diff --git a/.github/workflows/lintcommits.yml b/.github/workflows/lintcommits.yml
index 17585e3e8c..3c9a9363bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lintcommits.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lintcommits.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: tim-actions/commit-message-checker-with-regex@v0.3.1
         with:
           commits: ${{ steps.get-pr-commits.outputs.commits }}
-          pattern: '^.{0,72}(\n.{0,72})*$'
-          error: 'Commit message lines are too long (maximum allowed is 72 characters)'
+          pattern: '^.{0,72}(?:\n(?:(.{0,72})|(.*?([a-z]+:\/\/)?(([a-zA-Z0-9_]|-)+\.)+[a-z]{2,}(:\d+)?([a-zA-Z_0-9@:%\+.~\?&/=]|-)+).*?))*$'
+          error: 'Commit message lines are too long (maximum allowed is 72 characters, except for URLs)'
 
       - name: Check subsystem
         if: ${{ success() || failure() }}