diff --git a/lib/branch.js b/lib/branch.js
index 948ea738..8ac17ddc 100644
--- a/lib/branch.js
+++ b/lib/branch.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 exports.isBranchNameValid = (branchName) =>
   (!!branchName.match(
-    /^(core|feature|fix|hotfix|asset|rework|documentation|mobsuccessbot|dependabot)\/([a-z][a-z0-9.-]*)$/
+    /^(core|feature|fix|hotfix|asset|rework|documentation|mobsuccessbot|dependabot)\/([a-z][a-z0-9._-]*)$/
   ) ||
     !!branchName.match(/^(mobsuccessbot)\/([a-z0-9_\-@./_-]*)$/) ||
     !!branchName.match(/^(dependabot)\/([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9./_-]*)$/) ||
diff --git a/lib/branch.test.js b/lib/branch.test.js
index fcba3be1..72156295 100644
--- a/lib/branch.test.js
+++ b/lib/branch.test.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe("branch", () => {
     expect(isBranchNameValid("foo/foo-bar")).toBe(false);
     expect(isBranchNameValid("core/foo--bar")).toBe(true);
     expect(isBranchNameValid("core/foo--bar--z")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isBranchNameValid("feature/branch-name_from_linear")).toBe(true);
   });
   test("recognize invalid branch names", () => {
     expect(isBranchNameValid("core/npm_and_yarn/axios-0.21.1")).toBe(false);