diff --git a/scripts/migrate_to_md.py b/scripts/migrate_to_md.py
index 3e842600a8..f47d177c39 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate_to_md.py
+++ b/scripts/migrate_to_md.py
@@ -98,9 +98,8 @@
     target = f"{curr.parent.name}/{target}"
     curr = curr.parent
 pattern = re.compile(f'(<.*{target}[>#])')
-for p in Path("source").rglob("*"):
-    if not '.rst' in p.name:
-        continue
+pattern2 = re.compile(f'(/source/{target}[>#])')
+for p in Path("source").rglob("*.rst"):
     found = False
     with p.open() as fid:
         lines = fid.readlines()
@@ -108,10 +107,16 @@
     for line in lines:
         match = re.search(pattern, line)
         if not match:
+            match = re.search(pattern2, line)
+            if match:
+                found = True
+                new_name = path.name.replace('.rst', '.md')
+                line = line.replace(path.name, new_name)
             new_lines.append(line)
             continue
         matchstr = match.groups()[0]
         if matchstr[0].startswith('https'):
+            substr = match.string
             if not substr.startswith('<https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/'):
                 print('*** Error in link: ', substr, p)
                 new_lines.append(line)
diff --git a/source/connections-survive-step-down/tests/README.rst b/source/connections-survive-step-down/tests/README.rst
index 5128cd79f8..0ffbf3dd17 100644
--- a/source/connections-survive-step-down/tests/README.rst
+++ b/source/connections-survive-step-down/tests/README.rst
@@ -173,6 +173,6 @@ server communication.
 
 
 .. _CMAP: /source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.rst
-.. _PoolClearedEvent: /source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.rst#events
+.. _PoolClearedEvent: /source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.md#events
 .. _serverStatus: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/command/serverStatus
 .. _connections.totalCreated: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/command/serverStatus/#serverstatus.connections.totalCreated
diff --git a/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server-monitoring.rst b/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server-monitoring.rst
index d64b509a2c..6b7bde0faa 100644
--- a/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server-monitoring.rst
+++ b/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server-monitoring.rst
@@ -1251,10 +1251,10 @@ Changelog
 .. _SDAM Monitoring spec: server-discovery-and-monitoring-logging-and-monitoring.rst#heartbeats
 .. _OP_MSG Spec: /source/message/OP_MSG.rst
 .. _OP_MSG exhaustAllowed flag: /source/message/OP_MSG.rst#exhaustAllowed
-.. _Connection Pool: /source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.rst#Connection-Pool
+.. _Connection Pool: /source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.md#Connection-Pool
 .. _Why synchronize clearing a server's pool with updating the topology?: server-discovery-and-monitoring.rst#why-synchronize-clearing-a-server-s-pool-with-updating-the-topology?
 .. _Client Side Operations Timeout Spec: /source/client-side-operations-timeout/client-side-operations-timeout.rst
 .. _timeoutMS: /source/client-side-operations-timeout/client-side-operations-timeout.rst#timeoutMS
-.. _Why does the pool need to support closing in use connections as part of its clear logic?: /source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.rst#Why-does-the-pool-need-to-support-closing-in-use-connections-as-part-of-its-clear-logic?
+.. _Why does the pool need to support closing in use connections as part of its clear logic?: /source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.md#Why-does-the-pool-need-to-support-closing-in-use-connections-as-part-of-its-clear-logic?
 .. _DRIVERS-2246: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/DRIVERS-2246
 .. _MongoDB Handshake spec: /source/mongodb-handshake/handshake.rst#client-env
diff --git a/source/server-selection/server-selection.rst b/source/server-selection/server-selection.rst
index 8ba03731ce..c57c1c39f5 100644
--- a/source/server-selection/server-selection.rst
+++ b/source/server-selection/server-selection.rst
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ References
 .. _Max Staleness: https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/tree/master/source/max-staleness
 .. _idleWritePeriodMS: https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/max-staleness/max-staleness.rst#idlewriteperiodms
 .. _Driver Authentication: https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/auth
-.. _maxConnecting: /source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.rst#connection-pool
+.. _maxConnecting: /source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.md#connection-pool
 .. _Connection Monitoring and Pooling: /source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.rst
 .. _Global Command Argument: /source/message/OP_MSG.rst#global-command-arguments
 
diff --git a/source/uri-options/uri-options.rst b/source/uri-options/uri-options.rst
index f0f15e85c3..d5a88703c1 100644
--- a/source/uri-options/uri-options.rst
+++ b/source/uri-options/uri-options.rst
@@ -551,5 +551,5 @@ Changelog
 
 ----
 
-.. _Connection Pooling spec: https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.rst#connection-pool-options-1
+.. _Connection Pooling spec: https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/connection-monitoring-and-pooling/connection-monitoring-and-pooling.md#connection-pool-options-1
 .. _SOCKS5 support spec: https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/socks5-support/socks5.rst#mongoclient-configuration