diff --git a/.changeset/backstage-changelog.js b/.changeset/backstage-changelog.js
index 61734f9f67..45ed53afe4 100644
--- a/.changeset/backstage-changelog.js
+++ b/.changeset/backstage-changelog.js
@@ -33,17 +33,28 @@ async function getDependencyReleaseLine(changesets, dependenciesUpdated) {
 }
 
 async function getReleaseLine(changeset, type, options) {
-  const { ignoreUserThanks: users = [] } = options ?? {};
-  const ignoredLinks = new Set(
-    users.map(user => `[@${user}](https://github.com/${user})`),
-  );
+  const { ignoreUserThanks = [], ...rest } = options ?? {};
   const releaseLine = await defaultChangelogFunctions.getReleaseLine(
     changeset,
     type,
-    options,
+    rest,
   );
-  return releaseLine.replace(/Thanks\s(.*)!\s/g, (_, group) => {
-    const links = group.split(', ').filter(link => !ignoredLinks.has(link));
+
+  const ignoredUsers = new Set(ignoreUserThanks);
+  return releaseLine.replace(/Thanks\s(.*)!\s/g, (_, text) => {
+    // extracts user name and profile url from the markdown link
+    const regex = /\[@(\w+)\]\((https:\/\/github\.com\/[^\)]+)\)/g;
+
+    let matches;
+    const links = [];
+
+    while ((matches = regex.exec(text)) !== null) {
+      const [, user, url] = matches;
+      if (!ignoredUsers.has(user)) {
+        links.push(`[@${user}](${url})`);
+      }
+    }
+
     return links.length ? `Thanks ${links.join(', ')}! ` : '';
   });
 }
diff --git a/.changeset/config.json b/.changeset/config.json
index fe78edc9cf..94e435bd93 100644
--- a/.changeset/config.json
+++ b/.changeset/config.json
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
     "./backstage-changelog.js",
     {
       "repo": "backstage/backstage",
-      "ignoreUserThanks": ["benjdlambert", "freben", "jhaals", "Rugvip"]
+      "ignoreUserThanks": [
+        "benjdlambert",
+        "freben",
+        "jhaals",
+        "Rugvip",
+        "renovate",
+        "dependabot"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "commit": false,