diff --git a/examples/github-keepachangelog.toml b/examples/github-keepachangelog.toml
index ba47a37063..647943302a 100644
--- a/examples/github-keepachangelog.toml
+++ b/examples/github-keepachangelog.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ body = """
     {%- for commit in commits %}
         - {{ commit.message | upper_first | trim }}\
             {% if commit.github.username %} by @{{ commit.github.username }}{%- endif -%}
-            {% if commit.github.pr_number %} in #{{ commit.github.pr_number }}{%- endif -%}
+            {% if commit.github.pr_number %} in \
+              [#{{ commit.github.pr_number }}](https://github.com/{{ remote.github.owner }}/{{ remote.github.repo }}/pull/{{ commit.github.pr_number }}) \
+            {%- endif -%}
     {% endfor %}
 {% endfor %}
 
@@ -35,7 +37,10 @@ body = """
 {%- endif -%}
 
 {% for contributor in github.contributors | filter(attribute="is_first_time", value=true) %}
-  * @{{ contributor.username }} made their first contribution in #{{ contributor.pr_number }}\
+  * @{{ contributor.username }} made their first contribution
+    {%- if contributor.pr_number %} in \
+      [#{{ contributor.pr_number }}](https://github.com/{{ remote.github.owner }}/{{ remote.github.repo }}/pull/{{ contributor.pr_number }}) \
+    {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}\n
 """
 # template for the changelog footer
diff --git a/examples/github.toml b/examples/github.toml
index 1ea6201e7a..4baad89990 100644
--- a/examples/github.toml
+++ b/examples/github.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ body = """
   {%- endif -%}
   * {{ commit_message | split(pat="\n") | first | trim }}\
     {% if commit.github.username %} by @{{ commit.github.username }}{%- endif -%}
-    {% if commit.github.pr_number %} in #{{ commit.github.pr_number }}{%- endif %}
+    {% if commit.github.pr_number %} in \
+      [#{{ commit.github.pr_number }}](https://github.com/{{ remote.github.owner }}/{{ remote.github.repo }}/pull/{{ commit.github.pr_number }}) \
+    {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor -%}
 
 {% if github.contributors | filter(attribute="is_first_time", value=true) | length != 0 %}
@@ -29,7 +31,10 @@ body = """
   ## New Contributors
 {%- endif %}\
 {% for contributor in github.contributors | filter(attribute="is_first_time", value=true) %}
-  * @{{ contributor.username }} made their first contribution in #{{ contributor.pr_number }}
+  * @{{ contributor.username }} made their first contribution
+    {%- if contributor.pr_number %} in \
+      [#{{ contributor.pr_number }}](https://github.com/{{ remote.github.owner }}/{{ remote.github.repo }}/pull/{{ contributor.pr_number }}) \
+    {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor -%}
 
 {% if version %}