diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/api.js b/app/assets/javascripts/api.js
index a1310d18c26..d1396b6c4bc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/api.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/api.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const Api = {
   commitPipelinesPath: '/:project_id/commit/:sha/pipelines',
   branchSinglePath: '/api/:version/projects/:id/repository/branches/:branch',
   createBranchPath: '/api/:version/projects/:id/repository/branches',
-  releasesPath: '/api/:version/project/:id/releases',
+  releasesPath: '/api/:version/projects/:id/releases',
 
   group(groupId, callback) {
     const url = Api.buildUrl(Api.groupPath).replace(':id', groupId);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/releases/components/release_block.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/releases/components/release_block.vue
index 9c2aade51fc..34b97826cdb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/releases/components/release_block.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/releases/components/release_block.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script>
+import _ from 'underscore';
 import { GlTooltipDirective, GlLink } from '@gitlab/ui';
 import Icon from '~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue';
 import UserAvatarLink from '~/vue_shared/components/user_avatar/user_avatar_link.vue';
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ export default {
       });
     },
     userImageAltDescription() {
-      return this.commit.author && this.commit.author.username
-        ? sprintf("%{username}'s avatar", { username: this.commit.author.username })
+      return this.author && this.author.username
+        ? sprintf("%{username}'s avatar", { username: this.author.username })
         : null;
     },
     commit() {
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ export default {
     assets() {
       return this.release.assets || {};
     },
+    author() {
+      return this.release.author || {};
+    },
+    hasAuthor() {
+      return _.isEmpty(this.author);
+    },
   },
 };
 </script>
@@ -66,14 +73,14 @@ export default {
           }}</span>
         </div>
 
-        <div v-if="commit.author" class="d-flex">
+        <div v-if="hasAuthor" class="d-flex">
           by
           <user-avatar-link
             class="prepend-left-4"
-            :link-href="commit.author.path"
-            :img-src="commit.author.avatar_url"
+            :link-href="author.path"
+            :img-src="author.avatar_url"
             :img-alt="userImageAltDescription"
-            :tooltip-text="commit.author.username"
+            :tooltip-text="author.username"
           />
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/releases/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/releases/index.js
index 6fa7298ac5a..adbed3cb8e2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/releases/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/releases/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default () => {
     render(createElement) {
       return createElement('app', {
         props: {
-          endpoint: element.dataset.endpoint,
+          projectId: element.dataset.projectId,
           documentationLink: element.dataset.documentationPath,
           illustrationPath: element.dataset.illustrationPath,
         },
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/releases/components/release_block_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/releases/components/release_block_spec.js
index 19aecbb3636..29420216bc4 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/releases/components/release_block_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/releases/components/release_block_spec.js
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ describe('Release block', () => {
     author_name: 'Release bot',
     author_email: 'release-bot@example.com',
     created_at: '2012-05-28T05:00:00-07:00',
+    author: {
+      avatar_url: 'uploads/-/system/user/avatar/johndoe/avatar.png',
+      id: 482476,
+      name: 'John Doe',
+      path: '/johndoe',
+      state: 'active',
+      status_tooltip_html: null,
+      username: 'johndoe',
+      web_url: 'https://gitlab.com/johndoe',
+    },
     commit: {
       id: '2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7',
       short_id: '2695effb',
@@ -28,16 +38,6 @@ describe('Release block', () => {
       committer_name: 'Jack Smith',
       committer_email: 'jack@example.com',
       committed_date: '2012-05-28T04:42:42-07:00',
-      author: {
-        avatar_url: 'uploads/-/system/user/avatar/johndoe/avatar.png',
-        id: 482476,
-        name: 'John Doe',
-        path: '/johndoe',
-        state: 'active',
-        status_tooltip_html: null,
-        username: 'johndoe',
-        web_url: 'https://gitlab.com/johndoe',
-      },
     },
     assets: {
       count: 6,