diff --git a/tests/common.sh b/tests/common.sh
index 04e5522453..a5759abe14 100644
--- a/tests/common.sh
+++ b/tests/common.sh
@@ -48,9 +48,13 @@ function exec_capture_raw {
 function exec_capture {
     # backtraces are system-specific, strip them
     # mvar suffixes like in `?m.123` are deterministic but prone to change on minor changes, so strip them
-    LEAN_BACKTRACE=0 "$@" 2>&1 | perl -pe 's/(\?(\w|_\w+))\.[0-9]+/\1/g' > "$f.produced.out"
+    # similarly, links to the language reference may have URL components depending on the toolchain, so normalize those
+    LEAN_BACKTRACE=0 "$@" 2>&1 \
+      | perl -pe 's/(\?(\w|_\w+))\.[0-9]+/\1/g' \
+      | perl -pe 's/https:\/\/lean-lang\.org\/doc\/reference\/(v?[0-9.]+(-rc[0-9]+)?|latest)/REFERENCE/g'  > "$f.produced.out"
 }
 
+
 # Remark: `${var+x}` is a parameter expansion which evaluates to nothing if `var` is unset, and substitutes the string `x` otherwise.
 function check_ret {
     [ -n "${expected_ret+x}" ] || expected_ret=0
diff --git a/tests/lean/interactive/hover.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/interactive/hover.lean.expected.out
index c0e8a50dfb..effaec57c4 100644
--- a/tests/lean/interactive/hover.lean.expected.out
+++ b/tests/lean/interactive/hover.lean.expected.out
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  {"start": {"line": 12, "character": 4}, "end": {"line": 12, "character": 12}},
  "contents":
  {"value":
-  "```lean\nNat.zero : Nat\n```\n***\nZero, the smallest natural number.\n\nUsing `Nat.zero` explicitly should usually be avoided in favor of the literal `0`, which is the\n[simp normal form](https://lean-lang.org/doc/reference/latest/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
+  "```lean\nNat.zero : Nat\n```\n***\nZero, the smallest natural number.\n\nUsing `Nat.zero` explicitly should usually be avoided in favor of the literal `0`, which is the\n[simp normal form](REFERENCE/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
   "kind": "markdown"}}
 {"textDocument": {"uri": "file:///hover.lean"},
  "position": {"line": 21, "character": 2}}
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
  {"start": {"line": 257, "character": 4}, "end": {"line": 257, "character": 9}},
  "contents":
  {"value":
-  "```lean\nNat.zero : ℕ\n```\n***\nZero, the smallest natural number.\n\nUsing `Nat.zero` explicitly should usually be avoided in favor of the literal `0`, which is the\n[simp normal form](https://lean-lang.org/doc/reference/latest/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
+  "```lean\nNat.zero : ℕ\n```\n***\nZero, the smallest natural number.\n\nUsing `Nat.zero` explicitly should usually be avoided in favor of the literal `0`, which is the\n[simp normal form](REFERENCE/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
   "kind": "markdown"}}
 {"textDocument": {"uri": "file:///hover.lean"},
  "position": {"line": 257, "character": 15}}
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
   "end": {"line": 257, "character": 18}},
  "contents":
  {"value":
-  "```lean\nNat.zero : ℕ\n```\n***\nZero, the smallest natural number.\n\nUsing `Nat.zero` explicitly should usually be avoided in favor of the literal `0`, which is the\n[simp normal form](https://lean-lang.org/doc/reference/latest/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
+  "```lean\nNat.zero : ℕ\n```\n***\nZero, the smallest natural number.\n\nUsing `Nat.zero` explicitly should usually be avoided in favor of the literal `0`, which is the\n[simp normal form](REFERENCE/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
   "kind": "markdown"}}
 {"textDocument": {"uri": "file:///hover.lean"},
  "position": {"line": 260, "character": 6}}
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
  {"start": {"line": 260, "character": 4}, "end": {"line": 260, "character": 9}},
  "contents":
  {"value":
-  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : ℕ) : ℕ\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](https://lean-lang.org/doc/reference/latest/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
+  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : ℕ) : ℕ\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](REFERENCE/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
   "kind": "markdown"}}
 {"textDocument": {"uri": "file:///hover.lean"},
  "position": {"line": 260, "character": 17}}
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
   "end": {"line": 260, "character": 20}},
  "contents":
  {"value":
-  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : ℕ) : ℕ\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](https://lean-lang.org/doc/reference/latest/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
+  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : ℕ) : ℕ\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](REFERENCE/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
   "kind": "markdown"}}
 {"textDocument": {"uri": "file:///hover.lean"},
  "position": {"line": 263, "character": 27}}
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
   "end": {"line": 263, "character": 36}},
  "contents":
  {"value":
-  "```lean\nNat.zero : ℕ\n```\n***\nZero, the smallest natural number.\n\nUsing `Nat.zero` explicitly should usually be avoided in favor of the literal `0`, which is the\n[simp normal form](https://lean-lang.org/doc/reference/latest/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
+  "```lean\nNat.zero : ℕ\n```\n***\nZero, the smallest natural number.\n\nUsing `Nat.zero` explicitly should usually be avoided in favor of the literal `0`, which is the\n[simp normal form](REFERENCE/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
   "kind": "markdown"}}
 {"textDocument": {"uri": "file:///hover.lean"},
  "position": {"line": 269, "character": 2}}
diff --git a/tests/lean/interactive/hoverDot.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/interactive/hoverDot.lean.expected.out
index d9838408d4..7751666093 100644
--- a/tests/lean/interactive/hoverDot.lean.expected.out
+++ b/tests/lean/interactive/hoverDot.lean.expected.out
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  {"start": {"line": 12, "character": 14}, "end": {"line": 12, "character": 18}},
  "contents":
  {"value":
-  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : Nat) : Nat\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](https://lean-lang.org/doc/reference/latest/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
+  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : Nat) : Nat\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](REFERENCE/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
   "kind": "markdown"}}
 {"textDocument": {"uri": "file:///hoverDot.lean"},
  "position": {"line": 16, "character": 11}}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  {"start": {"line": 16, "character": 14}, "end": {"line": 16, "character": 18}},
  "contents":
  {"value":
-  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : Nat) : Nat\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](https://lean-lang.org/doc/reference/latest/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
+  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : Nat) : Nat\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](REFERENCE/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
   "kind": "markdown"}}
 {"textDocument": {"uri": "file:///hoverDot.lean"},
  "position": {"line": 19, "character": 13}}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  {"start": {"line": 19, "character": 16}, "end": {"line": 19, "character": 20}},
  "contents":
  {"value":
-  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : Nat) : Nat\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](https://lean-lang.org/doc/reference/latest/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
+  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : Nat) : Nat\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](REFERENCE/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
   "kind": "markdown"}}
 {"textDocument": {"uri": "file:///hoverDot.lean"},
  "position": {"line": 22, "character": 14}}
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@
  {"start": {"line": 22, "character": 17}, "end": {"line": 22, "character": 21}},
  "contents":
  {"value":
-  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : Nat) : Nat\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](https://lean-lang.org/doc/reference/latest/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
+  "```lean\nNat.succ (n : Nat) : Nat\n```\n***\nThe successor of a natural number `n`.\n\nUsing `Nat.succ n` should usually be avoided in favor of `n + 1`, which is the [simp normal\nform](REFERENCE/find/?domain=Verso.Genre.Manual.section&name=simp-normal-forms).\n\n***\n*import Init.Prelude*",
   "kind": "markdown"}}