diff --git a/src/renderer/__mocks__/notifications-mocks.ts b/src/renderer/__mocks__/notifications-mocks.ts
index 501e5c85a..48a7fbe2d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/__mocks__/notifications-mocks.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/__mocks__/notifications-mocks.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   AgentIcon,
   CopilotIcon,
+  GitCommitIcon,
   GitPullRequestIcon,
   IssueOpenedIcon,
   TagIcon,
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ export const mockGitHubCloudGitifyNotifications: GitifyNotification[] = [
     },
     repository: mockGitHubRepository,
     display: {
-      number: '123',
+      identifier: '123',
       title: 'I am a robot and this is a test! [#123]',
       type: 'Open Issue',
       icon: {
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ export const mockGitHubCloudGitifyNotifications: GitifyNotification[] = [
     },
     repository: mockGitHubRepository,
     display: {
-      number: '456',
+      identifier: '456',
       title: 'Improve the UI [#456]',
       type: 'Issue',
       icon: {
@@ -175,10 +176,11 @@ export const mockGithubEnterpriseGitifyNotifications: GitifyNotification[] = [
         'https://github.gitify.io/api/v3/repos/myorg/notifications-test/releases/3' as Link,
       type: 'Release',
       reviewers: undefined,
+      tagName: '0.0.1',
     },
     repository: mockEnterpriseRepository,
     display: {
-      number: '',
+      identifier: '0.0.1',
       title: 'Release 0.0.1',
       type: 'Release',
       icon: {
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ export const mockGithubEnterpriseGitifyNotifications: GitifyNotification[] = [
     },
     repository: mockEnterpriseRepository,
     display: {
-      number: '123',
+      identifier: '123',
       title: 'Bump Version [#123]',
       type: 'Pull Request',
       icon: {
@@ -223,6 +225,44 @@ export const mockGithubEnterpriseGitifyNotifications: GitifyNotification[] = [
 
 export const mockGitifyNotification: GitifyNotification = mockGitHubCloudGitifyNotifications[0];
 
