diff --git a/swh/web/browse/views/release.py b/swh/web/browse/views/release.py
--- a/swh/web/browse/views/release.py
+++ b/swh/web/browse/views/release.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render
 import sentry_sdk
 
+from swh.model.identifiers import CONTENT, DIRECTORY, RELEASE, REVISION, SNAPSHOT
 from swh.web.browse.browseurls import browse_route
 from swh.web.browse.snapshot_context import get_snapshot_context
 from swh.web.browse.utils import (
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 )
 from swh.web.common import service
 from swh.web.common.exc import NotFoundExc, handle_view_exception
+from swh.web.common.typing import ReleaseMetadata
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse, format_utc_iso_date
 
 
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@
     """
     try:
         release = service.lookup_release(sha1_git)
-        snapshot_context = None
+        snapshot_context = {}
         origin_info = None
         snapshot_id = request.GET.get("snapshot_id", None)
         origin_url = request.GET.get("origin_url", None)
@@ -69,35 +71,40 @@
     except Exception as exc:
         return handle_view_exception(request, exc)
 
-    release_data = {}
-
-    release_data["author"] = "None"
-    if release["author"]:
-        release_data["author"] = gen_person_mail_link(release["author"])
-    release_data["date"] = format_utc_iso_date(release["date"])
-    release_data["release"] = sha1_git
-    release_data["name"] = release["name"]
-    release_data["synthetic"] = release["synthetic"]
-    release_data["target"] = release["target"]
-    release_data["target type"] = release["target_type"]
-
+    target_url = None
+    if release["target_type"] == REVISION:
+        target_url = gen_revision_link(release["target"])
+    elif release["target_type"] == CONTENT:
+        target_url = gen_content_link(release["target"])
+    elif release["target_type"] == DIRECTORY:
+        target_url = gen_directory_link(release["target"])
+    elif release["target_type"] == RELEASE:
+        target_url = gen_release_link(release["target"])
+
+    snapshot_id = None
+    browse_snp_link = None
     if snapshot_context:
-        if release["target_type"] == "revision":
-            release_data["context-independent target"] = gen_revision_link(
-                release["target"]
-            )
-        elif release["target_type"] == "content":
-            release_data["context-independent target"] = gen_content_link(
-                release["target"]
-            )
-        elif release["target_type"] == "directory":
-            release_data["context-independent target"] = gen_directory_link(
-                release["target"]
-            )
-        elif release["target_type"] == "release":
-            release_data["context-independent target"] = gen_release_link(
-                release["target"]
-            )
+        snapshot_id = snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
+        browse_snp_link = gen_snapshot_link(snapshot_id)
+
+    release_metadata = ReleaseMetadata(
+        object_type=RELEASE,
+        release=sha1_git,
+        release_url=gen_release_link(release["id"]),
+        author=release["author"]["fullname"] if release["author"] else "None",
+        author_url=gen_person_mail_link(release["author"])
+        if release["author"]
+        else "None",
+        date=format_utc_iso_date(release["date"]),
+        name=release["name"],
+        synthetic=release["synthetic"],
+        target=release["target"],
+        target_type=release["target_type"],
+        target_url=target_url,
+        snapshot=snapshot_context.get("snapshot_id", None),
+        snapshot_url=browse_snp_link,
+        origin_url=origin_url,
+    )
 
     release_note_lines = []
     if release["message"]:
@@ -107,7 +114,7 @@
 
     rev_directory = None
     target_link = None
-    if release["target_type"] == "revision":
+    if release["target_type"] == REVISION:
         target_link = gen_revision_link(
             release["target"],
             snapshot_context=snapshot_context,
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@
             }
         except Exception as exc:
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
-    elif release["target_type"] == "directory":
+    elif release["target_type"] == DIRECTORY:
         target_link = gen_directory_link(
             release["target"],
             snapshot_context=snapshot_context,
@@ -143,14 +150,14 @@
             }
         except Exception as exc:
             sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
-    elif release["target_type"] == "content":
+    elif release["target_type"] == CONTENT:
         target_link = gen_content_link(
             release["target"],
             snapshot_context=snapshot_context,
             link_text=None,
             link_attrs=None,
         )
-    elif release["target_type"] == "release":
+    elif release["target_type"] == RELEASE:
         target_link = gen_release_link(
             release["target"],
             snapshot_context=snapshot_context,
@@ -185,22 +192,13 @@
     release["directory_link"] = directory_link
     release["target_link"] = target_link
 
-    if snapshot_context:
-        release_data["snapshot"] = snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
-
-    if origin_info:
-        release_data["context-independent release"] = gen_release_link(release["id"])
-        release_data["origin url"] = gen_link(origin_info["url"], origin_info["url"])
-        browse_snapshot_link = gen_snapshot_link(snapshot_context["snapshot_id"])
-        release_data["context-independent snapshot"] = browse_snapshot_link
-
-    swh_objects = [{"type": "release", "id": sha1_git}]
+    swh_objects = [{"type": RELEASE, "id": sha1_git}]
 
     if snapshot_context:
         snapshot_id = snapshot_context["snapshot_id"]
 
     if snapshot_id:
-        swh_objects.append({"type": "snapshot", "id": snapshot_id})
+        swh_objects.append({"type": SNAPSHOT, "id": snapshot_id})
 
     swh_ids = get_swh_persistent_ids(swh_objects, snapshot_context)
 
@@ -225,7 +223,7 @@
             "heading": heading,
             "swh_object_id": swh_ids[0]["swh_id"],
             "swh_object_name": "Release",
-            "swh_object_metadata": release_data,
+            "swh_object_metadata": release_metadata,
             "release": release,
             "snapshot_context": snapshot_context,
             "show_actions_menu": True,
diff --git a/swh/web/common/typing.py b/swh/web/common/typing.py
--- a/swh/web/common/typing.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/typing.py
@@ -152,3 +152,16 @@
     revision_found: Optional[bool]
     release: Optional[str]
     snapshot: Optional[str]
+
+
+class ReleaseMetadata(SWHObjectMetadata):
+    release: str
+    author: str
+    author_url: str
+    date: str
+    name: str
+    synthetic: bool
+    target: str
+    target_type: str
+    target_url: str
+    snapshot: Optional[str]
diff --git a/swh/web/templates/browse/release.html b/swh/web/templates/browse/release.html
--- a/swh/web/templates/browse/release.html
+++ b/swh/web/templates/browse/release.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 {% include "includes/top-navigation.html" %}
 <div style="height: 35px;margin: 4px;">
   <i class="{{ swh_object_icons.release }} fa-fw"></i>Release <b>{{ swh_object_metadata.name }}</b>
-  created by {{ swh_object_metadata.author }} on <b>{{ swh_object_metadata.date }}</b>
+  created by {{ swh_object_metadata.author_url }} on <b>{{ swh_object_metadata.date }}</b>
 </div>
 <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap">
 <h6>{{ release.note_header }}</h6>{{ release.note_body }}