diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
index 238fc16fbf2b..05c6fc07076c 100644
--- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
+++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ formatting, e.g.
 
 You should add pod links for GitHub issue references thusly:
 
- $ perl -p -i -e'BEGIN{undef $/}; s{(GH\s+#)(\d+)}{L<$1$2|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/$2>}mg' pod/perldelta.pod
+ $ perl -p -i -e'BEGIN{undef $/}; s{((?:GH|github)\s*#)(\d+)}{L<$1$2|https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/$2>}img' pod/perldelta.pod
 
 If you make changes, be sure to commit them.