diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview.yml b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
index 9a5ce6118..36a27f899 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
@@ -32,19 +32,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: make install
 
+      - name: Get current branch name
+        run: |
+          BRANCH_NAME=$(make safe_branch BRANCH=$GITHUB_BRANCH_NAME)
+          echo "BRANCH_NAME=${BRANCH_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Build the website
-        run: make build PREVIEW=true
+        run:
+          make build PREVIEW=true
+          SITE_URL="https://${BRANCH_NAME}.ep-preview.click"
 
       - name: Set up SSH key
         uses: webfactory/ssh-agent@v0.9.1
         with:
           ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_SSH_KEY }}
 
-      - name: Get current branch name
-        run: |
-          BRANCH_NAME=$(make safe_branch BRANCH=$GITHUB_BRANCH_NAME)
-          echo "BRANCH_NAME=${BRANCH_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: ssh keyscan
         run: ssh-keyscan "static.europython.eu" > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 17be91956..d4040f59c 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ build:
   commands:
     - npm install -g pnpm@latest-10
     - make install
-    - make build PREVIEW=true
+    - make build PREVIEW=true SITE_URL=$READTHEDOCS_CANONICAL_URL
     - mkdir -p $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/html
     - cd dist && cp -r * $READTHEDOCS_OUTPUT/html
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e434ba371..acf7bfc2e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ VPS_HOST  ?= static.europython.eu
 VPS_PROD_PATH  ?= /home/static_content_user/content/europython_websites/ep2025
 VPS_PREVIEW_PATH  ?= /home/static_content_user/content/previews
 REMOTE_CMD=ssh $(VPS_USER)@$(VPS_HOST)
+PREVIEW_SITE_URL ?= "https://$(SAFE_BRANCH).ep-preview.click"
 
 # Variables for build/deploy
 # ==========================
@@ -47,13 +48,14 @@ build:
 preview: RELEASES_DIR = $(VPS_PREVIEW_PATH)/$(SAFE_BRANCH)/releases
 preview: TARGET = $(RELEASES_DIR)/$(TIMESTAMP)
 preview:
-	@echo "Preview site URL: $(SITE_URL)"  # Output preview URL
+	@echo "Preview site URL: $(PREVIEW_SITE_URL)"
 	echo $(TARGET)
 	@echo "\n\n**** Deploying preview of a branch '$(BRANCH)' (safe: $(SAFE_BRANCH)) to $(TARGET)...\n\n"
 	$(REMOTE_CMD) "mkdir -p $(TARGET)"
 	rsync -avz --delete ./dist/ $(VPS_USER)@$(VPS_HOST):$(TARGET)/
 	$(REMOTE_CMD) "cd $(RELEASES_DIR) && ln -snf $(TIMESTAMP) current"
 	@echo "\n\n**** Preview complete.\n\n"
+	@echo "Open the preview site at: $(PREVIEW_SITE_URL)\n\n"
 
 
 ifeq ($(FORCE_DEPLOY), true)