+/**
+ * Mock Gitify Notification for a GitHub commit.
+ *
+ * Subject type `Commit`, which identifies by its SHA rather than a number.
+ */
+export const mockCommitGitifyNotification: GitifyNotification = {
+  account: mockGitHubCloudAccount,
+  order: 0,
+  id: '1349837581',
+  unread: true,
+  reason: {
+    code: 'subscribed',
+    title: 'Updated',
+    description: "You're watching the repository.",
+  },
+  updatedAt: '2024-03-12T10:00:00Z',
+  subject: {
+    title: 'Fix the thing',
+    url: 'https://api.github.com/repos/gitify-app/notifications-test/commits/d2a86d80e3d24ea9510d5de6c147e53c30f313a8' as Link,
+    latestCommentUrl: null,
+    type: 'Commit',
+    commitSha: 'd2a86d80e3d24ea9510d5de6c147e53c30f313a8',
+    user: mockSubjectUser,
+    author: mockSubjectUser,
+  },
+  repository: mockGitHubRepository,
+  display: {
+    identifier: 'd2a86d8',
+    title: 'Fix the thing',
+    type: 'Commit',
+    icon: {
+      type: GitCommitIcon,
+      color: IconColor.GRAY,
+    },
+    defaultUserType: 'User',
+  },
+};
+
 /**
  * Mock Gitify Notification for a GitHub Copilot cloud agent session.
  *
@@ -248,7 +288,7 @@ export const mockAgentSessionGitifyNotification: GitifyNotification = {
   },
   repository: mockGitHubRepository,
   display: {
-    number: '',
+    identifier: '',
     title: 'Analyzing and fixing GitHub Actions job failure',
     type: 'Agent Session Thread',
     icon: {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationHeader.tsx b/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationHeader.tsx
index 94ee086ba..aeaedd95d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationHeader.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const NotificationHeader: FC<NotificationHeaderProps> = ({
             />
           </button>
           <div className={cn('text-xxs', Opacity.READ, !showNumber && 'hidden')}>
-            {notification.display.number}
+            {notification.display.identifier}
           </div>
         </Stack>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.test.tsx b/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.test.tsx
index 830f7489e..998876bc8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useState } from 'react';
 import { renderWithProviders } from '../../__helpers__/test-utils';
 import { mockGitHubEnterpriseServerAccount } from '../../__mocks__/account-mocks';
 import {
+  mockCommitGitifyNotification,
   mockGiteaGitifyNotification,
   mockGitifyNotification,
 } from '../../__mocks__/notifications-mocks';
@@ -81,6 +82,32 @@ describe('renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.tsx', () => {
     expect(tree.container).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  it('shows the release tag as the identifier', () => {
+    const props: NotificationRowProps = {
+      notification: {
+        ...mockGitifyNotification,
+        subject: { ...mockGitifyNotification.subject, type: 'Release', tagName: '0.0.1' },
+        display: { ...mockGitifyNotification.display, identifier: '0.0.1' },
+      },
+      isRepositoryAnimatingExit: false,
+    };
+
+    const tree = renderWithProviders(<NotificationRow {...props} />);
+
+    expect(tree.getByText('0.0.1')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('shows the commit short SHA as the identifier', () => {
+    const props: NotificationRowProps = {
+      notification: mockCommitGitifyNotification,
+      isRepositoryAnimatingExit: false,
+    };
+
+    const tree = renderWithProviders(<NotificationRow {...props} />);
+
+    expect(tree.getByText('d2a86d8')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('should render itself & its children - notification is read', async () => {
     const props: NotificationRowProps = {
       notification: { ...mockGitifyNotification, unread: false },
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.tsx b/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.tsx
index c5623529b..23a35b647 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.tsx
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export const NotificationRow: FC<NotificationRowProps> = ({
                 (isGroupByDate() || !showNumber) && 'hidden',
               )}
             >
-              {notification.display.number}
+              {notification.display.identifier}
             </Text>
           </Stack>
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/notifications/__snapshots__/NotificationRow.test.tsx.snap b/src/renderer/components/notifications/__snapshots__/NotificationRow.test.tsx.snap
index e4658d282..3e1c41d82 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/notifications/__snapshots__/NotificationRow.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/renderer/components/notifications/__snapshots__/NotificationRow.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ exports[`renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.tsx > should render i
       data-wrap="nowrap"
     >
       <button
-        aria-describedby="_r_i_"
+        aria-describedby="_r_s_"
         type="button"
       >
         <svg
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ exports[`renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.tsx > should render i
         class="prc-TooltipV2-Tooltip-tLeuB"
         data-component="Tooltip"
         data-direction="e"
-        id="_r_i_"
+        id="_r_s_"
         popover="auto"
         role="tooltip"
       >
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ exports[`renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.tsx > should render i
             class="flex gap-1"
           >
             <button
-              aria-describedby="_r_j_"
+              aria-describedby="_r_t_"
               type="button"
             >
               <span
@@ -1415,14 +1415,14 @@ exports[`renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.tsx > should render i
               class="prc-TooltipV2-Tooltip-tLeuB"
               data-component="Tooltip"
               data-direction="s"
-              id="_r_j_"
+              id="_r_t_"
               popover="auto"
               role="tooltip"
             >
               octocat approved these changes
             </span>
             <button
-              aria-describedby="_r_k_"
+              aria-describedby="_r_u_"
               type="button"
             >
               <span
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ exports[`renderer/components/notifications/NotificationRow.tsx > should render i
               class="prc-TooltipV2-Tooltip-tLeuB"
               data-component="Tooltip"
               data-direction="s"
-              id="_r_k_"
+              id="_r_u_"
               popover="auto"
               role="tooltip"
             >
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/settings/NotificationSettings.tsx b/src/renderer/components/settings/NotificationSettings.tsx
index 56c3380e4..d6ce79b6e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/settings/NotificationSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/settings/NotificationSettings.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   CheckIcon,
   CommentIcon,
   DashIcon,
+  GitCommitIcon,
   GitPullRequestIcon,
   IssueOpenedIcon,
   MilestoneIcon,
@@ -275,27 +276,42 @@ export const NotificationSettings: FC = () => {
 
             <Checkbox
               checked={showNumber}
-              label="Show GitHub number"
+              label="Show identifier"
               name="showNumber"
               onChange={() => toggleSetting('showNumber')}
               tooltip={
                 <Stack direction="vertical" gap="condensed">
-                  <Text>Show GitHub number for:</Text>
+                  <Text>Show identifier for:</Text>
                   <div className="pl-2">
                     <Stack direction="vertical" gap="none">
-                      <Stack direction="horizontal" gap="condensed">
+                      <Stack align="center" direction="horizontal" gap="condensed">
                         <CommentIcon size={Size.SMALL} />
-                        Discussion
+                        <Text>Discussion</Text>
+                        <Text className="text-gitify-icon-muted">#123</Text>
                       </Stack>
 
