diff --git a/config/detekt/detekt.yml b/config/detekt/detekt.yml
index 1d949a79a8..67e087f11f 100644
--- a/config/detekt/detekt.yml
+++ b/config/detekt/detekt.yml
@@ -590,9 +590,9 @@ style:
                 value: 'FIXME:'
             -   reason: 'Forbidden STOPSHIP todo marker in comment, please address the problem before shipping the code.'
                 value: 'STOPSHIP:'
-            -   reason: 'TODO comments must reference a GitHub issue for tracking. Format: TODO (#IssueNumber).'
+            -   reason: 'TODO comments must reference a GitHub issue for tracking. Format: TODO(https://github.com/google/ground-android/issues/IssueNumber).'
                 value: 'TODO:'
-        allowedPatterns: '^TODO \\(#\\d+\\):'
+                allowedPatterns: '^TODO\\(https://github\\.com/google/ground-android/issues/\\d+\\): .+'
     ForbiddenImport:
         active: false
         imports: [ ]