diff --git a/src/changelog.spec.js b/src/changelog.spec.js
index 04b57d3..7dab2c7 100644
--- a/src/changelog.spec.js
+++ b/src/changelog.spec.js
@@ -212,6 +212,13 @@ describe("Changelog", () => {
             name: "User Bot",
           },
         },
+        "https://api.github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent": {
+          body: {
+            name: "Copilot SWE Agent",
+            slug: "copilot-swe-agent",
+            html_url: "https://github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent",
+          },
+        },
       };
       fetch.__setMockResponses(usersCache);
     });
@@ -222,6 +229,10 @@ describe("Changelog", () => {
       });
 
       const testCommits = [
+        {
+          commitSHA: "a0000005",
+          githubIssue: { user: { login: "copilot", html_url: "https://github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent" } },
+        },
         {
           commitSHA: "a0000004",
           githubIssue: { user: { login: "test-user-1" } },
@@ -236,6 +247,11 @@ describe("Changelog", () => {
       const committers = await changelog.getCommitters(testCommits);
 
       expect(committers).toEqual([
+        {
+          name: "Copilot",
+          slug: "copilot-swe-agent",
+          html_url: "https://github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent",
+        },
         {
           login: "test-user-1",
           html_url: "https://github.com/test-user-1",
diff --git a/src/changelog.ts b/src/changelog.ts
index 332d8d6..5bb46f4 100644
--- a/src/changelog.ts
+++ b/src/changelog.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import progressBar from "./progress-bar";
 import { Configuration } from "./configuration";
 import findPullRequestId from "./find-pull-request-id";
 import * as Git from "./git";
-import GithubAPI, { GitHubUserResponse } from "./github-api";
+import GithubAPI, { GitHubContributor } from "./github-api";
 import { CommitInfo, Release } from "./interfaces";
 import MarkdownRenderer from "./markdown-renderer";
 
@@ -124,17 +124,19 @@ export default class Changelog {
     return Git.listCommits(from, to);
   }
 
-  private async getCommitters(commits: CommitInfo[]): Promise<GitHubUserResponse[]> {
-    const committers: { [id: string]: GitHubUserResponse } = {};
+  private async getCommitters(commits: CommitInfo[]): Promise<GitHubContributor[]> {
+    const committers: { [id: string]: GitHubContributor } = {};
 
     for (const commit of commits) {
       const issue = commit.githubIssue;
-      const login = issue && issue.user && issue.user.login;
+      const user = issue && issue.user;
+      const login = user && user.login;
       // If a list of `ignoreCommitters` is provided in the lerna.json config
       // check if the current committer should be kept or not.
       const shouldKeepCommiter = login && !this.ignoreCommitter(login);
+
       if (login && shouldKeepCommiter && !committers[login]) {
-        committers[login] = await this.github.getUserData(login);
+        committers[login] = this.sanitizeCommitter(await this.github.getUserData(user));
       }
     }
 
@@ -145,6 +147,15 @@ export default class Changelog {
     return this.config.ignoreCommitters.some((c: string) => c === login || login.indexOf(c) > -1);
   }
 
+  private sanitizeCommitter(contributor: GitHubContributor) {
+    // Response for Copilot is "Copilot SWE Agent" - but we prefer "Copilot"
+    if (contributor.name === "Copilot SWE Agent") {
+      contributor.name = "Copilot";
+    }
+
+    return contributor;
+  }
+
   private toCommitInfos(commits: Git.CommitListItem[]): CommitInfo[] {
     return commits.map(commit => {
       const { sha, refName, summary: message, date } = commit;
diff --git a/src/functional/__snapshots__/markdown-full.spec.js.snap b/src/functional/__snapshots__/markdown-full.spec.js.snap
index 85181dd..6043a5d 100644
--- a/src/functional/__snapshots__/markdown-full.spec.js.snap
+++ b/src/functional/__snapshots__/markdown-full.spec.js.snap
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ exports[`createMarkdown > single project > outputs correct changelog 1`] = `
   * This is the commit title for the issue (#8) ([@bot-user](https://github.com/bot-user))
 
 #### Committers: 2
-- Bot User ([@bot-user](https://github.com/bot-user))
+- Bot User [Bot] ([@bot-user](https://github.com/bot-user))
 - Han Solo ([@han-solo](https://github.com/han-solo))
 