-                      <Stack direction="horizontal" gap="condensed">
+                      <Stack align="center" direction="horizontal" gap="condensed">
                         <IssueOpenedIcon size={Size.SMALL} />
-                        Issue
+                        <Text>Issue</Text>
+                        <Text className="text-gitify-icon-muted">#123</Text>
                       </Stack>
 
-                      <Stack direction="horizontal" gap="condensed">
+                      <Stack align="center" direction="horizontal" gap="condensed">
                         <GitPullRequestIcon size={Size.SMALL} />
-                        Pull Request
+                        <Text>Pull Request</Text>
+                        <Text className="text-gitify-icon-muted">#123</Text>
+                      </Stack>
+
+                      <Stack align="center" direction="horizontal" gap="condensed">
+                        <GitCommitIcon size={Size.SMALL} />
+                        <Text>Commit</Text>
+                        <Text className="text-gitify-icon-muted">a1b2c3d</Text>
+                      </Stack>
+
+                      <Stack align="center" direction="horizontal" gap="condensed">
+                        <TagIcon size={Size.SMALL} />
+                        <Text>Release</Text>
+                        <Text className="text-gitify-icon-muted">v1.2.3</Text>
                       </Stack>
                     </Stack>
                   </div>
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index 64ba8e5ee..9f00d7a99 100644
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diff --git a/src/renderer/routes/__snapshots__/Settings.test.tsx.snap b/src/renderer/routes/__snapshots__/Settings.test.tsx.snap
index d31704f15..5e5cf2857 100644
--- a/src/renderer/routes/__snapshots__/Settings.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/renderer/routes/__snapshots__/Settings.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ exports[`renderer/routes/Settings.tsx > should render itself & its children 1`]
                   class="font-medium text-gitify-font cursor-pointer"
                   for="showNumber"
                 >
-                  Show GitHub number
+                  Show identifier
                 </label>
                 <button
                   aria-expanded="false"
diff --git a/src/renderer/types.ts b/src/renderer/types.ts
index 1091d2ef3..74298639c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/types.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/types.ts
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ export interface GitifySubject {
   // Enriched fields (from additional GraphQL or REST API calls)
   /** Issue/PR/Discussion number */
   number?: number;
+  /** Release tag (e.g. `v1.2.3`), when the subject is a release */
+  tagName?: string;
+  /** Commit SHA, when the subject is a commit */
+  commitSha?: string;
   /** Parsed state */
   state?: GitifyNotificationState;
   /**
@@ -474,8 +478,8 @@ export interface GitifyNotificationDisplay {
   title: string;
   /** Formatted notification type */
   type: string;
-  /** Formatted notification number */
-  number: string;
+  /** Formatted notification identifier (a `#number`, a release tag, or a short SHA) */
+  identifier: string;
   /** Notification icon and color to display */
   icon: {
     type: Icon;
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/commit.test.ts b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/commit.test.ts
index ad218514e..e36e1e99b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/commit.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/commit.test.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,24 @@ describe('renderer/utils/notifications/handlers/commit.ts', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('attaches the commit SHA as its identifier', async () => {
+      const mockNotification = mockPartialGitifyNotification({
+        title: 'This is a commit',
+        type: 'Commit',
+        url: 'https://api.github.com/repos/gitify-app/notifications-test/commits/d2a86d80e3d24ea9510d5de6c147e53c30f313a8' as Link,
+        latestCommentUrl: null,
+      });
+
+      getCommitSpy.mockResolvedValue({
+        author: mockAuthor,
+        sha: 'd2a86d80e3d24ea9510d5de6c147e53c30f313a8',
+      } as GetCommitResponse);
+
+      const result = await commitHandler.enrich(mockNotification);
+
+      expect(result.commitSha).toBe('d2a86d80e3d24ea9510d5de6c147e53c30f313a8');
+    });
+
     it('leaves roles undefined when the commit has no linked GitHub user', async () => {
       const mockNotification = mockPartialGitifyNotification({
         title: 'This is a commit with comments',
@@ -107,6 +125,7 @@ describe('renderer/utils/notifications/handlers/commit.ts', () => {
       expect(result.user).toBeUndefined();
       expect(result.author).toBeUndefined();
       expect(result.commenter).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(result.commitSha).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
     it('return early if commit state filtered', async () => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/commit.ts b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/commit.ts
index db3d50a1a..f0cbd25f0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/commit.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/commit.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class CommitHandler extends DefaultHandler {
     // in parallel so populating both roles costs no extra latency.
     let author: GitifyNotificationUser | undefined;
     let commenter: GitifyNotificationUser | undefined;
+    let commitSha: string | undefined;
 
     if (notification.subject.latestCommentUrl) {
       const [commit, commitComment] = await Promise.all([
@@ -52,11 +53,13 @@ class CommitHandler extends DefaultHandler {
         getCommitComment(notification.account, notification.subject.latestCommentUrl),
       ]);
 
