diff --git a/.github/scripts/check-pr.js b/.github/scripts/check-pr.js
index 91c1455d99..6d82f9db44 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/check-pr.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/check-pr.js
@@ -5,28 +5,37 @@ const { GITHUB_REPOSITORY, GITHUB_PR_NUMBER } = process.env;
 
 const [owner, repo] = GITHUB_REPOSITORY.split('/');
 
-async function getPRDetails() {
-    const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/pulls/${GITHUB_PR_NUMBER}`;
-    const response = await axios.get(url, {
-        headers: {
-            Authorization: `token ${githubToken}`
+async function getPRDetails(prNumber) {
+    const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/pulls/${prNumber}`;
+    try {
+        const response = await axios.get(url, {
+            headers: {
+                Authorization: `token ${githubToken}`,
+            },
+        });
+        return response.data;
+    } catch (error) {
+        if (error.response && error.response.status === 404) {
+            console.log(`PR #${prNumber} not found in repository ${owner}/${repo}, skipping...`);
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            throw error;
         }
-    });
-    return response.data;
+    }
 }
 
-async function getIssueDetails(issueNumber) {
+async function getIssueDetails(issueOwner, issueRepo, issueNumber) {
     try {
-        const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/issues/${issueNumber}`;
+        const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/${issueOwner}/${issueRepo}/issues/${issueNumber}`;
         const response = await axios.get(url, {
             headers: {
-                Authorization: `token ${githubToken}`
-            }
+                Authorization: `token ${githubToken}`,
+            },
         });
         return response.data;
     } catch (error) {
         if (error.response && error.response.status === 404) {
-            console.log(`Issue #${issueNumber} not found, skipping...`);
+            console.log(`Issue #${issueNumber} not found in repository ${issueOwner}/${issueRepo}, skipping...`);
             return null;
         } else {
             throw error;
@@ -34,44 +43,236 @@ async function getIssueDetails(issueNumber) {
     }
 }
 
-async function run() {
-    try {
-        const pr = await getPRDetails();
-        const { labels: prLabels, milestone: prMilestone, body: prBody } = pr;
+async function getContributors() {
+    const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/contributors`;
+    const response = await axios.get(url, {
+        headers: {
+            Authorization: `token ${githubToken}`,
+        },
+    });
+    return response.data;
+}
+
+function stripHTMLTags(text) {
+    return text.replace(/<\/?[^>]+(>|$)/g, '');
+}
+
+function removeCodeBlocks(text) {
+    // Remove fenced code blocks (triple backticks or tildes)
+    text = text.replace(/```[\s\S]*?```/g, '');
+    text = text.replace(/~~~[\s\S]*?~~~/g, '');
+    // Remove inline code (single backticks)
+    text = text.replace(/`[^`]*`/g, '');
+    return text;
+}
+
+function extractPRReferences(text) {
+    // Regex to match PR references with any number of digits
+    const prRegex =
+        /(?:^|\s)(?:Fixes|Closes|Resolves|See|PR|Pull Request)?\s*(?:https?:\/\/github\.com\/([\w.-]+)\/([\w.-]+)\/pull\/(\d+)|([\w.-]+)\/([\w.-]+)#(\d+)|#(\d+))(?!\w)/gm;
+    const matches = [];
+    let match;
+    while ((match = prRegex.exec(text)) !== null) {
+        const refOwner = match[1] || match[4] || owner;
+        const refRepo = match[2] || match[5] || repo;
+        const prNumber = match[3] || match[6] || match[7];
+        matches.push({
+            owner: refOwner,
+            repo: refRepo,
+            prNumber,
+        });
+    }
+    return matches;
+}
+
+function extractIssueReferences(text) {
+    // Regex to match issue references with any number of digits
+    // Supports 'Fixes #123', 'owner/repo#123', 'https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123'
+    const issueRegex =
+        /(?:^|\s)(?:Fixes|Closes|Resolves|See|Issue)?\s*(?:(?:https?:\/\/github\.com\/([\w.-]+)\/([\w.-]+)\/issues\/(\d+))|([\w.-]+)\/([\w.-]+)#(\d+)|#(\d+))(?!\w)/gm;
+    const issues = [];
+    let match;
+    while ((match = issueRegex.exec(text)) !== null) {
+        const issueOwner = match[1] || match[4] || owner;
+        const issueRepo = match[2] || match[5] || repo;
+        const issueNumber = match[3] || match[6] || match[7];
+        issues.push({
+            owner: issueOwner,
+            repo: issueRepo,
+            issueNumber,
+        });
+    }
+    return issues;
+}
+
+function cleanText(text) {
+    let cleanText = text;
+    cleanText = stripHTMLTags(cleanText);
+    cleanText = removeCodeBlocks(cleanText);
+    return cleanText;
+}
+
+async function checkPRLabelsAndMilestone(pr) {
+    const { labels: prLabels, milestone: prMilestone } = pr;
+
+    if (!prLabels || prLabels.length === 0) {
+        throw new Error('The PR has no labels.');
+    }
+    if (!prMilestone) {
+        throw new Error('The PR has no milestone.');
+    }
+}
 
