diff --git a/scripts/build-changelog.js b/scripts/build-changelog.js
index f9d1b12..635bc02 100644
--- a/scripts/build-changelog.js
+++ b/scripts/build-changelog.js
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ let currentRelease = null;
 let currentSection = null;
 
 for (const line of raw.split('\n')) {
-  // Release header: ## [Unreleased] or ## [1.0.0] - 2025-04-14
-  const releaseMatch = line.match(/^## \[([^\]]+)\](?:\s+-\s+(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}))?/);
+  // Release header: ## [Unreleased] or ## [1.0.0] - 2025-04-14 (Keep a Changelog)
+  // Also handles release-please format: ## [1.0.0](url) (2025-04-14)
+  const releaseMatch = line.match(/^## \[([^\]]+)\](?:\([^)]*\))?(?:\s+-\s+(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})|\s+\((\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})\))?/);
   if (releaseMatch) {
     if (currentRelease) releases.push(currentRelease);
     currentRelease = {
       version:  releaseMatch[1],
-      date:     releaseMatch[2] || null,
+      date:     releaseMatch[2] || releaseMatch[3] || null,
       sections: [],
     };
     currentSection = null;
diff --git a/src/js/08-static-renders.js b/src/js/08-static-renders.js
index 8f95bd6..e167ac7 100644
--- a/src/js/08-static-renders.js
+++ b/src/js/08-static-renders.js
@@ -30,6 +30,76 @@
   }
 
   // ---- Render changelog tab -----------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Convert markdown inline links [text](url) in a plain-text string into
+   * safe HTML anchor elements.  All other content is HTML-escaped normally.
+   * Only https?:// URLs are converted; anything else is rendered as escaped text.
+   * @param {string} text
+   * @returns {string}
+   */
+  function mdLinksToHtml(text) {
+    const parts = [];
+    const re = /\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)/g;
+    let last = 0;
+    let m;
+    while ((m = re.exec(text)) !== null) {
+      if (m.index > last) {
+        parts.push(escHtml(text.slice(last, m.index)));
+      }
+      const href = m[2].trim();
+      if (/^https?:\/\//i.test(href)) {
+        parts.push(
+          `<a href="${escHtml(href)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">${escHtml(m[1])}</a>`
+        );
+      } else {
+        parts.push(escHtml(m[0]));
+      }
+      last = m.index + m[0].length;
+    }
+    if (last < text.length) {
+      parts.push(escHtml(text.slice(last)));
+    }
+    return parts.join('');
+  }
+
+  /** Build the inner HTML for a single changelog release card.
+   * @param {{ version: string, date: string|null, sections: Array<{heading:string,items:string[]}> }} release
+   * @returns {string}
+   */
+  function buildReleaseHtml(release) {
+    const isUnreleased = release.version === 'Unreleased';
+    const dateStr = release.date
+      ? `<span class="changelog-date">${escHtml(release.date)}</span>`
+      : '';
+    const ghUrl = isUnreleased
+      ? 'https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/compare/v' +
+        escHtml(SITE_VERSION) + '...HEAD'
+      : 'https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/releases/tag/v' +
+        escHtml(release.version);
+    let html = `<div class="changelog-release${isUnreleased ? ' changelog-release--unreleased' : ''}">`;
+    html += `<div class="changelog-release-header">`;
+    html += `<a class="changelog-version" href="${ghUrl}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">`;
+    html += isUnreleased ? '🔧 Unreleased' : escHtml('v' + release.version);
+    html += `</a>${dateStr}`;
+    html += `<a class="changelog-gh-link" href="${ghUrl}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">View on GitHub ↗</a>`;
+    html += `</div>`;
+    if (release.sections.length === 0) {
+      html += `<p class="changelog-empty">No entries yet.</p>`;
+    }
+    release.sections.forEach((sec) => {
+      html += `<div class="changelog-section">`;
+      html += `<h4 class="changelog-section-heading">${escHtml(sec.heading)}</h4>`;
+      html += `<ul class="changelog-items">`;
+      sec.items.forEach((item) => {
+        html += `<li class="changelog-item">${mdLinksToHtml(item)}</li>`;
+      });
+      html += `</ul></div>`;
+    });
+    html += `</div>`;
+    return html;
+  }
+
   function renderChangelog() {
     const list = document.getElementById('changelogList');
     if (!list) return;
@@ -44,39 +114,38 @@
       return;
     }
 
-    let html = '';
-    CHANGELOG_RELEASES.forEach((release) => {
-      const isUnreleased = release.version === 'Unreleased';
-      const dateStr = release.date
-        ? `<span class="changelog-date">${escHtml(release.date)}</span>`
-        : '';
-      const ghUrl = isUnreleased
-        ? 'https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/compare/v' +
-          escHtml(SITE_VERSION) + '...HEAD'
-        : 'https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/releases/tag/v' +
-          escHtml(release.version);
-      html += `<div class="changelog-release${isUnreleased ? ' changelog-release--unreleased' : ''}">`;
-      html += `<div class="changelog-release-header">`;
-      html += `<a class="changelog-version" href="${ghUrl}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">`;
-      html += isUnreleased ? '🔧 Unreleased' : escHtml('v' + release.version);
-      html += `</a>${dateStr}`;
-      html += `</div>`;
-      if (release.sections.length === 0) {
-        html += `<p class="changelog-empty">No entries yet.</p>`;
-      }
-      release.sections.forEach((sec) => {
-        html += `<div class="changelog-section">`;
-        html += `<h4 class="changelog-section-heading">${escHtml(sec.heading)}</h4>`;
-        html += `<ul class="changelog-items">`;
-        sec.items.forEach((item) => {
-          html += `<li class="changelog-item">${escHtml(item)}</li>`;
-        });
-        html += `</ul></div>`;
-      });
+    const latest = CHANGELOG_RELEASES[0];
+    const older  = CHANGELOG_RELEASES.slice(1);
+
+    let html = buildReleaseHtml(latest);
+
+    if (older.length > 0) {
+      html += `<button class="changelog-show-more" id="changelogShowMore" aria-expanded="false">` +
+        `Show ${older.length} older release${older.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} ↓</button>`;
+      html += `<div class="changelog-older" id="changelogOlder" hidden>`;
+      older.forEach((r) => { html += buildReleaseHtml(r); });
       html += `</div>`;
-    });
+    }
 
     list.innerHTML = html;
+
+    const btn = document.getElementById('changelogShowMore');
+    if (btn) {
+      btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const container = document.getElementById('changelogOlder');
+        if (!container) return;
+        const expanded = btn.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true';
+        if (expanded) {
+          container.hidden = true;
+          btn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+          btn.textContent = `Show ${older.length} older release${older.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} ↓`;
+        } else {
+          container.hidden = false;
+          btn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
+          btn.textContent = `Hide older releases ↑`;
+        }
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   // ---- Render footer meta-irony stats -------------------------
diff --git a/styles/content-pages.css b/styles/content-pages.css
index 4ca6507..a0af1e2 100644
--- a/styles/content-pages.css
+++ b/styles/content-pages.css
@@ -457,4 +457,56 @@
   margin-top: 0.5rem;
 }
 
+.changelog-gh-link {
+  margin-left: auto;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  opacity: 0.7;
+  transition: opacity 0.2s;
+}
+
+.changelog-gh-link:hover {
+  opacity: 1;
+  color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.changelog-item a {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.changelog-item a:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  color: var(--accent-2);
+}
+
+.changelog-show-more {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 1px dashed var(--border);
+  border-radius: 0.5rem;
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-family: 'Share Tech Mono', monospace;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.changelog-show-more:hover {
+  background: var(--surface);
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.changelog-older {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 2rem;
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+}
+
 
diff --git a/tests/script.test.js b/tests/script.test.js
index fa519e6..5d3d44b 100644
--- a/tests/script.test.js
+++ b/tests/script.test.js
@@ -362,8 +362,103 @@ describe('renderChangelog (DOM)', () => {
     expect(el.textContent).toBe('v1.2.3');
   });
 
-  test('changelog HTML does not contain unescaped script tags', () => {
-    expect(document.getElementById('changelogList').innerHTML).not.toContain('<script>');
+  test('markdown links in items are rendered as anchor tags', () => {
+    // Re-initialise with an item containing a markdown link
+    document.body.innerHTML = MIN_HTML;
+    global.ChangelogData = {
+      SITE_VERSION: '2.0.0',
+      CHANGELOG_RELEASES: [{
+        version: '2.0.0',
+        date: '2025-07-01',
+        sections: [{
+          heading: 'Added',
+          items: ['New feature ([#99](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/issues/99)) ([abc1234](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/commit/abc1234))'],
+        }],
+      }],
+    };
+    global.requestAnimationFrame = jest.fn();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
+    eval(scriptCode);
+    const html = document.getElementById('changelogList').innerHTML;
+    // Markdown link syntax must not appear verbatim
+    expect(html).not.toContain('[#99]');
+    // PR link should be an anchor
+    expect(html).toContain('href="https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/issues/99"');
+    expect(html).toContain('>#99<');
+    // Commit link should be an anchor
+    expect(html).toContain('href="https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/commit/abc1234"');
+  });
+
+  test('non-https markdown link text is escaped, not rendered as anchor', () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = MIN_HTML;
+    global.ChangelogData = {
+      SITE_VERSION: '2.0.0',
+      CHANGELOG_RELEASES: [{
+        version: '2.0.0',
+        date: null,
+        sections: [{
+          heading: 'Added',
+          items: ['bad link [click](javascript:alert(1))'],
+        }],
+      }],
+    };
+    global.requestAnimationFrame = jest.fn();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
+    eval(scriptCode);
+    const html = document.getElementById('changelogList').innerHTML;
+    expect(html).not.toContain('href="javascript:');
+    // The raw markdown text should be escaped as literal text, not injected as a link
+    expect(html).not.toContain('<a href="javascript');
+  });
+
+  test('show-more button is rendered when there are older releases', () => {
+    const list = document.getElementById('changelogList');
+    const btn = list.querySelector('#changelogShowMore');
+    expect(btn).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(btn.textContent).toContain('older release');
+  });
+
+  test('older releases container is hidden by default', () => {
+    const list = document.getElementById('changelogList');
+    const older = list.querySelector('#changelogOlder');
+    expect(older).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(older.hidden).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('clicking show-more reveals older releases and updates button text', () => {
+    const list = document.getElementById('changelogList');
+    const btn = list.querySelector('#changelogShowMore');
+    const older = list.querySelector('#changelogOlder');
+    btn.click();
+    expect(older.hidden).toBe(false);
+    expect(btn.textContent).toContain('Hide older releases');
+  });
+
+  test('clicking show-more again re-hides older releases', () => {
+    const list = document.getElementById('changelogList');
+    const btn = list.querySelector('#changelogShowMore');
+    const older = list.querySelector('#changelogOlder');
+    btn.click(); // expand
+    btn.click(); // collapse
+    expect(older.hidden).toBe(true);
+    expect(btn.textContent).toContain('older release');
+  });
+
+  test('no show-more button when there is only one release', () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = MIN_HTML;
+    global.ChangelogData = {
+      SITE_VERSION: '1.0.0',
+      CHANGELOG_RELEASES: [{
+        version: '1.0.0',
+        date: '2025-04-14',
+        sections: [{ heading: 'Added', items: ['Initial release'] }],
+      }],
+    };
+    global.requestAnimationFrame = jest.fn();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
+    eval(scriptCode);
+    const btn = document.getElementById('changelogShowMore');
+    expect(btn).toBeNull();
   });
 
   test('renders gracefully when ChangelogData is absent', () => {