diff --git a/scripts/prepare-commit-msg.js b/scripts/prepare-commit-msg.js
index c30f397d73..0972fc0131 100755
--- a/scripts/prepare-commit-msg.js
+++ b/scripts/prepare-commit-msg.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const exec = promisify(childProcess.exec);
 // ex WP-1234
 const branchRegex = /([A-Z]+-)(\d+)/;
 // ex TICKET: WP-1234
-const commitRegex = /ticket:\s(\S+)/gim;
+const commitRegex = /(ticket|issue):\s(\S+)/gim;
 
 async function main() {
   const commitMsgFilepath = process.argv[2];