diff --git a/Lib/ssl.py b/Lib/ssl.py
index 7ad7969a821..67a2990b281 100644
--- a/Lib/ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/ssl.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class _TLSContentType:
 class _TLSAlertType:
     """Alert types for TLSContentType.ALERT messages
 
-    See RFC 8466, section B.2
+    See RFC 8446, section B.2
     """
     CLOSE_NOTIFY = 0
     UNEXPECTED_MESSAGE = 10
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ssl.py b/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
index 09de32f8371..ebdf5455163 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ssl.py
@@ -5613,7 +5613,7 @@ def test_tlsalerttype(self):
         class Checked_TLSAlertType(enum.IntEnum):
             """Alert types for TLSContentType.ALERT messages
 
-            See RFC 8466, section B.2
+            See RFC 8446, section B.2
             """
             CLOSE_NOTIFY = 0
             UNEXPECTED_MESSAGE = 10