diff --git a/src/components/ReleaseNotesRender/__tests__/ReleaseNotesRender.test.tsx b/src/components/ReleaseNotesRender/__tests__/ReleaseNotesRender.test.tsx
index f60c6e9c9..3e023b49b 100644
--- a/src/components/ReleaseNotesRender/__tests__/ReleaseNotesRender.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ReleaseNotesRender/__tests__/ReleaseNotesRender.test.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import ReleaseNotesRender, { fetchTitle, sortReleaseNotesBy } from '../index';
-import { fetchReleaseNotesForVersion, ReleaseNoteAPIResponse } from '../../../hooks/fetchReleaseNotes';
+import { fetchReleaseNotesForVersion } from '../../../hooks/fetchReleaseNotes';
 import { createMockReleaseNotesAPI  } from '../../../__fixtures__/hooks';
 import { DataGridProps } from "@mui/x-data-grid"
 import queryString from 'query-string';
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('ReleaseNotesRender component', () => {
         queryString.parse = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({'version': 'jdk-17.0.1+12'});
 
         // @ts-ignore
-        fetchReleaseNotesForVersion.mockReturnValue(createMockReleaseNotesAPI(2));
+        fetchReleaseNotesForVersion.mockReturnValue({ releaseNoteAPIResponse :createMockReleaseNotesAPI(2), isValid: true });
 
         const { container } = render(
             <ReleaseNotesRender />
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ describe('ReleaseNotesRender component', () => {
         queryString.parse = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({'version': 'jdk-20+36'});
 
         function mockReleaseNotes(num: number) {
-            let mockReleaseNotesAPI = createMockReleaseNotesAPI(num);
-            mockReleaseNotesAPI.release_notes[0].type = 'Enhancement';
-            return mockReleaseNotesAPI;
+            let releaseNoteDataBag = { releaseNoteAPIResponse :createMockReleaseNotesAPI(num), isValid: true };
+            releaseNoteDataBag.releaseNoteAPIResponse.release_notes[0].type = 'Enhancement';
+            return releaseNoteDataBag;
         }
 
         // @ts-ignore
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ describe('ReleaseNotesRender component', () => {
     it('should render correctly - priority not defined', () => {
         queryString.parse = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({'version': 'version'});
         function mockReleaseNotes() {
-            let mockReleaseNotesAPI = createMockReleaseNotesAPI(1);
-            mockReleaseNotesAPI.release_notes[0].priority = undefined;
-            return mockReleaseNotesAPI;
+            let releaseNoteDataBag = { releaseNoteAPIResponse :createMockReleaseNotesAPI(1), isValid: true };
+            releaseNoteDataBag.releaseNoteAPIResponse.release_notes[0].priority = undefined;
+            return releaseNoteDataBag;
         }
 
         // @ts-ignore
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe('ReleaseNotesRender component', () => {
         queryString.parse = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({'version': 'version'});
 
         // @ts-ignore
-        fetchReleaseNotesForVersion.mockReturnValue({ release_notes: null});
+        fetchReleaseNotesForVersion.mockReturnValue({ releaseNoteAPIResponse :createMockReleaseNotesAPI(0), isValid: false });
         const { container } = render(
             <ReleaseNotesRender />
         );
diff --git a/src/components/ReleaseNotesRender/index.tsx b/src/components/ReleaseNotesRender/index.tsx
index 40f8bce54..84235a98b 100644
--- a/src/components/ReleaseNotesRender/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ReleaseNotesRender/index.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useLocation } from '@gatsbyjs/reach-router';
 import queryString from 'query-string';
 import { fetchReleaseNotesForVersion, useOnScreen, ReleaseNoteAPIResponse } from '../../hooks';
 import './ReleaseNotesRender.scss';
+import CircularProgress from '@mui/material/CircularProgress';
 
 export const fetchTitle = (priority) => {
   let title
@@ -109,14 +110,9 @@ const ReleaseNotesRender = (): null | JSX.Element => {
 
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const isVisible = useOnScreen(ref as MutableRefObject<Element>, true);
-  const releaseNotes = fetchReleaseNotesForVersion(isVisible, version, sortReleaseNotesBy);
 
