diff --git a/scripts/sync-release-notes-from-changelog.mjs b/scripts/sync-release-notes-from-changelog.mjs
index 891b87713..30cb00a2b 100644
--- a/scripts/sync-release-notes-from-changelog.mjs
+++ b/scripts/sync-release-notes-from-changelog.mjs
@@ -139,6 +139,19 @@ function updateReleaseNotes({ releaseId, repo, notesPath }, execFileSync = nodeE
   );
 }
 
+function exposeGitHubContributorMentions(notes) {
+  return notes.replace(
+    /\[@([A-Za-z0-9-]+)\]\(https:\/\/github\.com\/([A-Za-z0-9-]+)\/?\)/g,
+    (match, labelLogin, profileLogin) => {
+      if (labelLogin.toLowerCase() !== profileLogin.toLowerCase()) {
+        return match;
+      }
+
+      return `@${profileLogin}`;
+    },
+  );
+}
+
 export function syncReleaseNotes(argv = process.argv.slice(2), deps = {}) {
   const execFileSync = deps.execFileSync ?? nodeExecFileSync;
   const args = parseArgs(argv);
@@ -157,6 +170,8 @@ export function syncReleaseNotes(argv = process.argv.slice(2), deps = {}) {
     return;
   }
 
+  notes = exposeGitHubContributorMentions(notes);
+
   const tempDir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-release-notes-"));
   const notesPath = path.join(tempDir, `${targetTag}-notes.md`);
   writeFileSync(notesPath, notes);
diff --git a/scripts/sync-release-notes-from-changelog.test.mjs b/scripts/sync-release-notes-from-changelog.test.mjs
index 534ec9df6..6fc27f4d2 100644
--- a/scripts/sync-release-notes-from-changelog.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/sync-release-notes-from-changelog.test.mjs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
-import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import test from "node:test";
 import { syncReleaseNotes } from "./sync-release-notes-from-changelog.mjs";
 
-function withTempChangelog(fn) {
+function withTempChangelog(fn, changelogText = "## 0.1.60-beta.1 - 2026-04-20\n\n- Beta notes.\n") {
   const previousCwd = process.cwd();
   const tempDir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-release-notes-test-"));
   process.chdir(tempDir);
-  writeFileSync("CHANGELOG.md", "## 0.1.60-beta.1 - 2026-04-20\n\n- Beta notes.\n");
+  writeFileSync("CHANGELOG.md", changelogText);
 
   try {
     fn();
@@ -63,3 +63,38 @@ test("updates an existing release body through the release id API", () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+test("converts contributor profile links to mentions in synced release notes", () => {
+  const changelogText = [
+    "## 0.1.60-beta.1 - 2026-04-20",
+    "",
+    "- Beta notes. ([#526](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/526) by [@therainisme](https://github.com/therainisme))",
+    "",
+  ].join("\n");
+
+  withTempChangelog(() => {
+    let syncedNotes = "";
+
+    const execFileSync = (command, args) => {
+      if (args[0] === "api" && args[1] === "repos/getpaseo/paseo/releases/tags/v0.1.60-beta.1") {
+        return JSON.stringify({ id: 311163621 });
+      }
+
+      if (args[0] === "api" && args[1] === "-X" && args[2] === "PATCH") {
+        const notesArg = args.find((arg) => arg.startsWith("body=@"));
+        assert.ok(notesArg, "PATCH should send the notes body from a file");
+        syncedNotes = readFileSync(notesArg.slice("body=@".length), "utf8");
+        return "";
+      }
+
+      throw new Error(`Unexpected gh call: ${command} ${args.join(" ")}`);
+    };
+
+    syncReleaseNotes(["--repo", "getpaseo/paseo", "--tag", "v0.1.60-beta.1"], {
+      execFileSync,
+    });
+
+    assert.match(syncedNotes, /by @therainisme\)/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(syncedNotes, /\[@therainisme\]\(https:\/\/github\.com\/therainisme\)/);
+  }, changelogText);
+});