diff --git a/docs/config.toml b/docs/config.toml
index 19bd8fe87d7af..d4cd5b6af43ed 100644
--- a/docs/config.toml
+++ b/docs/config.toml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pygmentsUseClasses = true
 
   # Flink training exercises
   TrainingExercises = "//github.com/apache/flink-training"
+  TrainingExercisesBranch = "master"
 
   # This suffix is appended to the Scala-dependent Maven artifact names
   ScalaVersion = "_2.12"
diff --git a/docs/layouts/shortcodes/training_link.html b/docs/layouts/shortcodes/training_link.html
index 2f0e3cb5d8a72..e8f2c2f049b86 100644
--- a/docs/layouts/shortcodes/training_link.html
+++ b/docs/layouts/shortcodes/training_link.html
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
         - file: The absolute path to the image file (required)
         - name: The rendered link name (required)
 */}}
-<a href="{{ .Site.Params.TrainingExercises }}/blob/{{ .Site.Params.Branch }}/{{ .Get "file" }}">
+<a href="{{ .Site.Params.TrainingExercises }}/blob/{{ .Site.Params.TrainingExercisesBranch }}/{{ .Get "file" }}">
     {{ .Get "name" }}
 </a>
diff --git a/docs/layouts/shortcodes/training_repo.html b/docs/layouts/shortcodes/training_repo.html
index 939f334facc54..d6f0992a9d1be 100644
--- a/docs/layouts/shortcodes/training_repo.html
+++ b/docs/layouts/shortcodes/training_repo.html
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
         - file: The absolute path to the image file (required)
         - name: The rendered link name (required)
 */}}
-<a href="{{ .Site.Params.TrainingExercises }}/tree/{{ .Site.Params.Branch }}/">
+<a href="{{ .Site.Params.TrainingExercises }}/tree/{{ .Site.Params.TrainingExercisesBranch }}/">
     flink-training-repo
 </a>
-