diff --git a/.github/scripts/constants.js b/.github/scripts/constants.js
index e74a17928d..6dede1243b 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/constants.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/constants.js
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ module.exports = Object.freeze({
   "IGNORE_AUTHORS": ["dependabot[bot]"],
 
   /** @type {RegExp} */
-  "RELATED_ISSUE_REGEX": /\bIssue number:(?<closingWord>:closes?|close|fix|fixes?|fixed|resolves?|resolved)?\s*#(?<issue>\d+)\b/
+  "RELATED_ISSUE_REGEX": /\b\*{0,2}[iI]ssue [nN]umber\*{0,2}:\*{0,2}\s*(?<closingWord>closes?|closed|fix|fixes?|fixed|resolves?|resolved)?\s*#(?<issue>\d+)\b/
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/scripts/label_missing_related_issue.js b/.github/scripts/label_missing_related_issue.js
index f5def29266..e7b9812a48 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/label_missing_related_issue.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/label_missing_related_issue.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = async ({ github, context, core }) => {
     return core.notice("Author in IGNORE_AUTHORS list; skipping...");
   }
 
-  if (["opened"].includes(PR_ACTION)) {
+  if (!["opened"].includes(PR_ACTION)) {
     return core.notice(
       "Only newly opened PRs are labelled to avoid spam; skipping"
     );
diff --git a/.github/scripts/label_pr_based_on_title.js b/.github/scripts/label_pr_based_on_title.js
index 24e17191b9..859ec7e0c7 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/label_pr_based_on_title.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/label_pr_based_on_title.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module.exports = async ({ github, context, core }) => {
   } finally {
     if (miss == Object.keys(labels).length) {
       core.notice(
-        `PR ${PR_NUMBER} title '${PR_TITLE}' doesn't follow semantic titles; skipping...`
+        `PR ${PR_NUMBER} title '${PR_TITLE}' contain any of the release-related types; skipping...`
       );
     }
   }