-  // Set all priorities set as undefined to '?' to avoid errors
-  releaseNotes?.release_notes?.forEach((note) => {
-    if (note.priority === undefined) {
-      note.priority = '6';
-    }
-  });
+  const releaseNoteDataBag = fetchReleaseNotesForVersion(isVisible, version, sortReleaseNotesBy);
+  const releaseNotes = releaseNoteDataBag ? releaseNoteDataBag.releaseNoteAPIResponse : null;
 
   if(releaseNotes && Array.isArray(releaseNotes.release_notes)) {
     let priorities: string[] = [];
@@ -124,6 +120,11 @@ const ReleaseNotesRender = (): null | JSX.Element => {
     let components: string[] = [];
 
     releaseNotes.release_notes.forEach(release_note => {
+      // Set all priorities set as undefined to '?' to avoid errors
+      if (release_note.priority === undefined) {
+        release_note.priority = '6';
+      }
+
       if(release_note.priority && priorities.indexOf(release_note.priority) < 0) priorities.push(release_note.priority);
       if(release_note.type && types.indexOf(release_note.type) < 0) types.push(release_note.type);
       if(release_note.component && components.indexOf(release_note.component) < 0) components.push(release_note.component);
@@ -162,8 +163,9 @@ const ReleaseNotesRender = (): null | JSX.Element => {
 	  <div ref={ref} className='text-center'>
     <h2>{version}</h2>
       <div className='pt-3' style={{ display: 'flex', height: '100%' }}>
-        <div style={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
-          {!version || releaseNotes?.release_notes === null ? (
+        {!releaseNoteDataBag ? <div style={{ flexGrow: 1 }}><CircularProgress aria-label='loading spinner' /></div> :
+        (<div style={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
+          {!version || releaseNoteDataBag?.isValid === false ? (
             <>
             <h2>Oops... We couldn't find those release notes</h2>
             <span>Please ensure that you have a specified a version using the version URL parameter: <code>?version=x.x.x</code></span>
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ const ReleaseNotesRender = (): null | JSX.Element => {
               <DataGrid
                 aria-label='Release Notes'
                 autoHeight
-                rows={releaseNotes && releaseNotes.release_notes? releaseNotes.release_notes : []}
+                rows={releaseNotes && releaseNotes.release_notes ? releaseNotes.release_notes : []}
                 loading={releaseNotes === null}
                 columns={columns}
                 initialState={{
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ const ReleaseNotesRender = (): null | JSX.Element => {
               />
             </>
           )}
-        </div>
+        </div>)}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/hooks/__tests__/__snapshots__/fetchReleaseNotes.test.tsx.snap b/src/hooks/__tests__/__snapshots__/fetchReleaseNotes.test.tsx.snap
index d7522bb08..db2516090 100644
--- a/src/hooks/__tests__/__snapshots__/fetchReleaseNotes.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/hooks/__tests__/__snapshots__/fetchReleaseNotes.test.tsx.snap
@@ -2,26 +2,29 @@
 
 exports[`fetchReleaseNotesForVersion > returns valid JSON 1`] = `
 {
-  "id": "id_mock",
-  "release_name": "release_name_mock",
-  "release_notes": [
-    {
-      "component": "component_mock",
-      "id": "0",
-      "link": "https://link_mock/",
-      "priority": "1",
-      "title": "title_mock",
-      "type": "Bug",
+  "isValid": true,
+  "releaseNoteAPIResponse": {
+    "id": "id_mock",
+    "release_name": "release_name_mock",
+    "release_notes": [
+      {
+        "component": "component_mock",
+        "id": "0",
+        "link": "https://link_mock/",
+        "priority": "1",
+        "title": "title_mock",
+        "type": "Bug",
+      },
+    ],
+    "vendor": "vendor_mock",
+    "version_data": {
+      "build": 0,
+      "major": 0,
+      "minor": 0,
+      "openjdk_version": "openjdk_version_mock",
+      "patch": 0,
+      "security": 0,
     },
-  ],
-  "vendor": "vendor_mock",
-  "version_data": {
-    "build": 0,
-    "major": 0,
-    "minor": 0,
-    "openjdk_version": "openjdk_version_mock",
-    "patch": 0,
-    "security": 0,
   },
 }
 `;
diff --git a/src/hooks/__tests__/fetchReleaseNotes.test.tsx b/src/hooks/__tests__/fetchReleaseNotes.test.tsx
index db1d40920..b3eec1414 100644
--- a/src/hooks/__tests__/fetchReleaseNotes.test.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/__tests__/fetchReleaseNotes.test.tsx
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ describe('fetchReleaseNotesForVersion', () => {
     let spy = vi.spyOn(axios, "get");
 
