diff --git a/.changelog/note.tmpl b/.changelog/note.tmpl
index 8f306f82db..c9adcaa060 100644
--- a/.changelog/note.tmpl
+++ b/.changelog/note.tmpl
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {{- define "note" -}}
-{{.Body}} [[GH-{{- .Issue -}}](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/{{- .Issue -}})]
+{{.Body}}{{if not stringHasPrefix .Issue "_"}} [[GH-{{- .Issue -}}](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/{{- .Issue -}})]{{end}}
 {{- end -}}