diff --git a/migration/src/jira_util.py b/migration/src/jira_util.py
index c25c8ea..505a336 100644
--- a/migration/src/jira_util.py
+++ b/migration/src/jira_util.py
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@
 
 REGEX_CRLF = re.compile(r"\r\n")
 REGEX_JIRA_KEY = re.compile(r"[^/]LUCENE-\d+")
-REGEX_MENTION_ATMARK = re.compile(r"(^@[\w\.]+)|((?<=[\s\(\"'])@[\w\.]+)(?=[\s\)\"'\?!,\.$])")  # this regex may capture only "@" + "<username>" mentions
-REGEX_MENION_TILDE = re.compile(r"(^\[~[\w\.]+\])|((?<=[\s\(\"'])\[~[\w\.]+\])(?=[\s\)\"'\?!,\.$])")  # this regex may capture only "[~" + "<username>" + "]" mentions
+REGEX_MENTION_ATMARK = re.compile(r"(^@[\w\.@_-]+)|((?<=[\s\(\"'])@[\w\.@_-]+)(?=[\s\)\"'\?!,;:\.$])")  # this regex may capture only "@" + "<username>" mentions
+REGEX_MENION_TILDE = re.compile(r"(^\[~[\w\.@_-]+\])|((?<=[\s\(\"'])\[~[\w\.@_-]+\])(?=[\s\)\"'\?!,;:\.$])")  # this regex may capture only "[~" + "<username>" + "]" mentions
 REGEX_LINK = re.compile(r"\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^\)]+)\)")