diff --git a/chronicle/release/releasers/github/summarizer.go b/chronicle/release/releasers/github/summarizer.go
index f4edd75..081ab87 100644
--- a/chronicle/release/releasers/github/summarizer.go
+++ b/chronicle/release/releasers/github/summarizer.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Host                   string
 	IncludeIssuePRAuthors  bool
 	IncludeIssues          bool
+	IncludeIssuePRs        bool
 	IncludePRs             bool
 	ExcludeLabels          []string
 	ChangeTypesByLabel     change.TypeSet
@@ -306,18 +307,19 @@ func createChangesFromIssues(config Config, allMergedPRs []ghPullRequest, issues
 				},
 			}
 
-			if config.IncludeIssuePRAuthors {
-				for _, pr := range allMergedPRs {
-					if pr.Author == "" {
-						continue
+			if config.IncludeIssuePRs || config.IncludeIssuePRAuthors {
+				for _, pr := range getLinkedPRs(allMergedPRs, issue) {
+					if config.IncludeIssuePRs {
+						references = append(references, change.Reference{
+							Text: fmt.Sprintf("PR #%d", pr.Number),
+							URL:  pr.URL,
+						})
 					}
-					for _, linkedIssue := range pr.LinkedIssues {
-						if linkedIssue.URL == issue.URL {
-							references = append(references, change.Reference{
-								Text: pr.Author,
-								URL:  fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/%s", config.Host, pr.Author),
-							})
-						}
+					if config.IncludeIssuePRAuthors && pr.Author != "" {
+						references = append(references, change.Reference{
+							Text: pr.Author,
+							URL:  fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/%s", config.Host, pr.Author),
+						})
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -335,6 +337,17 @@ func createChangesFromIssues(config Config, allMergedPRs []ghPullRequest, issues
 	return changes
 }
 
+func getLinkedPRs(allMergedPRs []ghPullRequest, issue ghIssue) (linked []ghPullRequest) {
+	for _, pr := range allMergedPRs {
+		for _, linkedIssue := range pr.LinkedIssues {
+			if linkedIssue.URL == issue.URL {
+				linked = append(linked, pr)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return linked
+}
+
 func extractGithubUserAndRepo(u string) (string, string) {
 	switch {
 	// e.g. git@github.com:anchore/chronicle.git
diff --git a/chronicle/release/releasers/github/summarizer_test.go b/chronicle/release/releasers/github/summarizer_test.go
index 3070851..7857760 100644
--- a/chronicle/release/releasers/github/summarizer_test.go
+++ b/chronicle/release/releasers/github/summarizer_test.go
@@ -797,36 +797,45 @@ func Test_createChangesFromIssues(t *testing.T) {
 		Labels:   []string{"bug"},
 	}
 
-	prWithLinkedIssues := ghPullRequest{
-		Title:    "pr with linked issues",
-		MergedAt: timeStart,
+	issue3 := ghIssue{
+		Title:    "Issue 3 no PRs",
 		Number:   3,
+		URL:      "issue-3-url",
+		ClosedAt: timeStart,
+		Labels:   []string{"bug"},
+	}
+
+	prWithLinkedIssues1 := ghPullRequest{
+		Title:    "pr 1 with linked issues",
+		MergedAt: timeStart,
+		Number:   1,
 		Labels:   []string{"bug"},
 		Author:   "some-author-1",
-		URL:      "some-url-1",
+		URL:      "pr-1-url",
 		LinkedIssues: []ghIssue{
 			issue1,
 		},
 	}
 
 	prWithLinkedIssues2 := ghPullRequest{
-		Title:    "pr with linked issues 2",
+		Title:    "pr 2 with linked issues",
 		MergedAt: timeStart,
-		Number:   4,
+		Number:   2,
 		Labels:   []string{"another-label"},
 		Author:   "some-author-2",
-		URL:      "some-url-2",
+		URL:      "pr-2-url",
 		LinkedIssues: []ghIssue{
+			issue1,
 			issue2,
 		},
 	}
 
