diff --git a/xtask/src/release/changelog.rs b/xtask/src/release/changelog.rs
index 086a4d463e..343a9efbbc 100644
--- a/xtask/src/release/changelog.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/release/changelog.rs
@@ -128,9 +128,10 @@ fn unescape(s: &str) -> String {
 }
 
 fn parse_pr_number(s: &str) -> Option<u32> {
-    const BORS_PREFIX: &str = "Merge #";
+    const GITHUB_PREFIX: &str = "Merge pull request #";
     const HOMU_PREFIX: &str = "Auto merge of #";
-    if let Some(s) = s.strip_prefix(BORS_PREFIX) {
+    if let Some(s) = s.strip_prefix(GITHUB_PREFIX) {
+        let s = if let Some(space) = s.find(' ') { &s[..space] } else { s };
         s.parse().ok()
     } else if let Some(s) = s.strip_prefix(HOMU_PREFIX) {
         if let Some(space) = s.find(' ') {