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ exports[`createMarkdown > single tags > outputs correct changelog 1`] = `
   * This is the commit title for the issue (#8) ([@bot-user](https://github.com/bot-user))
 
 #### Committers: 2
-- Bot User ([@bot-user](https://github.com/bot-user))
+- Bot User [Bot] ([@bot-user](https://github.com/bot-user))
 - Han Solo ([@han-solo](https://github.com/han-solo))
 
 
diff --git a/src/functional/markdown-full.spec.js b/src/functional/markdown-full.spec.js
index b709b98..56827d4 100644
--- a/src/functional/markdown-full.spec.js
+++ b/src/functional/markdown-full.spec.js
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ const usersCache = {
   "https://api.github.com/users/luke": {
     body: {
       login: "luke",
+      type: "User",
       html_url: "https://github.com/luke",
       name: "Luke Skywalker",
     },
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ const usersCache = {
   "https://api.github.com/users/princess-leia": {
     body: {
       login: "princess-leia",
+      type: "User",
       html_url: "https://github.com/princess-leia",
       name: "Princess Leia Organa",
     },
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ const usersCache = {
   "https://api.github.com/users/vader": {
     body: {
       login: "vader",
+      type: "User",
       html_url: "https://github.com/vader",
       name: "Darth Vader",
     },
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ const usersCache = {
   "https://api.github.com/users/gtarkin": {
     body: {
       login: "gtarkin",
+      type: "User",
       html_url: "https://github.com/gtarkin",
       name: "Governor Tarkin",
     },
@@ -191,6 +195,7 @@ const usersCache = {
   "https://api.github.com/users/han-solo": {
     body: {
       login: "han-solo",
+      type: "User",
       html_url: "https://github.com/han-solo",
       name: "Han Solo",
     },
@@ -198,6 +203,7 @@ const usersCache = {
   "https://api.github.com/users/chewbacca": {
     body: {
       login: "chewbacca",
+      type: "User",
       html_url: "https://github.com/chewbacca",
       name: "Chwebacca",
     },
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ const usersCache = {
   "https://api.github.com/users/rd-d2": {
     body: {
       login: "rd-d2",
+      type: "User",
       html_url: "https://github.com/rd-d2",
       name: "R2-D2",
     },
@@ -212,6 +219,7 @@ const usersCache = {
   "https://api.github.com/users/c-3po": {
     body: {
       login: "c-3po",
+      type: "User",
       html_url: "https://github.com/c-3po",
       name: "C-3PO",
     },
@@ -327,7 +335,7 @@ describe("createMarkdown", () => {
 
   describe("ignore config", () => {
     it("ignores PRs from bot users even if they were not the (merge) committer", async () => {
-      git.changedPaths.mockImplementation((sha) => {
+      git.changedPaths.mockImplementation(sha => {
         return listOfPackagesForEachCommit[sha];
       });
       git.lastTag.mockImplementation(() => "v8.0.0");
@@ -351,7 +359,7 @@ describe("createMarkdown", () => {
 
   describe("single tags", () => {
     it("outputs correct changelog", async () => {
-      git.changedPaths.mockImplementation((sha) => listOfPackagesForEachCommit[sha]);
+      git.changedPaths.mockImplementation(sha => listOfPackagesForEachCommit[sha]);
       git.lastTag.mockImplementation(() => "v8.0.0");
       git.listCommits.mockImplementation(() => listOfCommits);
       git.listTagNames.mockImplementation(() => listOfTags);
@@ -371,7 +379,7 @@ describe("createMarkdown", () => {
 
   describe("multiple tags", () => {
     it("outputs correct changelog", async () => {
-      git.changedPaths.mockImplementation((sha) => listOfPackagesForEachCommit[sha]);
+      git.changedPaths.mockImplementation(sha => listOfPackagesForEachCommit[sha]);
       git.lastTag.mockImplementation(() => "v8.0.0");
       git.listCommits.mockImplementation(() => [
         {
@@ -424,7 +432,7 @@ describe("createMarkdown", () => {
 