+      commitSha = commit.sha;
       author = toNotificationUser(commit.author);
       commenter = toNotificationUser(commitComment.user);
     } else {
       const commit = await getCommit(notification.account, notification.subject.url!);
 
+      commitSha = commit.sha;
       author = toNotificationUser(commit.author);
     }
 
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ class CommitHandler extends DefaultHandler {
       user: commenter ?? author,
       author: author,
       commenter: commenter,
+      commitSha,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/release.test.ts b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/release.test.ts
index 895adad5b..3fc1b4e29 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/release.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/release.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe('renderer/utils/notifications/handlers/release.ts', () => {
     it('release notification', async () => {
       getReleaseSpy.mockResolvedValue({
         author: mockAuthor,
+        tag_name: 'v0.0.1',
       } as GetReleaseResponse);
 
       const result = await releaseHandler.enrich(mockNotification);
@@ -44,9 +45,20 @@ describe('renderer/utils/notifications/handlers/release.ts', () => {
           avatarUrl: mockAuthor.avatar_url,
           type: mockAuthor.type,
         },
+        tagName: 'v0.0.1',
       });
     });
 
+    it('release without a tag', async () => {
+      getReleaseSpy.mockResolvedValue({
+        author: mockAuthor,
+      } as GetReleaseResponse);
+
+      const result = await releaseHandler.enrich(mockNotification);
+
+      expect(result.tagName).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
     it('return early if release state filtered', async () => {
       useFiltersStore.setState({ states: ['closed'] });
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/release.ts b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/release.ts
index afcf56727..cbb3ffc2d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/release.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/forges/github/handlers/release.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class ReleaseHandler extends DefaultHandler {
       state: releaseState,
       user: author,
       author: author,
+      tagName: release.tag_name,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/notifications/formatters.test.ts b/src/renderer/utils/notifications/formatters.test.ts
index 86092dfdd..5441385c6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/notifications/formatters.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/notifications/formatters.test.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import type { Link } from '../../types';
 import {
   formatForDisplay,
   formatMetricDescription,
+  formatCommitSha,
   formatNotification,
-  formatNotificationNumber,
+  formatNotificationIdentifier,
   formatNotificationTitle,
   formatNotificationType,
   formatProperCase,
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ describe('renderer/utils/notifications/formatters.ts', () => {
     expect(formatted.display).toBeDefined();
     expect(formatted.display.title).toBe('This is a mock discussion');
     expect(formatted.display.type).toBe('Discussion');
-    expect(formatted.display.number).toBe('');
+    expect(formatted.display.identifier).toBe('');
     expect(formatted.display.defaultUserType).toBe('User');
   });
 
@@ -100,26 +101,52 @@ describe('renderer/utils/notifications/formatters.ts', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('formattedNotificationNumber', () => {
-    it('returns formatted number when present', () => {
-      const notification = mockPartialGitifyNotification({
+  describe('formatNotificationIdentifier', () => {
+    const base = () =>
+      mockPartialGitifyNotification({
         title: 'Sample',
         type: 'Issue',
         state: 'OPEN',
       });
+
+    it('returns the formatted number when present', () => {
+      const notification = base();
       notification.subject.number = 42;
 
-      expect(formatNotificationNumber(notification)).toBe('#42');
+      expect(formatNotificationIdentifier(notification)).toBe('#42');
     });
 
-    it('returns empty string when number absent', () => {
-      const notification = mockPartialGitifyNotification({
-        title: 'Sample',
-        type: 'Issue',
-        state: 'OPEN',
-      });
+    it('returns the release tag when present', () => {
+      const notification = base();
+      notification.subject.tagName = 'v0.0.1';
+
+      expect(formatNotificationIdentifier(notification)).toBe('v0.0.1');
+    });
+
+    it('returns the abbreviated commit SHA when present', () => {
+      const notification = base();
+      notification.subject.commitSha = 'd2a86d80e3d24ea9510d5de6c147e53c30f313a8';
+
+      expect(formatNotificationIdentifier(notification)).toBe('d2a86d8');
+    });
+
+    it('prefers the number over a tag or SHA', () => {
+      const notification = base();
+      notification.subject.number = 42;
+      notification.subject.tagName = 'v0.0.1';
+      notification.subject.commitSha = 'd2a86d80e3d24ea9510d5de6c147e53c30f313a8';
 
-      expect(formatNotificationNumber(notification)).toBe('');
+      expect(formatNotificationIdentifier(notification)).toBe('#42');
+    });
+
+    it('returns empty string when no identifier is present', () => {
+      expect(formatNotificationIdentifier(base())).toBe('');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('formatCommitSha', () => {
+    it('abbreviates to seven characters', () => {
+      expect(formatCommitSha('d2a86d80e3d24ea9510d5de6c147e53c30f313a8')).toBe('d2a86d8');
     });
   });
 
@@ -144,6 +171,25 @@ describe('renderer/utils/notifications/formatters.ts', () => {
 
       expect(formatNotificationTitle(notification)).toBe('Improve docs');
     });
+
+    it('does not append a release tag or commit SHA', () => {
+      const release = mockPartialGitifyNotification({
+        title: 'Release 0.0.1',
+        type: 'Release',
+        state: undefined,
+      });
+      release.subject.tagName = 'v0.0.1';
+
+      const commit = mockPartialGitifyNotification({
+        title: 'Fix the thing',
+        type: 'Commit',
+        state: undefined,
+      });
+      commit.subject.commitSha = 'd2a86d80e3d24ea9510d5de6c147e53c30f313a8';
+
+      expect(formatNotificationTitle(release)).toBe('Release 0.0.1');
+      expect(formatNotificationTitle(commit)).toBe('Fix the thing');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('formatMetricDescription', () => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/notifications/formatters.ts b/src/renderer/utils/notifications/formatters.ts
index 55e78c790..7c451f267 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/notifications/formatters.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/notifications/formatters.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function formatNotification(notification: RawGitifyNotification): GitifyN
     ...notification,
     display: {
       type: formatNotificationType(notification),
-      number: formatNotificationNumber(notification),
+      identifier: formatNotificationIdentifier(notification),
       title: formatNotificationTitle(notification),
       icon: {
         type: helpers.iconType,
@@ -108,31 +108,66 @@ export function formatGitHubNumber(num: number): string {
   return `#${num}`;
 }
 
+/** Length of an abbreviated commit SHA, matching GitHub's short form. */
+export const COMMIT_SHA_SHORT_LENGTH = 7;
+
+/**
+ * Abbreviate a commit SHA to GitHub's short form.
+ *
+ * @param sha - The full commit SHA.
+ * @returns The first seven characters of the SHA.
+ */
+export function formatCommitSha(sha: string): string {
+  return sha.slice(0, COMMIT_SHA_SHORT_LENGTH);
+}
+
 /**
- * Return the formatted notification number for this notification.
+ * Return the identifier for this notification.
  *
- * @param notification - The notification whose subject number to format.
- * @returns A `"#N"` string when a subject number is present, otherwise `""`.
+ * Resolves the subject's identifier in priority order: an issue/PR/discussion
+ * `#number`, a release tag, or an abbreviated commit SHA.
+ *
+ * @param notification - The notification whose subject identifier to format.
+ * @returns The identifier string, or `""` when the subject has none.
  */
-export function formatNotificationNumber(notification: RawGitifyNotification): string {
-  return notification.subject?.number ? formatGitHubNumber(notification.subject.number) : '';
+export function formatNotificationIdentifier(notification: RawGitifyNotification): string {
+  const number = notification.subject?.number;
+
+  if (number) {
+    return formatGitHubNumber(number);
+  }
+
+  const tagName = notification.subject?.tagName;
+
+  if (tagName) {
+    return tagName;
+  }
+
+  const commitSha = notification.subject?.commitSha;
+
+  if (commitSha) {
+    return formatCommitSha(commitSha);
+  }
+
+  return '';
 }
 
 /**
  * Return the formatted notification title for this notification.
  *
- * Appends the subject number in brackets when present
- * (e.g. `"Fix bug [#42]"`).
+ * Appends the subject number in brackets when present (e.g. `"Fix bug [#42]"`).
+ * Release tags and commit SHAs are not appended - those subjects surface their
+ * identifier in the row's identifier slot only.
  *
  * @param notification - The notification whose title to format.
  * @returns The display title string.
  */
 export function formatNotificationTitle(notification: RawGitifyNotification): string {
   let title = notification.subject.title;
-  const number = formatNotificationNumber(notification);
+  const number = notification.subject?.number;
 
-  if (number.length > 0) {
-    title = `${title} [${number}]`;
+  if (number) {
+    title = `${title} [${formatGitHubNumber(number)}]`;
   }
 
   return title;