diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/flake8_todos/TD003.py b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/flake8_todos/TD003.py
index e41dbfcbc0..d9e6d7992e 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/flake8_todos/TD003.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/flake8_todos/TD003.py
@@ -44,15 +44,17 @@ def foo(x):
 
 # Valid Jira-style patterns (should pass)
 # TODO: Move this part to the other place RFFU-6877
+# TODO: Fix this (AIRFLOW-123)
+# TODO: Update config (SUPERSET-456)
+# TODO: PROJ-123: Another Jira-style example with colon
+# TODO: ABC-456: Fix bug with colon
+
+# Invalid patterns that should still trigger TD003 (should fail)
 # TODO: PROJ-123 Another Jira-style example
 # TODO: Fix bug ABC-123
 # TODO: Implement feature XYZ-456
 # TODO: Update documentation DEF-789
 # TODO: Refactor code GHI-101112
-# TODO: Fix this (AIRFLOW-123)
-# TODO: Update config (SUPERSET-456)
-
-# Invalid patterns that should still trigger TD003 (should fail)
 # TODO: Single letter project key A-1
 # TODO: No hyphen pattern ABC123
 # TODO: Lowercase project key abc-123
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_todos/rules/todos.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_todos/rules/todos.rs
index 77f97d87d4..d3285dfcab 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_todos/rules/todos.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_todos/rules/todos.rs
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ static ISSUE_LINK_TODO_LINE_REGEX_SET: LazyLock<RegexSet> = LazyLock::new(|| {
         r"\s*(http|https)://.*", // issue link
         r"\s*#\d+.*",            // issue code - like "#003"
         r"\s*[A-Z]{2,}-\d+\s*$", // Jira-style issue code at end of line - like "RFFU-6877"
-        r"\s*[A-Z]{2,}-\d+\s",   // Jira-style issue code followed by space - like "RFFU-6877 "
         r"\s*\([A-Z]{2,}-\d+\)", // Jira-style issue code in parentheses - like "(RFFU-6877)"
+        r"\s*[A-Z]{2,}-\d+\s*:", // Jira-style issue code followed by colon - like "RFFU-6877:"
     ])
     .unwrap()
 });
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_todos/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__flake8_todos__tests__missing-todo-link_TD003.py.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_todos/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__flake8_todos__tests__missing-todo-link_TD003.py.snap
index 47714f4ce9..6009401dfd 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_todos/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__flake8_todos__tests__missing-todo-link_TD003.py.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_todos/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__flake8_todos__tests__missing-todo-link_TD003.py.snap
@@ -66,88 +66,118 @@ TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
    |
 
 TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
-  --> TD003.py:56:3
+  --> TD003.py:53:3
    |
-55 | # Invalid patterns that should still trigger TD003 (should fail)
-56 | # TODO: Single letter project key A-1
+52 | # Invalid patterns that should still trigger TD003 (should fail)
+53 | # TODO: PROJ-123 Another Jira-style example
    |   ^^^^
-57 | # TODO: No hyphen pattern ABC123
-58 | # TODO: Lowercase project key abc-123
-   |
-
-TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
-  --> TD003.py:57:3
-   |
-55 | # Invalid patterns that should still trigger TD003 (should fail)
-56 | # TODO: Single letter project key A-1
-57 | # TODO: No hyphen pattern ABC123
-   |   ^^^^
-58 | # TODO: Lowercase project key abc-123
-59 | # TODO: Mixed case project key AbC-123
+54 | # TODO: Fix bug ABC-123
+55 | # TODO: Implement feature XYZ-456
    |
 
 TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
   --> TD003.py:58:3
    |
-56 | # TODO: Single letter project key A-1
-57 | # TODO: No hyphen pattern ABC123
-58 | # TODO: Lowercase project key abc-123
+56 | # TODO: Update documentation DEF-789
+57 | # TODO: Refactor code GHI-101112
+58 | # TODO: Single letter project key A-1
    |   ^^^^
-59 | # TODO: Mixed case project key AbC-123
-60 | # TODO: Just a random word with hyphen and number random-123
+59 | # TODO: No hyphen pattern ABC123
+60 | # TODO: Lowercase project key abc-123
    |
 
 TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
   --> TD003.py:59:3
    |
-57 | # TODO: No hyphen pattern ABC123
-58 | # TODO: Lowercase project key abc-123
-59 | # TODO: Mixed case project key AbC-123
+57 | # TODO: Refactor code GHI-101112
+58 | # TODO: Single letter project key A-1
+59 | # TODO: No hyphen pattern ABC123
    |   ^^^^
-60 | # TODO: Just a random word with hyphen and number random-123
-61 | # TODO: Number before letters 123-ABC
+60 | # TODO: Lowercase project key abc-123
+61 | # TODO: Mixed case project key AbC-123
    |
 
 TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
   --> TD003.py:60:3
    |
-58 | # TODO: Lowercase project key abc-123
-59 | # TODO: Mixed case project key AbC-123
-60 | # TODO: Just a random word with hyphen and number random-123
+58 | # TODO: Single letter project key A-1
+59 | # TODO: No hyphen pattern ABC123
+60 | # TODO: Lowercase project key abc-123
    |   ^^^^
-61 | # TODO: Number before letters 123-ABC
-62 | # TODO: Multiple hyphens ABC-123-456
+61 | # TODO: Mixed case project key AbC-123
+62 | # TODO: Just a random word with hyphen and number random-123
    |
 
 TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
   --> TD003.py:61:3
    |
-59 | # TODO: Mixed case project key AbC-123
-60 | # TODO: Just a random word with hyphen and number random-123
-61 | # TODO: Number before letters 123-ABC
+59 | # TODO: No hyphen pattern ABC123
+60 | # TODO: Lowercase project key abc-123
+61 | # TODO: Mixed case project key AbC-123
    |   ^^^^
-62 | # TODO: Multiple hyphens ABC-123-456
-63 | # TODO: Empty project key -123
+62 | # TODO: Just a random word with hyphen and number random-123
+63 | # TODO: Number before letters 123-ABC
    |
 
 TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
   --> TD003.py:62:3
    |
-60 | # TODO: Just a random word with hyphen and number random-123
-61 | # TODO: Number before letters 123-ABC
-62 | # TODO: Multiple hyphens ABC-123-456
+60 | # TODO: Lowercase project key abc-123
+61 | # TODO: Mixed case project key AbC-123
+62 | # TODO: Just a random word with hyphen and number random-123
    |   ^^^^
-63 | # TODO: Empty project key -123
-64 | # TODO: This is about PROJ-123 server config (ID in middle of sentence)
+63 | # TODO: Number before letters 123-ABC
+64 | # TODO: Multiple hyphens ABC-123-456
    |
 
 TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
   --> TD003.py:63:3
    |
-61 | # TODO: Number before letters 123-ABC
-62 | # TODO: Multiple hyphens ABC-123-456
-63 | # TODO: Empty project key -123
+61 | # TODO: Mixed case project key AbC-123
+62 | # TODO: Just a random word with hyphen and number random-123
+63 | # TODO: Number before letters 123-ABC
+   |   ^^^^
+64 | # TODO: Multiple hyphens ABC-123-456
+65 | # TODO: Empty project key -123
+   |
+
+TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
+  --> TD003.py:64:3
+   |
+62 | # TODO: Just a random word with hyphen and number random-123
+63 | # TODO: Number before letters 123-ABC
+64 | # TODO: Multiple hyphens ABC-123-456
+   |   ^^^^
+65 | # TODO: Empty project key -123
+66 | # TODO: This is about PROJ-123 server config (ID in middle of sentence)
+   |
+
+TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
+  --> TD003.py:65:3
+   |
+63 | # TODO: Number before letters 123-ABC
+64 | # TODO: Multiple hyphens ABC-123-456
+65 | # TODO: Empty project key -123
+   |   ^^^^
+66 | # TODO: This is about PROJ-123 server config (ID in middle of sentence)
+67 | # TODO: Working on PROJ-123 and PROJ-456 (multiple IDs)
+   |
+
+TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
+  --> TD003.py:66:3
+   |
+64 | # TODO: Multiple hyphens ABC-123-456
+65 | # TODO: Empty project key -123
+66 | # TODO: This is about PROJ-123 server config (ID in middle of sentence)
+   |   ^^^^
+67 | # TODO: Working on PROJ-123 and PROJ-456 (multiple IDs)
+   |
+
+TD003 Missing issue link for this TODO
+  --> TD003.py:67:3
+   |
+65 | # TODO: Empty project key -123
+66 | # TODO: This is about PROJ-123 server config (ID in middle of sentence)
+67 | # TODO: Working on PROJ-123 and PROJ-456 (multiple IDs)
    |   ^^^^
-64 | # TODO: This is about PROJ-123 server config (ID in middle of sentence)
-65 | # TODO: Working on PROJ-123 and PROJ-456 (multiple IDs)
    |