diff --git a/.vitepress/theme/components/StatusBadge.vue b/.vitepress/theme/components/StatusBadge.vue
index 8bdce2c3d..e596d5332 100644
--- a/.vitepress/theme/components/StatusBadge.vue
+++ b/.vitepress/theme/components/StatusBadge.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <template>
-  <a :href="withBase('/releases/#status-badges')">
+  <!-- ignore-header: excludes this link's text from the outline/TOC (see VitePress serializeHeader) -->
+  <a :href="withBase('/releases/#status-badges')" class="ignore-header">
     <Badge :type="type" :text="text" :title="title" />
   </a>
 </template>