diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d801c25..b8ef658 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "co": "~3.0",
     "glob": "^5.0.14",
     "gnode": "^0.1.0",
+    "jira-linkify": "^2.2.3",
     "nlf": "1.1.0",
     "opener": "^1.4.1",
     "optimist": "0.4",
diff --git a/src/update-release-notes.js b/src/update-release-notes.js
index ca548ac..1c4fd35 100644
--- a/src/update-release-notes.js
+++ b/src/update-release-notes.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 var flagutil = require('./flagutil');
 var gitutil = require('./gitutil');
 var repoutil = require('./repoutil');
+var linkify = require('jira-linkify');
 
 module.exports = function*() {
     var meEmail = yield executil.execHelper(executil.ARGS('git config user.email'), true);
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@
             var date = new Date().toDateString().split(' ');
             data = data.substr(0, pos) + "### " + newVersion + ' (' + date[1] + ' ' + date[2] + ', ' + date[3] + ')\n' + output + '\n\n' + data.substr(pos);
             fs.writeFileSync(relNotesFile, data, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+            linkify.file(relNotesFile);
         }
     });
 };