diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 065189105..c00bbd4ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,13 +5,21 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
+## [1.0.0-alpha.5] - 2024-09-19
+
+### Added
+
+
+### Changed
+- Made meeting link optional https://github.com/chingu-x/chingu-dashboard/issues/237
+
 ## [1.0.0-alpha.4] - 2024-09-10
 
 ### Added
 
 
 ### Changed
-- Updated how we're retrieving the discord id to display in the directory page
+- Updated how we're retrieving the discord id to display in the directory page https://github.com/chingu-x/chingu-dashboard/issues/202
 
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/components/forms/MeetingForm.tsx b/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/components/forms/MeetingForm.tsx
index 503efb016..b6329a69c 100644
--- a/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/components/forms/MeetingForm.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/components/forms/MeetingForm.tsx
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ export default function MeetingForm() {
       timezone,
     }),
     meetingLink: validateTextInput({
-      inputName: "Meeting Link",
-      required: true,
+      inputName: "Meeting link",
       isUrl: true,
     }),
   });
@@ -117,9 +116,18 @@ export default function MeetingForm() {
       timeZone: timezone,
     });
 
+    const newData =
+      data.meetingLink === ""
+        ? { description: data.description, title: data.title }
+        : {
+          description: data.description,
+          title: data.title,
+          meetingLink: data.meetingLink,
+        };
+
     if (editMode) {
       const [res, error] = await editMeetingAction({
-        ...data,
+        ...newData,
         dateTime,
         meetingId,
         sprintNumber,
@@ -143,7 +151,7 @@ export default function MeetingForm() {
         setEditMeetingLoading(false);
       }
     } else {
-      const payload = { ...data, dateTime, teamId, sprintNumber };
+      const payload = { ...newData, dateTime, teamId, sprintNumber };
 
       const [res, error] = await addMeetingAction(payload);
 
diff --git a/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/components/meetingOverview/MeetingOverview.tsx b/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/components/meetingOverview/MeetingOverview.tsx
index 6b66806da..b2103cbea 100644
--- a/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/components/meetingOverview/MeetingOverview.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/components/meetingOverview/MeetingOverview.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export default function MeetingOverview({
         className="w-full"
       >
         <Button
+          disabled={!meetingLink}
           className="w-full justify-between bg-primary-content text-base-300 hover:text-base-200"
           size="lg"
         >
diff --git a/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/sprintsService.ts b/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/sprintsService.ts
index 31f7313d8..09ca2670c 100644
--- a/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/sprintsService.ts
+++ b/src/app/(main)/my-voyage/[teamId]/sprints/sprintsService.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ interface MeetingBody {
   title: string;
   description: string;
   dateTime: string;
-  meetingLink: string;
+  meetingLink?: string;
   notes: string;
 }