diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7f971417a..b121318ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ _None_
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-_None_
+- Fix issue with post-processing of PR urls in the body of GitHub releases created via `create_github_release` [#610]
 
 ### Internal Changes
 
diff --git a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/create_github_release_action.rb b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/create_github_release_action.rb
index 3eb8c2711..00e037a20 100644
--- a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/create_github_release_action.rb
+++ b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/create_github_release_action.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ def self.run(params)
         version = params[:version]
         assets = params[:release_assets]
         release_notes = params[:release_notes_file_path].nil? ? '' : File.read(params[:release_notes_file_path])
-        # Replace full URLS to PRs/Issues with shorthand, because GitHub does not render them properly otherwise.
-        release_notes.gsub!(%r{https://github.com/([^/]*/[^/]*)/(pulls?|issues?)/([0-9]*)}, '\1#\3')
+        # Replace full URLs to PRs/Issues that are in `[https://some-url]` brackets with shorthand, because GitHub does not render them properly otherwise.
+        # That syntax is sometimes used by devs in `RELEASE-NOTES.txt` when pointing to a PR to another repo (e.g. Gutenberg PR from WP repo).
+        # We should NOT transform URLs to PRs/Issues that are in `[text](url)` form (those are valid), only the ones directly in `[]` brackets.
+        release_notes.gsub!(%r{\[https://github.com/([^/]*/[^/]*)/(pulls?|issues?)/([0-9]*)\]}, '[\1#\3]')
         prerelease = params[:prerelease]
         is_draft = params[:is_draft]