diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/github/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap b/lib/modules/platform/github/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
index 96af4722583653..fbd183bcf69668 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/github/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/github/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
@@ -119,4 +119,4 @@ exports[`modules/platform/github/index initRepo should update fork when using fo
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`modules/platform/github/index massageMarkdown(input) returns updated pr body 1`] = `"[https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/5](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/issues/5) plus also [a link](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/issues/5)"`;
+exports[`modules/platform/github/index massageMarkdown(input) returns updated pr body 1`] = `"[https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/5](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/issues/5) plus also [a link](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/issues/5)"`;
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/github/index.ts b/lib/modules/platform/github/index.ts
index 2acbfa34503b22..23a8210574053a 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/github/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/github/index.ts
@@ -1944,13 +1944,19 @@ export function massageMarkdown(input: string): string {
     return smartTruncate(input, maxBodyLength());
   }
   const massagedInput = massageMarkdownLinks(input)
-    // to be safe, replace all github.com links with renovatebot redirector
+    // to be safe, replace all github.com links with redirect.github.com
     .replace(
       regEx(/href="https?:\/\/github.com\//g),
-      'href="https://togithub.com/',
+      'href="https://redirect.github.com/',
+    )
+    .replace(
+      regEx(/]\(https:\/\/github\.com\//g),
+      '](https://redirect.github.com/',
+    )
+    .replace(
+      regEx(/]: https:\/\/github\.com\//g),
+      ']: https://redirect.github.com/',
     )
-    .replace(regEx(/]\(https:\/\/github\.com\//g), '](https://togithub.com/')
-    .replace(regEx(/]: https:\/\/github\.com\//g), ']: https://togithub.com/')
     .replace('> ℹ **Note**\n> \n', '> [!NOTE]\n')
     .replace('> ⚠ **Warning**\n> \n', '> [!WARNING]\n')
     .replace('> ⚠️ **Warning**\n> \n', '> [!WARNING]\n')
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/github/massage-markdown-links.spec.ts b/lib/modules/platform/github/massage-markdown-links.spec.ts
index c8faf90feae990..b6ab2327f85fc2 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/github/massage-markdown-links.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/github/massage-markdown-links.spec.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ describe('modules/platform/github/massage-markdown-links', () => {
     const res = massageMarkdownLinks(input);
     expect(res).toEqual(
       [
-        'Link [foo/bar#1](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/pull/1) points to [https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/pull/1).',
-        'URL [https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/pull/1) becomes [foo/bar#1](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/pull/1).',
+        'Link [foo/bar#1](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1) points to [https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1).',
+        'URL [https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1) becomes [foo/bar#1](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1).',
       ].join('\n'),
     );
   });
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ describe('modules/platform/github/massage-markdown-links', () => {
     ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/'}
     ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/'}
     ${'api.github.com'}
-    ${'togithub.com'}
-    ${'www.togithub.com'}
-    ${'https://togithub.com/foo/bar/releases/tag/v0.20.3'}
-    ${'https://togithub.com/foo/bar/compare/v0.20.2...v0.20.3'}
+    ${'redirect.github.com'}
+    ${'www.redirect.github.com'}
+    ${'https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/releases/tag/v0.20.3'}
+    ${'https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/compare/v0.20.2...v0.20.3'}
   `('Unchanged: $input', ({ input }: { input: string }) => {
     const inputText = `Foo ${input}, bar.`;
     expect(massageMarkdownLinks(inputText)).toEqual(inputText);
@@ -59,30 +59,30 @@ describe('modules/platform/github/massage-markdown-links', () => {
 
   it.each`
     input                                                                                     | output
-    ${'github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1'}                                                     | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](togithub.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
-    ${'github.com/foo/bar/issues/1'}                                                          | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](togithub.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
-    ${'github.com/foo/bar/pull/1'}                                                            | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](togithub.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
-    ${'github.com/Foo/bar/pull/1'}                                                            | ${'[github.com/Foo/bar/pull/1](togithub.com/Foo/bar/pull/1)'}
-    ${'www.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1'}                                                    | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1](www.togithub.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1)'}
-    ${'www.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1'}                                                 | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](www.togithub.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
-    ${'www.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1'}                                                      | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](www.togithub.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
-    ${'www.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1'}                                                        | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](www.togithub.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
-    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1'}                                             | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
-    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1'}                                                  | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
-    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1'}                                                    | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
-    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1#comment-123'}                                 | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1#comment-123](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/discussions/1#comment-123)'}
-    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1#comment-123'}                                      | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1#comment-123](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/issues/1#comment-123)'}
-    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1#comment-123'}                                        | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1#comment-123](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/pull/1#comment-123)'}
-    ${'[github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}                 | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](togithub.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
-    ${'[github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}                           | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](togithub.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
-    ${'[github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}                               | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](togithub.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
-    ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](www.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}         | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](www.togithub.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
-    ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](www.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}                   | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](www.togithub.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
-    ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1](www.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1)'}               | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1](www.togithub.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1)'}
-    ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](www.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}                       | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](www.togithub.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
-    ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'} | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
-    ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}           | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
-    ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}               | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](https://togithub.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
+    ${'github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1'}                                                     | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
+    ${'github.com/foo/bar/issues/1'}                                                          | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
+    ${'github.com/foo/bar/pull/1'}                                                            | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
+    ${'github.com/Foo/bar/pull/1'}                                                            | ${'[github.com/Foo/bar/pull/1](redirect.github.com/Foo/bar/pull/1)'}
+    ${'www.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1'}                                                    | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1)'}
+    ${'www.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1'}                                                 | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
+    ${'www.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1'}                                                      | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
+    ${'www.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1'}                                                        | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
+    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1'}                                             | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
+    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1'}                                                  | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
+    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1'}                                                    | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
+    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1#comment-123'}                                 | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1#comment-123](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1#comment-123)'}
+    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1#comment-123'}                                      | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1#comment-123](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1#comment-123)'}
+    ${'https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1#comment-123'}                                        | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1#comment-123](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1#comment-123)'}
+    ${'[github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}                 | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
+    ${'[github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}                           | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
+    ${'[github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}                               | ${'[github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
+    ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](www.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}         | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
+    ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](www.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}                   | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
+    ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1](www.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1)'}               | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar.foo/pull/1)'}
+    ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](www.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}                       | ${'[www.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](redirect.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
+    ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'} | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/discussions/1)'}
+    ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}           | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/issues/1](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/issues/1)'}
+    ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}               | ${'[https://github.com/foo/bar/pull/1](https://redirect.github.com/foo/bar/pull/1)'}
   `(
     '$input -> $output',
     ({ input, output }: { input: string; output: string }) => {
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/github/massage-markdown-links.ts b/lib/modules/platform/github/massage-markdown-links.ts
index 44c3b53616c6a6..80a4fd172569c4 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/github/massage-markdown-links.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/github/massage-markdown-links.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ const urlRegex =
   /(?:https?:)?(?:\/\/)?(?:www\.)?(?<!api\.)(?:to)?github\.com\/[-a-z0-9]+\/[-_a-z0-9.]+\/(?:discussions|issues|pull)\/[0-9]+(?:#[-_a-z0-9]+)?/i; // TODO #12872 (?<!re) after text not matching
 
 function massageLink(input: string): string {
-  return input.replace(regEx(/(?:to)?github\.com/i), 'togithub.com');
+  return input.replace(
+    regEx(/(?:to|redirect\.|www\.)?github\.com/i),
+    'redirect.github.com',
+  );
 }
 
 function collectLinkPosition(input: string, matches: UrlMatch[]): Plugin {