     const { result } = renderHook(() => fetchReleaseNotesForVersion(true, 'sample_version', sortReleaseNotesByCallback));
+
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(result.current?.release_name).toBe('release_name_mock')
+      expect(result.current?.releaseNoteAPIResponse?.release_name).toBe('release_name_mock')
     }, { interval: 1 });
     expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
diff --git a/src/hooks/fetchReleaseNotes.tsx b/src/hooks/fetchReleaseNotes.tsx
index 79bf79e7f..833dc37d4 100644
--- a/src/hooks/fetchReleaseNotes.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/fetchReleaseNotes.tsx
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ export function fetchReleaseNotesForVersion(
     isVisible: boolean,
     version: any,
     sortReleaseNotesByCallback?: Function,
-): ReleaseNoteAPIResponse | null {
+): ReleaseNoteDataBag | null {
     if (!version) {
         return null
     }
 
-    const [releaseNotes, setReleaseNotes] = useState<ReleaseNoteAPIResponse | null>(null);
+    const [releaseNotes, setReleaseNotes] = useState<ReleaseNoteDataBag | null>(null);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (isVisible) {
@@ -22,12 +22,19 @@ export function fetchReleaseNotesForVersion(
 
             await axios.get(url.toString())
                 .then(function (response) {
-                    let result = response.data
+                    let result = response.data;
                     if(sortReleaseNotesByCallback) sortReleaseNotesByCallback(result);
-                    setReleaseNotes(result)
+                    let releaseNoteDataBag: ReleaseNoteDataBag = {
+                        releaseNoteAPIResponse: result, 
+                        isValid: (result.release_notes !== null)
+                    };
+                    setReleaseNotes(releaseNoteDataBag);
                 })
                 .catch(function (error) {
-                    setReleaseNotes(null)
+                    let releaseNoteDataBag: ReleaseNoteDataBag = {
+                        isValid: false
+                    };
+                    setReleaseNotes(releaseNoteDataBag);
                 });
         })();
         }
@@ -36,6 +43,11 @@ export function fetchReleaseNotesForVersion(
     return releaseNotes;
 }
 
+export interface ReleaseNoteDataBag {
+    releaseNoteAPIResponse?: ReleaseNoteAPIResponse
+    isValid: boolean
+}
+
 export interface ReleaseNoteAPIResponse {
     id: string;
     release_name: string;
diff --git a/src/pages/temurin/__tests__/release-notes.test.tsx b/src/pages/temurin/__tests__/release-notes.test.tsx
index 27d1eae85..1c4392879 100644
--- a/src/pages/temurin/__tests__/release-notes.test.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/temurin/__tests__/release-notes.test.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('Temurin Release Notes page', () => {
     useOnScreen.mockReturnValue(true);
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
     // @ts-ignore
-    fetchReleaseNotesForVersion.mockReturnValue(createMockReleaseNotesAPI(1));
+    fetchReleaseNotesForVersion.mockReturnValue({ releaseNoteAPIResponse :createMockReleaseNotesAPI(1), isValid: true });
     const { container } = render(<ReleaseNotesPage />);
     // eslint-disable-next-line
     const pageContent = container.querySelector('main');
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('Temurin Release Notes page', () => {
     useOnScreen.mockReturnValue(true);
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
     // @ts-ignore
-    fetchReleaseNotesForVersion.mockReturnValue(createMockReleaseNotesAPI(1));
+    fetchReleaseNotesForVersion.mockReturnValue({ releaseNoteAPIResponse :createMockReleaseNotesAPI(1), isValid: true });
     await act(async () => {
       const { container } = render(<ReleaseNotesPage />);
       const results = await axe(container);