diff --git a/src/git_flow/command/merge.py b/src/git_flow/command/merge.py
index af5a8b7..23c8121 100644
--- a/src/git_flow/command/merge.py
+++ b/src/git_flow/command/merge.py
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ class MergeCommand(Command):
 
     def create_pull_request(self, token: str, branch: str, target: str):
         changelog = Changelog()
+        title = branch.replace("/", ": ").replace("-", " ")
+
+        if title.startswith("release: "):
+            title = title[title.index(' ', title.index(' ') + 1) + 1:]
 
         message = self.get_remote_api(token).create_pull_request(
             branch,