da377d..8a0453fbcc 100644
--- a/docs/download/_download.html
+++ b/docs/download/_download.html
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
   function populateNews(idPrefix, markdown) {
     if (markdown) {
-      markdown = markdown.replace(/^#{1,6} (.*)$/gm, "###### $1");
+      markdown = markdown.replace(/^(#{1,5}) /gm, "#$1 ");
       var reader = new commonmark.Parser();
       var writer = new commonmark.HtmlRenderer();
       var parsed = reader.parse(markdown);
diff --git a/docs/download/_download.md b/docs/download/_download.md
index a02ecce45f..1d9b3fbb88 100644
--- a/docs/download/_download.md
+++ b/docs/download/_download.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 ::: {#download-section-news}
 
-### Release Notes {#download-release-notes}
+## Release Notes {#download-release-notes}
 
 ::: {#download-news .download-news}
 :::
diff --git a/docs/download/index.qmd b/docs/download/index.qmd
index e7b7233a84..6b2314ed90 100644
--- a/docs/download/index.qmd
+++ b/docs/download/index.qmd
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ listing:
 
 ::: {.panel-tabset}
 
-## **{{< meta prerelease-title >}}** --- v[]{.download-pre-version}
+# **{{< meta prerelease-title >}}** --- v[]{.download-pre-version}
 
 {{< include _download-pre.md >}}
 
 
-## **Current Release** --- v[]{.download-version}
+# **Current Release** --- v[]{.download-version}
 
 {{< include _download.md >}}
 
-## **Older Releases**
+# **Older Releases**
 
 Pages containing all installers for the most recent releases of older versions of Quarto are linked below.
 
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ Pages containing all installers for the most recent releases of older versions o
 
 ::: {.panel-tabset}
 
-## **Current Release** --- v[]{.download-version}
+# **Current Release** --- v[]{.download-version}
 
 {{< include _download.md >}}
 
-## **{{< meta prerelease-title >}}** --- v[]{.download-pre-version}
+# **{{< meta prerelease-title >}}** --- v[]{.download-pre-version}
 
 {{< include _download-pre.md >}}
 
-## **Older Releases**
+# **Older Releases**
 
 Pages containing all installers for the most recent releases of older versions of Quarto are linked below.
 
diff --git a/docs/prerelease/_highlights-prerelease.qmd b/docs/prerelease/_highlights-prerelease.qmd
index 4b36e0db34..b2a5236c40 100644
--- a/docs/prerelease/_highlights-prerelease.qmd
+++ b/docs/prerelease/_highlights-prerelease.qmd
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-### Highlights {#download-section-highlights}
+## Highlights {#download-section-highlights}
 
 {{< include /docs/prerelease/1.11/_highlights.qmd >}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/prerelease/_highlights-release.qmd b/docs/prerelease/_highlights-release.qmd
index b33a58cc47..1f0dd2aa3b 100644
--- a/docs/prerelease/_highlights-release.qmd
+++ b/docs/prerelease/_highlights-release.qmd
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-### Highlights {#download-section-highlights}
+## Highlights {#download-section-highlights}
 
 {{< include /docs/prerelease/1.10/_highlights.qmd >}}
\ No newline at end of file