diff --git a/sv/message.go b/sv/message.go
index 1ba1ed9..2208b06 100644
--- a/sv/message.go
+++ b/sv/message.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (p MessageProcessorImpl) Validate(message string) error {
 
 // Enhance add metadata on commit message.
 func (p MessageProcessorImpl) Enhance(branch string, message string) (string, error) {
-	if p.branchesCfg.DisableIssue || p.messageCfg.IssueFooterConfig().Key == "" || hasIssueID(message, p.messageCfg.IssueFooterConfig().Key) {
+	if p.branchesCfg.DisableIssue || p.messageCfg.IssueFooterConfig().Key == "" || hasIssueID(message, p.messageCfg.IssueFooterConfig()) {
 		return "", nil //enhance disabled
 	}
 
@@ -151,7 +151,11 @@ func (p MessageProcessorImpl) Format(msg CommitMessage) (string, string, string)
 		if footer.Len() > 0 {
 			footer.WriteString("\n")
 		}
-		footer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", p.messageCfg.IssueFooterConfig().Key, issue))
+		if p.messageCfg.IssueFooterConfig().UseHash {
+			footer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s #%s", p.messageCfg.IssueFooterConfig().Key, strings.TrimPrefix(issue, "#")))
+		} else {
+			footer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", p.messageCfg.IssueFooterConfig().Key, issue))
+		}
 	}
 
 	return header.String(), msg.Body, footer.String()
@@ -225,8 +229,13 @@ func hasFooter(message string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func hasIssueID(message, issueKeyName string) bool {
-	r := regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("(?m)^%s: .+$", issueKeyName))
+func hasIssueID(message string, issueConfig CommitMessageFooterConfig) bool {
+	var r *regexp.Regexp
+	if issueConfig.UseHash {
+		r = regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("(?m)^%s #.+$", issueConfig.Key))
+	} else {
+		r = regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("(?m)^%s: .+$", issueConfig.Key))
+	}
 	return r.MatchString(message)
 }
 
diff --git a/sv/message_test.go b/sv/message_test.go
index 68b3c7f..2bdeb2a 100644
--- a/sv/message_test.go
+++ b/sv/message_test.go
@@ -174,26 +174,32 @@ jira: JIRA-123`
 )
 
 func Test_hasIssueID(t *testing.T) {
+	cfgColon := CommitMessageFooterConfig{Key: "jira"}
+	cfgHash := CommitMessageFooterConfig{Key: "jira", UseHash: true}
+
 	tests := []struct {
-		name         string
-		message      string
-		issueKeyName string
-		want         bool
+		name     string
+		message  string
+		issueCfg CommitMessageFooterConfig
+		want     bool
 	}{
-		{"single line without issue", "feat: something", "jira", false},
+		{"single line without issue", "feat: something", cfgColon, false},
 		{"multi line without issue", `feat: something
 		
-yay`, "jira", false},
+yay`, cfgColon, false},
 		{"multi line without jira issue", `feat: something
 		
-jira1: JIRA-123`, "jira", false},
+jira1: JIRA-123`, cfgColon, false},
 		{"multi line with issue", `feat: something
 		
-jira: JIRA-123`, "jira", true},
+jira: JIRA-123`, cfgColon, true},
+		{"multi line with issue and hash", `feat: something
+		
+jira #JIRA-123`, cfgHash, true},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := hasIssueID(tt.message, tt.issueKeyName); got != tt.want {
+			if got := hasIssueID(tt.message, tt.issueCfg); got != tt.want {
 				t.Errorf("hasIssueID() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})