diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index 7beb997bf..cb5c44f47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ jobs:
       - run: pip install .
       - run: pip install towncrier
       - run: towncrier check
-      - run: towncrier build --draft | grep -P '[\(\[][^\)\]]*#${{ github.event.number }}[,\)\]]'
+      - run: towncrier build --draft | grep -P '#${{ github.event.number }}'