diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2186acc..ffd7641 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- Relaxes PR autolink detection for Azure DevOps to use `PR <number>` instead of `Merged PR <number>` &mdash; closes [#2908](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/2908)
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixes [#2896](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/2896) - Repositories view stuck in loading state
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/azure-devops.ts b/src/git/remotes/azure-devops.ts
index 48dea74..fbc72cb 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/azure-devops.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/azure-devops.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class AzureDevOpsRemote extends RemoteProvider {
 				},
 				{
 					// Default Pull request message when merging a PR in ADO. Will not catch commits & pushes following a different pattern.
-					prefix: 'Merged PR ',
+					prefix: 'PR ',
 					url: `${this.baseUrl}/pullrequest/<num>`,
 					title: `Open Pull Request #<num> on ${this.name}`,