signed_off_re = re.compile("Signed-off-by: (.+) <")
tracker_re = re.compile("http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/(\d+)")
rst_link_re = re.compile(r"([a-zA-Z0-9])_(\W)")
+release_re = re.compile(r"^(nautilus|octopus|pacific|quincy):\s*")
+
tracker_uri = "http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/{0}.json"
title = title.replace('*', '\*')
# and escape the underscores for noting a link
title = rst_link_re.sub(r'\1\_\2', title)
+ # remove release prefix for backports
+ title = release_re.sub('', title)
pr2info[number] = (author, title, message)
for issue in set(issues):