   describe("single project", () => {
     it("outputs correct changelog", async () => {
-      git.changedPaths.mockImplementation((sha) => listOfFileForEachCommit[sha]);
+      git.changedPaths.mockImplementation(sha => listOfFileForEachCommit[sha]);
       git.lastTag.mockImplementation(() => "v8.0.0");
       git.listCommits.mockImplementation(() => listOfCommits);
       git.listTagNames.mockImplementation(() => listOfTags);
@@ -449,7 +457,7 @@ describe("createMarkdown", () => {
         documentation_url: "https://developer.github.com/v3",
       };
       beforeEach(async () => {
-        git.changedPaths.mockImplementation((sha) => listOfFileForEachCommit[sha]);
+        git.changedPaths.mockImplementation(sha => listOfFileForEachCommit[sha]);
         git.lastTag.mockImplementation(() => "v8.0.0");
         git.listCommits.mockImplementation(() => listOfCommits);
         git.listTagNames.mockImplementation(() => listOfTags);
diff --git a/src/github-api.spec.ts b/src/github-api.spec.ts
index 842b4e6..365edc5 100644
--- a/src/github-api.spec.ts
+++ b/src/github-api.spec.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ describe("github api", function () {
     };
     expect(github.getBaseIssueUrl("foo")).toEqual(`https://github.host.com/foo/issues/`);
 
-    github.getUserData("foo");
+    github.getUserData({ login: "foo", html_url: "" });
     expect(fetchedUrl).toEqual(`https://api.github.host.com/users/foo`);
 
     github.getIssueData("foo", "2");
     expect(fetchedUrl).toEqual(`https://api.github.host.com/repos/foo/issues/2`);
 
+    github.getUserData({ login: "Copilot", html_url: "https://github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent" });
+    expect(fetchedUrl).toEqual(`https://api.github.host.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent`);
+
     delete process.env.GITHUB_DOMAIN;
 
     process.env.GITHUB_API_URL = "https://api.github.host2.com";
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ describe("github api", function () {
     };
     expect(github.getBaseIssueUrl("foo")).toEqual(`https://github.com/foo/issues/`);
 
-    github.getUserData("foo");
+    github.getUserData({ login: "foo", html_url: "" });
     expect(fetchedUrl).toEqual(`https://api.github.host2.com/users/foo`);
 
     github.getIssueData("foo", "2");
diff --git a/src/github-api.ts b/src/github-api.ts
index 45af424..b517b4f 100644
--- a/src/github-api.ts
+++ b/src/github-api.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@ const path = require("path");
 import ConfigurationError from "./configuration-error";
 import fetch from "./fetch";
 
-export interface GitHubUserResponse {
-  login: string;
+interface GitHubContributorBase {
   name: string;
   html_url: string;
 }
 
+export interface GithubUserInfo extends GitHubContributorBase {
+  login: string;
+  type: string; // "Bot" | "User"
+}
+
+export interface GithubAppInfo extends GitHubContributorBase {
+  slug: string;
+}
+
+export type GitHubContributor = GithubUserInfo | GithubAppInfo;
+
 export interface GitHubIssueResponse {
   number: number;
   title: string;
@@ -18,10 +28,7 @@ export interface GitHubIssueResponse {
   labels: Array<{
     name: string;
   }>;
-  user: {
-    login: string;
-    html_url: string;
-  };
+  user: GithubUserInfo;
 }
 
 export interface Options {
@@ -54,9 +61,18 @@ export default class GithubAPI {
     return this._fetch(`${prefix}/repos/${repo}/issues/${issue}`);
   }
 
-  public async getUserData(login: string): Promise<GitHubUserResponse> {
+  public async getUserData(userInfo: Pick<GithubUserInfo, "login" | "html_url">): Promise<GitHubContributor> {
+    let login = userInfo.login;
+    let path = "users";
+
+    // github API itself does not tell if contributor is an app. Best guess was to
+    // check the `html_url` for the `/apps/` segment
+    if (userInfo.html_url && userInfo.html_url.includes("/apps/")) {
+      path = "apps";
+      login = userInfo.html_url.split("/").pop() as string;
+    }
     const prefix = process.env.GITHUB_API_URL || `https://api.${this.github}`;
-    return this._fetch(`${prefix}/users/${login}`);
+    return await this._fetch(`${prefix}/${path}/${login}`);
   }
 
   private async _fetch(url: string): Promise<any> {
diff --git a/src/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces.ts
index 1452cc6..a612496 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { GitHubIssueResponse, GitHubUserResponse } from "./github-api";
+import { GitHubIssueResponse, GitHubContributor } from "./github-api";
 
