diff --git a/scripts/release-notes.pl b/scripts/release-notes.pl
index 67805f9..2cb04e6 100755
--- a/scripts/release-notes.pl
+++ b/scripts/release-notes.pl
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@
         # not the first
         my $line = $1;
 
-        if($line =~ /^Fixes .*[^0-9](\d+)/i) {
+        if($line =~ /^Fixes(:|) .*[^0-9](\d+)/i) {
             push @fixes, $1;
         }
-        elsif($line =~ /^Closes .*[^0-9](\d+)/i) {
+        elsif($line =~ /^Closes(:|) .*[^0-9](\d+)/i) {
             push @closes, $1;
         }
         elsif($line =~ /^Bug: (.*)/i) {