diff --git a/.sv4git.yml b/.sv4git.yml
index 3f38617..192ca92 100644
--- a/.sv4git.yml
+++ b/.sv4git.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ commit-message:
     footer:
         issue:
             key: issue
+            add-value-prefix: '#'
     issue:
-        regex: '#[0-9]+'
+        regex: '#?[0-9]+'
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 368caae..32e63b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: usage build test run tidy release release-all
+.PHONY: usage build test test-coverage test-show-coverage run tidy release release-all
 
 OK_COLOR=\033[32;01m
 NO_COLOR=\033[0m
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ BUILDARCH ?= amd64
 BUILDENVS ?= CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=$(BUILDOS) GOARCH=$(BUILDARCH)
 BUILDFLAGS ?= -a -installsuffix cgo --ldflags '-X main.Version=$(VERSION) -extldflags "-lm -lstdc++ -static"'
 
+COMPRESS_TYPE ?= targz
+
 usage: Makefile
 	@echo $(ECHOFLAGS) "to use make call:"
 	@echo $(ECHOFLAGS) "    make <action>"
@@ -35,6 +37,16 @@ test:
 	@echo $(ECHOFLAGS) "$(OK_COLOR)==> Running tests...$(NO_COLOR)"
 	@go test $(PKGS)
 
+## test-coverage: run tests with coverage
+test-coverage:
+	@echo $(ECHOFLAGS) "$(OK_COLOR)==> Running tests with coverage...$(NO_COLOR)"
+	@go test -race -covermode=atomic -coverprofile coverage.out ./...
+
+## test-show-coverage: show coverage
+test-show-coverage: test-coverage
+	@echo $(ECHOFLAGS) "$(OK_COLOR)==> Show test coverage...$(NO_COLOR)"
+	@go tool cover -html coverage.out
+
 ## run: run git-sv
 run:
 	@echo $(ECHOFLAGS) "$(OK_COLOR)==> Running bin/$(BUILDOS)_$(BUILDARCH)/$(BIN)...$(NO_COLOR)"
@@ -48,7 +60,11 @@ tidy:
 ## release: prepare binary for release
 release:
 	make build
+ifeq ($(COMPRESS_TYPE), zip)
 	@zip -j bin/git-sv_$(VERSION)_$(BUILDOS)_$(BUILDARCH).zip bin/$(BUILDOS)_$(BUILDARCH)/$(BIN)
+else
+	@tar -czf bin/git-sv_$(VERSION)_$(BUILDOS)_$(BUILDARCH).tar.gz -C bin/$(BUILDOS)_$(BUILDARCH)/ $(BIN)
+endif
 
 ## release-all: prepare linux, darwin and windows binary for release (requires sv4git)
 release-all:
@@ -56,4 +72,4 @@ release-all:
 	
