diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3fbe43d..ee7abce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.4.0](https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-utils-javascript/tree/v1.4.0) (2025-04-21)
+ - Fix: customRenderOption for entry-embedded-as-link nodes
+ 
 ## [1.3.20](https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-utils-javascript/tree/v1.3.20) (2025-02-24)
  - Fix: Added data-mtec as allowed attribute
- - Fix: customRenderOption for entry-embedded-as-link nodes
  
 ## [1.3.19](https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-utils-javascript/tree/v1.3.19) (2025-02-24)
  - Fix: Added fix for html injection in keys and values of attributes
diff --git a/__test__/mock/json-element-mock.ts b/__test__/mock/json-element-mock.ts
index 463d28e..9a0511a 100644
--- a/__test__/mock/json-element-mock.ts
+++ b/__test__/mock/json-element-mock.ts
@@ -1102,14 +1102,14 @@ const entryReferenceLinkJson = {
             "uid": "7626ea98e0e95d602210",
             "type": "reference",
             "attrs": {
-            "target": "_self",
-            "href": "/copy-of-entry-final-02",
-            "display-type": "link",
-            "entry-uid": "entry_uid_20",
-            "content-type-uid": "embeddedrte",
-            "locale": "en-us",
-            "type": "entry",
-            "class-name": "embedded-entry"
+              "target": "_self",
+              "href": "/copy-of-entry-final-02",
+              "display-type": "link",
+              "entry-uid": "entry_uid_20",
+              "content-type-uid": "embeddedrte",
+              "locale": "en-us",
+              "type": "entry",
+              "class-name": "embedded-entry"
             },
             "class": "class",
             "children": [
diff --git a/__test__/reference-to-html.test.ts b/__test__/reference-to-html.test.ts
index 06b43d2..3c00167 100644
--- a/__test__/reference-to-html.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/reference-to-html.test.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe('Reference Node To HTML', () => {
         const resultHTML = referenceToHTML(node, renderOption, (metadata: Metadata) => {
             return findEmbeddedItems(metadata, { uid: 'uid' })[0]
         })
-        expect(resultHTML).toEqual('<a class=\"embedded-entry\" href=\"/copy-of-entry-final-02\" target=\"_self\">/copy-of-entry-final-02</a>')
+        expect(resultHTML).toEqual('<a href=\"entry_uid_20\">/copy-of-entry-final-02</a>')
         done()
     })
 })
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7944213..73894bb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@contentstack/utils",
-  "version": "1.3.20",
+  "version": "1.4.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@contentstack/utils",
-      "version": "1.3.20",
+      "version": "1.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/preset-env": "^7.26.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf517a0..73f7f99 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@contentstack/utils",
-  "version": "1.3.20",
+  "version": "1.4.0",
   "description": "Contentstack utilities for Javascript",
   "main": "dist/index.es.js",
   "types": "dist/types/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/helper/enumerate-entries.ts b/src/helper/enumerate-entries.ts
index 5d80dac..ba688f9 100644
--- a/src/helper/enumerate-entries.ts
+++ b/src/helper/enumerate-entries.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ export function referenceToHTML(
 ): string {
 
   function sendToRenderOption(referenceNode: Node): string {
-    return (renderOption[referenceNode.type] as RenderNode)(referenceNode, undefined);
+    const next: Next = (nodes) => nodeChildrenToHTML(nodes, renderOption, renderEmbed);
+    return (renderOption[referenceNode.type] as RenderNode)(referenceNode, next);
   }
 
   if ((node.attrs.type === 'entry' || node.attrs.type === 'asset') && node.attrs['display-type'] === 'link') {
diff --git a/src/options/default-node-options.ts b/src/options/default-node-options.ts
index d79ad27..27afbe5 100644
--- a/src/options/default-node-options.ts
+++ b/src/options/default-node-options.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,17 @@ export const defaultNodeOption: RenderOption = {
     },
 
     ['reference']:(node: Node, next: Next) => {
+        if ((node.attrs.type === 'entry' || node.attrs.type === 'asset') && node.attrs['display-type'] === 'link'){
+            let aTagAttrs = `${node.attrs.style ? ` style="${node.attrs.style}"` : ``}${node.attrs['class-name'] ? ` class="${node.attrs['class-name']}"` : ``}${node.attrs.id ? ` id="${node.attrs.id}"` : ``} href="${node.attrs.href || node.attrs.url}"`;
+            if (node.attrs.target) {
+            aTagAttrs +=` target="${node.attrs.target}"`;
+            }
+            if(node.attrs.type == 'asset') {
+            aTagAttrs += ` type="asset" content-type-uid="sys_assets" ${node.attrs['asset-uid'] ? `data-sys-asset-uid="${node.attrs['asset-uid']}"` : ``} sys-style-type="download"`
+            }
+            const aTag = `<a${aTagAttrs}>${sanitizeHTML(next(node.children))}</a>`;
+            return aTag;
+        }
         if (node.attrs.type === 'asset') {
             const src = encodeURI(node.attrs['asset-link']);
             const alt = node.attrs?.['redactor-attributes']?.['alt'];