diff --git a/packages/tools/build-release-stats.test.ts b/packages/tools/build-release-stats.test.ts
index d7dd3a960..fcade4a19 100644
--- a/packages/tools/build-release-stats.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/build-release-stats.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ describe('build-release-stats', () => {
 				'list (#8825) (#8194 by [@CptMeetKat](https://github.com/CptMeetKat))',
 				'list ([#8825](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/8825)) ([#8194](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/8194) by [@CptMeetKat](https://github.com/CptMeetKat))',
 			],
+			[
+				'- Improved: Support for plural translations (#9033)',
+				'- Improved: Support for plural translations ([#9033](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/9033))',
+			],
 		];
 
 		for (const [input, expected] of testCases) {
diff --git a/packages/tools/build-release-stats.ts b/packages/tools/build-release-stats.ts
index 4e97c40dd..2deb69221 100644
--- a/packages/tools/build-release-stats.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/build-release-stats.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function downloadCounts(release: GitHubRelease) {
 }
 
 export const replaceGitHubInternalLinks = (body: string) => {
-	body = body.replace(/#(\d+)(.{2})/g, (_match: string, v1: string, v2: string) => {
+	body = body.replace(/#(\d+)(.{1,2}|)/g, (_match: string, v1: string, v2: string) => {
 		if (v2.startsWith('](')) {
 			// The issue number is already a link, so skip it
 			return `#${v1}${v2}`;