 	VERSION=$(shell git sv nv) BUILDOS=linux make release
 	VERSION=$(shell git sv nv) BUILDOS=darwin make release
-	VERSION=$(shell git sv nv) BUILDOS=windows make release
+	VERSION=$(shell git sv nv) COMPRESS_TYPE=zip BUILDOS=windows make release
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4bab651..8c6390c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ commit-message:
                 - Jira
                 - JIRA
             use-hash: false # If false, use :<space> separator. If true, use <space># separator.
+            add-value-prefix: '' # Add a prefix to issue value.
     issue:
         regex: '[A-Z]+-[0-9]+' # Regex for issue id.
 ```
diff --git a/sv/config.go b/sv/config.go
index 4f86b10..d45aad0 100644
--- a/sv/config.go
+++ b/sv/config.go
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ type CommitMessageScopeConfig struct {
 
 // CommitMessageFooterConfig config footer metadata.
 type CommitMessageFooterConfig struct {
-	Key         string   `yaml:"key"`
-	KeySynonyms []string `yaml:"key-synonyms"`
-	UseHash     bool     `yaml:"use-hash"`
+	Key            string   `yaml:"key"`
+	KeySynonyms    []string `yaml:"key-synonyms"`
+	UseHash        bool     `yaml:"use-hash"`
+	AddValuePrefix string   `yaml:"add-value-prefix"`
 }
 
 // CommitMessageIssueConfig issue preferences.
diff --git a/sv/message.go b/sv/message.go
index b057a34..99f99bd 100644
--- a/sv/message.go
+++ b/sv/message.go
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ func (p MessageProcessorImpl) Enhance(branch string, message string) (string, er
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not find issue id using configured regex")
 	}
 
-	footer := fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", p.messageCfg.IssueFooterConfig().Key, issue)
-
+	footer := formatIssueFooter(p.messageCfg.IssueFooterConfig(), issue)
 	if !hasFooter(message) {
 		return "\n" + footer, nil
 	}
@@ -117,6 +116,16 @@ func (p MessageProcessorImpl) Enhance(branch string, message string) (string, er
 	return footer, nil
 }
 
+func formatIssueFooter(cfg CommitMessageFooterConfig, issue string) string {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(issue, cfg.AddValuePrefix) {
+		issue = cfg.AddValuePrefix + issue
+	}
+	if cfg.UseHash {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s #%s", cfg.Key, strings.TrimPrefix(issue, "#"))
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", cfg.Key, issue)
+}
+
 // IssueID try to extract issue id from branch, return empty if not found.
 func (p MessageProcessorImpl) IssueID(branch string) (string, error) {
 	if p.branchesCfg.DisableIssue || p.messageCfg.Issue.Regex == "" {
@@ -154,11 +163,7 @@ func (p MessageProcessorImpl) Format(msg CommitMessage) (string, string, string)
 		if footer.Len() > 0 {
 			footer.WriteString("\n")
 		}
-		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))
-		}
+		footer.WriteString(formatIssueFooter(p.messageCfg.IssueFooterConfig(), issue))
 	}
 
 	return header.String(), msg.Body, footer.String()
diff --git a/sv/message_test.go b/sv/message_test.go
index ee78c8e..6e0f3c1 100644
--- a/sv/message_test.go
+++ b/sv/message_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,25 @@ var ccfg = CommitMessageConfig{
 	Issue: CommitMessageIssueConfig{Regex: "[A-Z]+-[0-9]+"},
 }
 
+var ccfgHash = CommitMessageConfig{
+	Types: []string{"feat", "fix"},
+	Scope: CommitMessageScopeConfig{},
+	Footer: map[string]CommitMessageFooterConfig{
+		"issue": {Key: "jira", KeySynonyms: []string{"Jira"}, UseHash: true},
+		"refs":  {Key: "Refs", UseHash: true},
+	},
+	Issue: CommitMessageIssueConfig{Regex: "[A-Z]+-[0-9]+"},
+}
+
+var ccfgGitIssue = CommitMessageConfig{
+	Types: []string{"feat", "fix"},
+	Scope: CommitMessageScopeConfig{},
+	Footer: map[string]CommitMessageFooterConfig{
+		"issue": {Key: "issue", KeySynonyms: []string{"Issue"}, UseHash: false, AddValuePrefix: "#"},
+	},
+	Issue: CommitMessageIssueConfig{Regex: "#?[0-9]+"},
+}
+
 var ccfgEmptyIssue = CommitMessageConfig{
 	Types: []string{"feat", "fix"},
 	Scope: CommitMessageScopeConfig{},
@@ -139,27 +158,30 @@ func TestMessageProcessorImpl_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMessageProcessorImpl_Enhance(t *testing.T) {
-	p := NewMessageProcessor(ccfg, newBranchCfg(false))
-
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