-        if (prLabels.length === 0) {
-            throw new Error('The PR has no labels.');
+function isDependabotPR(pr) {
+    return pr.user.login === 'dependabot[bot]';
+}
+
+async function processIssueReferencesInText(text) {
+    const issueReferences = extractIssueReferences(text);
+
+    let hasValidIssueReference = false;
+
+    if (issueReferences.length > 0) {
+        for (const issueRef of issueReferences) {
+            // Only process issues from the same repository
+            if (issueRef.owner === owner && issueRef.repo === repo) {
+                hasValidIssueReference = true;
+                const issue = await getIssueDetails(issueRef.owner, issueRef.repo, issueRef.issueNumber);
+                if (issue) {
+                    const { labels: issueLabels, milestone: issueMilestone } = issue;
+
+                    if (!issueLabels || issueLabels.length === 0) {
+                        throw new Error(`Associated issue #${issueRef.issueNumber} has no labels.`);
+                    }
+                    if (!issueMilestone) {
+                        throw new Error(`Associated issue #${issueRef.issueNumber} has no milestone.`);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                console.log(
+                    `Issue #${issueRef.issueNumber} is from a different repository (${issueRef.owner}/${issueRef.repo}), skipping...`
+                );
+            }
         }
-        if (!prMilestone) {
-            throw new Error('The PR has no milestone.');
+
+        if (!hasValidIssueReference) {
+            throw new Error('The PR description must reference at least one issue from the current repository.');
+        } else {
+            console.log('All associated issues have labels and milestones.');
         }
+    } else {
+        throw new Error('The PR description must reference at least one issue from the current repository.');
+    }
+}
 
-        const issueNumberMatches = prBody.match(/#(\d+)/g);
+async function processPRReferencesInText(text, contributors) {
+    const prReferences = extractPRReferences(text);
 
-        if (!issueNumberMatches) {
-            console.log('No associated issues found in PR description.');
-        } else {
-            for (const match of issueNumberMatches) {
-                const issueNumber = match.replace('#', '');
-                const issue = await getIssueDetails(issueNumber);
-                if(issue) {
-                    const {labels: issueLabels, milestone: issueMilestone} = issue;
-
-                    if (issueLabels.length === 0) {
-                        throw new Error(`Associated issue #${issueNumber} has no labels.`);
+    if (prReferences.length === 0) {
+        console.log('No associated PRs found in PR description.');
+    } else {
+        for (const prRef of prReferences) {
+            // Only process PRs from the same repository
+            if (prRef.owner === owner && prRef.repo === repo) {
+                await processReferencedPR(prRef, contributors);
+            } else {
+                console.log(
+                    `PR #${prRef.prNumber} is from a different repository (${prRef.owner}/${prRef.repo}), skipping...`
+                );
+                // Skip processing issue references from external PRs
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async function processReferencedPR(prRef, contributors) {
+    // Attempt to fetch the PR to validate its existence
+    const referencedPR = await getPRDetails(prRef.prNumber);
+    if (!referencedPR) {
+        console.log(`PR #${prRef.prNumber} does not exist, skipping...`);
+        return; // Skip if PR not found
+    }
+
+    const authorLogin = referencedPR.user.login;
+
+    const isContributor = contributors.some((contributor) => contributor.login === authorLogin);
+
+    if (!isContributor) {
+        console.log(
+            `PR author ${authorLogin} is not a contributor, skipping issue matching for PR #${prRef.prNumber}.`
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Clean the referenced PR body
+    const refPrBody = cleanText(referencedPR.body);
+
+    // Extract issue references from the referenced PR description
+    const refIssueReferences = extractIssueReferences(refPrBody);
+
+    if (refIssueReferences.length === 0) {
+        console.log(`No associated issues found in PR #${prRef.prNumber} description.`);
+    } else {
+        for (const issueRef of refIssueReferences) {
+            // Only process issues from the same repository
+            if (issueRef.owner === owner && issueRef.repo === repo) {
+                const issue = await getIssueDetails(
+                    issueRef.owner,
+                    issueRef.repo,
+                    issueRef.issueNumber
+                );
+                if (issue) {
+                    const { labels: issueLabels, milestone: issueMilestone } = issue;
+
+                    if (!issueLabels || issueLabels.length === 0) {
+                        throw new Error(
+                            `Associated issue #${issueRef.issueNumber} has no labels.`
+                        );
                     }
                     if (!issueMilestone) {
-                        throw new Error(`Associated issue #${issueNumber} has no milestone.`);
+                        throw new Error(
+                            `Associated issue #${issueRef.issueNumber} has no milestone.`
+                        );
                     }
                 }
+            } else {
+                console.log(
+                    `Issue #${issueRef.issueNumber} is from a different repository (${issueRef.owner}/${issueRef.repo}), skipping...`
+                );
             }
         }
+        console.log(
+            `PR #${prRef.prNumber} and all associated issues have labels and milestones.`
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+async function run() {
+    try {
+        const pr = await getPRDetails(GITHUB_PR_NUMBER);
+        if (!pr) {
+            throw new Error(`PR #${GITHUB_PR_NUMBER} not found.`);
+        }
+
+        await checkPRLabelsAndMilestone(pr);
+
+        if (isDependabotPR(pr)) {
+            console.log('Dependabot PR detected. Skipping issue reference requirement.');
+        } else {
+            const cleanBody = cleanText(pr.body);
+            await processIssueReferencesInText(cleanBody);
+        }
+
+        const contributors = await getContributors();
+
+        const cleanBody = cleanText(pr.body);
+        await processPRReferencesInText(cleanBody, contributors);
 
-        console.log('PR and all associated issues have labels and milestones.');
+        console.log('All checks completed.');
     } catch (error) {
         console.error(error.message);
         process.exit(1);
     }
 }
 
-run();
+run();
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