diff --git a/create_release.sh b/create_release.sh
index 102c776..2a0a409 100755
--- a/create_release.sh
+++ b/create_release.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ update_release_body_and_changelog () {
 
 	# Update changelog to add links to closed issues - comma included!
 	# "closes #1" -> "closes [#1](https:/www.../issues/1),""
-	sed -i -r -E "s=closes \#([0-9]+)\=closes [#\1](${GIT_REPO_URL}/issues/\1)=g" ./CHANGELOG.md
+	sed -i -r -E "s=closes \#([0-9]+)=closes [#\1](${GIT_REPO_URL}/issues/\1)=g" ./CHANGELOG.md
 }
 
 # update version in cargo.toml, to match selected current version