-	prWithoutLinkedIssues := ghPullRequest{
+	prWithoutLinkedIssues1 := ghPullRequest{
 		MergedAt: timeStart,
-		Title:    "pr without linked issues",
-		Number:   6,
+		Title:    "pr 3 without linked issues",
+		Number:   3,
 		Author:   "some-author",
-		URL:      "some-url",
+		URL:      "pr-3-url",
 	}
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -840,17 +849,19 @@ func Test_createChangesFromIssues(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "includes author for issues",
 			config: Config{
 				IncludeIssuePRAuthors: true,
+				IncludeIssuePRs:       true,
 				ChangeTypesByLabel:    changeTypeSet,
 				Host:                  "some-host",
 			},
 			inputPrs: []ghPullRequest{
-				prWithLinkedIssues,
+				prWithLinkedIssues1,
 				prWithLinkedIssues2,
-				prWithoutLinkedIssues,
+				prWithoutLinkedIssues1,
 			},
 			issues: []ghIssue{
 				issue1,
 				issue2,
+				issue3,
 			},
 			expectedChanges: []change.Change{
 				{
@@ -862,10 +873,22 @@ func Test_createChangesFromIssues(t *testing.T) {
 							Text: "Issue #1",
 							URL:  "issue-1-url",
 						},
+						{
+							Text: "PR #1",
+							URL:  "pr-1-url",
+						},
 						{
 							Text: "some-author-1",
 							URL:  "https://some-host/some-author-1",
 						},
+						{
+							Text: "PR #2",
+							URL:  "pr-2-url",
+						},
+						{
+							Text: "some-author-2",
+							URL:  "https://some-host/some-author-2",
+						},
 					},
 					EntryType: "githubIssue",
 					Entry:     issue1,
@@ -879,6 +902,10 @@ func Test_createChangesFromIssues(t *testing.T) {
 							Text: "Issue #2",
 							URL:  "issue-2-url",
 						},
+						{
+							Text: "PR #2",
+							URL:  "pr-2-url",
+						},
 						{
 							Text: "some-author-2",
 							URL:  "https://some-host/some-author-2",
@@ -887,6 +914,19 @@ func Test_createChangesFromIssues(t *testing.T) {
 					EntryType: "githubIssue",
 					Entry:     issue2,
 				},
+				{
+					Text:        "Issue 3 no PRs",
+					ChangeTypes: []change.Type{patch},
+					Timestamp:   timeStart,
+					References: []change.Reference{
+						{
+							Text: "Issue #3",
+							URL:  "issue-3-url",
+						},
+					},
+					EntryType: "githubIssue",
+					Entry:     issue3,
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/config/github.go b/internal/config/github.go
index db9451b..0bc57a1 100644
--- a/internal/config/github.go
+++ b/internal/config/github.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type githubSummarizer struct {
 	Host                   string         `yaml:"host" json:"host" mapstructure:"host"`
 	ExcludeLabels          []string       `yaml:"exclude-labels" json:"exclude-labels" mapstructure:"exclude-labels"`
 	IncludeIssuePRAuthors  bool           `yaml:"include-issue-pr-authors" json:"include-issue-pr-authors" mapstructure:"include-issue-pr-authors"`
+	IncludeIssuePRs        bool           `yaml:"include-issue-prs" json:"include-issue-prs" mapstructure:"include-issue-prs"`
 	IncludePRs             bool           `yaml:"include-prs" json:"include-prs" mapstructure:"include-prs"`
 	IncludeIssues          bool           `yaml:"include-issues" json:"include-issues" mapstructure:"include-issues"`
 	IssuesRequireLinkedPR  bool           `yaml:"issues-require-linked-prs" json:"issues-require-linked-prs" mapstructure:"issues-require-linked-prs"`
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func (cfg githubSummarizer) ToGithubConfig() (github.Config, error) {
 	return github.Config{
 		Host:                   cfg.Host,
 		IncludeIssuePRAuthors:  cfg.IncludeIssuePRAuthors,
+		IncludeIssuePRs:        cfg.IncludeIssuePRs,
 		IncludeIssues:          cfg.IncludeIssues,
 		IncludePRs:             cfg.IncludePRs,
 		ExcludeLabels:          cfg.ExcludeLabels,
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ func (cfg githubSummarizer) loadDefaultValues(v *viper.Viper) {
 	v.SetDefault("github.consider-pr-merge-commits", true)
 	v.SetDefault("github.include-prs", true)
 	v.SetDefault("github.include-issue-pr-authors", true)
+	v.SetDefault("github.include-issue-prs", true)
 	v.SetDefault("github.include-issues", true)
 	v.SetDefault("github.exclude-labels", []string{"duplicate", "question", "invalid", "wontfix", "wont-fix", "release-ignore", "changelog-ignore", "ignore"})
 	v.SetDefault("github.changes", []githubChange{