diff --git a/src/semantic_release/commit_parser/conventional/parser.py b/src/semantic_release/commit_parser/conventional/parser.py
index 5cab34c56..8103ad2f5 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/commit_parser/conventional/parser.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/commit_parser/conventional/parser.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ConventionalCommitParser(
         str.join(
             "",
             [
-                r"^(?:clos(?:e|es|ed|ing)|fix(?:es|ed|ing)?|resolv(?:e|es|ed|ing)|implement(?:s|ed|ing)?):",
+                r"^(?:clos(?:e|es|ed|ing)|fix(?:es|ed|ing)?|resolv(?:e|es|ed|ing)|implement(?:s|ed|ing)?|ref(?:s|ered|erence|ering)?):",
                 r"[\t ]+(?P<issue_predicate>.+)[\t ]*$",
             ],
         ),
diff --git a/tests/const.py b/tests/const.py
index 69a7ca778..fafd3fcfa 100644
--- a/tests/const.py
+++ b/tests/const.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class RepoActionStep(str, Enum):
 
 COMMIT_MESSAGE = "{version}\n\nAutomatically generated by python-semantic-release\n"
 
+
 SUPPORTED_ISSUE_CLOSURE_PREFIXES = [
     "Close",
     "Closes",
@@ -66,6 +67,15 @@ class RepoActionStep(str, Enum):
     "Implementing",
 ]
 
+SUPPORTED_ISSUE_PREFIXES = [
+    *SUPPORTED_ISSUE_CLOSURE_PREFIXES,
+    "Ref",
+    "Refs",
+    "Refered",
+    "Reference",
+    "Refering",
+]
+
 CONVENTIONAL_COMMITS_CHORE = ("ci: added a commit lint job\n",)
 # Different in-scope commits that produce a certain release type
 CONVENTIONAL_COMMITS_PATCH = (
diff --git a/tests/unit/semantic_release/commit_parser/test_conventional.py b/tests/unit/semantic_release/commit_parser/test_conventional.py
index 9298c1f24..1ab2990ff 100644
--- a/tests/unit/semantic_release/commit_parser/test_conventional.py
+++ b/tests/unit/semantic_release/commit_parser/test_conventional.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from semantic_release.commit_parser.token import ParsedCommit, ParseError
 from semantic_release.enums import LevelBump
 
-from tests.const import SUPPORTED_ISSUE_CLOSURE_PREFIXES
+from tests.const import SUPPORTED_ISSUE_PREFIXES
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from tests.conftest import MakeCommitObjFn
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ def test_parser_return_linked_merge_request_from_commit_message(
                 f"feat(parser): add magic parser\n\n{footer}",
                 linked_issues,
             )
-            for footer_prefix in SUPPORTED_ISSUE_CLOSURE_PREFIXES
+            for footer_prefix in SUPPORTED_ISSUE_PREFIXES
             for footer, linked_issues in [
                 # Single issue
                 (
@@ -855,13 +855,6 @@ def test_parser_return_linked_merge_request_from_commit_message(
                 (f"{footer_prefix} #666, {footer_prefix} #777", []),
                 # Invalid 'and' separation
                 (f"{footer_prefix}: #666and#777", ["#666and#777"]),
-                # Invalid prefix
-                ("ref: #666", []),
-                # body mentions an issue and has a different git footer
-                (
-                    "In #666, the devils in the details...\n\nSigned-off-by: johndoe <johndoe@mail.com>",
-                    [],
-                ),
             ]
         ],
         *[
@@ -870,7 +863,7 @@ def test_parser_return_linked_merge_request_from_commit_message(
                 f"feat(parser): add magic parser\n\n{footer}",
                 linked_issues,
             )
-            for footer_prefix in SUPPORTED_ISSUE_CLOSURE_PREFIXES
+            for footer_prefix in SUPPORTED_ISSUE_PREFIXES
             for footer, linked_issues in [
                 # Single issue
                 (
@@ -984,13 +977,6 @@ def test_parser_return_linked_merge_request_from_commit_message(
                 (f"{footer_prefix} ABC-666, {footer_prefix} ABC-777", []),
                 # Invalid 'and' separation
                 (f"{footer_prefix}: ABC-666andABC-777", ["ABC-666andABC-777"]),
-                # Invalid prefix
-                ("ref: ABC-666", []),
-                # body mentions an issue and has a different git footer
-                (
-                    "In ABC-666, the devils in the details...\n\nSigned-off-by: johndoe <johndoe@mail.com>",
-                    [],
-                ),
             ]
         ],
         *[