diff --git a/scripts/release-notes.pl b/scripts/release-notes.pl
index 2cb04e66f..2be0eab8f 100755
--- a/scripts/release-notes.pl
+++ b/scripts/release-notes.pl
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ for my $l (@gitlog) {
         my $line = $1;
 
         if($line =~ /^Fixes(:|) .*[^0-9](\d+)/i) {
-            push @fixes, $1;
+            push @fixes, $2;
         }
         elsif($line =~ /^Closes(:|) .*[^0-9](\d+)/i) {
-            push @closes, $1;
+            push @closes, $2;
         }
         elsif($line =~ /^Bug: (.*)/i) {
             push @bug, $1;