+		cfg     CommitMessageConfig
 		branch  string
 		message string
 		want    string
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
-		{"issue on branch name", "JIRA-123", "fix: fix something", "\njira: JIRA-123", false},
-		{"issue on branch name with description", "JIRA-123-some-description", "fix: fix something", "\njira: JIRA-123", false},
-		{"issue on branch name with prefix", "feature/JIRA-123", "fix: fix something", "\njira: JIRA-123", false},
-		{"with footer", "JIRA-123", fullMessage, "jira: JIRA-123", false},
-		{"with issue on footer", "JIRA-123", fullMessageWithJira, "", false},
-		{"issue on branch name with prefix and description", "feature/JIRA-123-some-description", "fix: fix something", "\njira: JIRA-123", false},
-		{"no issue on branch name", "branch", "fix: fix something", "", true},
-		{"unexpected branch name", "feature /JIRA-123", "fix: fix something", "", true},
+		{"issue on branch name", ccfg, "JIRA-123", "fix: fix something", "\njira: JIRA-123", false},
+		{"issue on branch name with description", ccfg, "JIRA-123-some-description", "fix: fix something", "\njira: JIRA-123", false},
+		{"issue on branch name with prefix", ccfg, "feature/JIRA-123", "fix: fix something", "\njira: JIRA-123", false},
+		{"with footer", ccfg, "JIRA-123", fullMessage, "jira: JIRA-123", false},
+		{"with issue on footer", ccfg, "JIRA-123", fullMessageWithJira, "", false},
+		{"issue on branch name with prefix and description", ccfg, "feature/JIRA-123-some-description", "fix: fix something", "\njira: JIRA-123", false},
+		{"no issue on branch name", ccfg, "branch", "fix: fix something", "", true},
+		{"unexpected branch name", ccfg, "feature /JIRA-123", "fix: fix something", "", true},
+		{"issue on branch name using hash", ccfgHash, "JIRA-123-some-description", "fix: fix something", "\njira #JIRA-123", false},
+		{"numeric issue on branch name", ccfgGitIssue, "#13", "fix: fix something", "\nissue: #13", false},
+		{"numeric issue on branch name without hash", ccfgGitIssue, "13", "fix: fix something", "\nissue: #13", false},
+		{"numeric issue on branch name with description without hash", ccfgGitIssue, "13-some-fix", "fix: fix something", "\nissue: #13", false},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := p.Enhance(tt.branch, tt.message)
+			got, err := NewMessageProcessor(tt.cfg, newBranchCfg(false)).Enhance(tt.branch, tt.message)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("MessageProcessorImpl.Enhance() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
@@ -325,12 +347,16 @@ func TestMessageProcessorImpl_Format(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"simple message", ccfg, NewCommitMessage("feat", "", "something", "", "", ""), "feat: something", "", ""},
 		{"with issue", ccfg, NewCommitMessage("feat", "", "something", "", "JIRA-123", ""), "feat: something", "", "jira: JIRA-123"},
+		{"with issue using hash", ccfgHash, NewCommitMessage("feat", "", "something", "", "JIRA-123", ""), "feat: something", "", "jira #JIRA-123"},
+		{"with issue using double hash", ccfgHash, NewCommitMessage("feat", "", "something", "", "#JIRA-123", ""), "feat: something", "", "jira #JIRA-123"},
 		{"with breaking change", ccfg, NewCommitMessage("feat", "", "something", "", "", "breaks"), "feat: something", "", "BREAKING CHANGE: breaks"},
 		{"with scope", ccfg, NewCommitMessage("feat", "scope", "something", "", "", ""), "feat(scope): something", "", ""},
 		{"with body", ccfg, NewCommitMessage("feat", "", "something", "body", "", ""), "feat: something", "body", ""},
 		{"with multiline body", ccfg, NewCommitMessage("feat", "", "something", multilineBody, "", ""), "feat: something", multilineBody, ""},
 		{"full message", ccfg, NewCommitMessage("feat", "scope", "something", multilineBody, "JIRA-123", "breaks"), "feat(scope): something", multilineBody, fullFooter},
 		{"config without issue key", ccfgEmptyIssue, NewCommitMessage("feat", "", "something", "", "JIRA-123", ""), "feat: something", "", ""},
+		{"with issue and issue prefix", ccfgGitIssue, NewCommitMessage("feat", "", "something", "", "123", ""), "feat: something", "", "issue: #123"},
+		{"with #issue and issue prefix", ccfgGitIssue, NewCommitMessage("feat", "", "something", "", "#123", ""), "feat: something", "", "issue: #123"},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {