diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts
index 34465f82cf..2a39cb3e70 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { readPackageJSON } from 'pkg-types'
 import { getPackageManager, packageManagerLocks } from '../utils/packageManagers'
 import { rmRecursive, touchFile } from '../utils/fs'
-import { cleanupNuxtDirs } from '../utils/nuxt'
+import { cleanupNuxtDirs, nuxtVersionToGitIdentifier } from '../utils/nuxt'
 import { defineNuxtCommand } from './index'
 
 async function getNuxtVersion (path: string): Promise<string|null> {
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export default defineNuxtCommand({
       consola.success('You\'re already using the latest version of nuxt.')
     } else {
       consola.success('Successfully upgraded nuxt from', currentVersion, 'to', upgradedVersion)
-      const commitA = currentVersion.split('.').pop()
-      const commitB = upgradedVersion.split('.').pop()
+      const commitA = nuxtVersionToGitIdentifier(currentVersion)
+      const commitB = nuxtVersionToGitIdentifier(upgradedVersion)
       if (commitA && commitB) {
         consola.info('Changelog:', `https://github.com/nuxt/framework/compare/${commitA}...${commitB}`)
       }
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/nuxt.ts
index 12f7c452c0..d24a7c8951 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/nuxt.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ export async function cleanupNuxtDirs (rootDir: string) {
   ].map(dir => resolve(rootDir, dir)))
 }
 
+export function nuxtVersionToGitIdentifier (version: string) {
+  // match the git identifier in the release, for example: 3.0.0-rc.8-27677607.a3a8706
+  const id = /\.([0-9a-f]{7})$/.exec(version)
+  if (id?.[1]) {
+    return id[1]
+  }
+  // match github tag, for example 3.0.0-rc.8
+  return `v${version}`
+}
+
 export function resolveNuxtManifest (nuxt: Nuxt): NuxtProjectManifest {
   const manifest: NuxtProjectManifest = {
     _hash: null,