diff --git a/scripts/snyk-github-issue-sync.ts b/scripts/snyk-github-issue-sync.ts
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f1015f8139..da64e2ea82
--- a/scripts/snyk-github-issue-sync.ts
+++ b/scripts/snyk-github-issue-sync.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env yarn ts-node --transpile-only
 /*
  * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
  *
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ const argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2));
 const GH_OWNER = 'backstage';
 const GH_REPO = 'backstage';
 const SNYK_GH_LABEL = 'snyk-vulnerability';
-const SNYK_ID_REGEX = /\[([A-Z0-9-:]+)]/i;
+const SNYK_ID_REGEX = /\[([^\]]+)]/i;
 
 const isDryRun = 'dryrun' in argv;