 export interface CommitInfo {
   commitSHA: string;
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ export interface Release {
   name: string;
   date: string;
   commits: CommitInfo[];
-  contributors?: GitHubUserResponse[];
+  contributors?: GitHubContributor[];
 }
diff --git a/src/markdown-renderer.spec.ts b/src/markdown-renderer.spec.ts
index 1659fe9..4ef3c8c 100644
--- a/src/markdown-renderer.spec.ts
+++ b/src/markdown-renderer.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { GithubAppInfo, GithubUserInfo } from "./github-api";
 import { CommitInfo, Release } from "./interfaces";
 import MarkdownRenderer from "./markdown-renderer";
 
@@ -120,12 +121,14 @@ describe("MarkdownRenderer", () => {
       const user1 = {
         login: "hzoo",
         name: "",
+        type: "User",
         html_url: "https://github.com/hzoo",
       };
 
       const user2 = {
         login: "Turbo87",
         name: "Tobias Bieniek",
+        type: "User",
         html_url: "https://github.com/Turbo87",
       };
 
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ describe("MarkdownRenderer", () => {
       const result = renderer().renderContributor({
         login: "foo",
         name: "",
+        type: "User",
         html_url: "http://github.com/foo",
       });
 
@@ -150,11 +154,23 @@ describe("MarkdownRenderer", () => {
       const result = renderer().renderContributor({
         login: "foo",
         name: "Foo Bar",
+        type: "User",
         html_url: "http://github.com/foo",
       });
 
       expect(result).toEqual("Foo Bar ([@foo](http://github.com/foo))");
     });
+
+    it(`renders Copilot`, () => {
+      const result = renderer().renderContributor({
+        login: "Copilot",
+        name: "Copilot",
+        slug: "copilot-swe-agent",
+        html_url: "https://github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent",
+      } as GithubAppInfo);
+
+      expect(result).toEqual("Copilot [Bot] ([@copilot-swe-agent](https://github.com/apps/copilot-swe-agent))");
+    });
   });
 
   describe("groupByCategory", () => {
@@ -230,7 +246,7 @@ describe("MarkdownRenderer", () => {
             categories: [":rocket: New Feature"],
           },
         ],
-        contributors: [{ name: "Henry", login: "hzoo", html_url: "http://hzoo.com" }],
+        contributors: [{ name: "Henry", login: "hzoo", type: "User", html_url: "http://hzoo.com" }],
       };
       const options = {
         categories: [":rocket: New Feature"],
diff --git a/src/markdown-renderer.ts b/src/markdown-renderer.ts
index 61544d3..4139eed 100644
--- a/src/markdown-renderer.ts
+++ b/src/markdown-renderer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { GitHubUserResponse } from "./github-api";
+import { GitHubContributor, type GithubAppInfo, type GithubUserInfo } from "./github-api";
 import { CommitInfo, Release } from "./interfaces";
 
 const UNRELEASED_TAG = "___unreleased___";
@@ -114,16 +114,19 @@ export default class MarkdownRenderer {
     }
   }
 
-  public renderContributorList(contributors: GitHubUserResponse[]) {
+  public renderContributorList(contributors: GitHubContributor[]) {
     const renderedContributors = contributors.map(contributor => `- ${this.renderContributor(contributor)}`).sort();
 
     return `#### Committers: ${contributors.length}\n${renderedContributors.join("\n")}`;
   }
 
-  public renderContributor(contributor: GitHubUserResponse): string {
-    const userNameAndLink = `[@${contributor.login}](${contributor.html_url})`;
+  public renderContributor(contributor: GitHubContributor): string {
+    const userName = (contributor as GithubAppInfo).slug ?? (contributor as GithubUserInfo).login;
+    const userNameAndLink = `[@${userName}](${contributor.html_url})`;
+
     if (contributor.name) {
-      return `${contributor.name} (${userNameAndLink})`;
+      const name = contributor.name + (!("type" in contributor) ? " [Bot]" : "");
+      return `${name} (${userNameAndLink})`;
     } else {
       return userNameAndLink;
     }
diff --git a/tests/basic-acceptance.test.js b/tests/basic-acceptance.test.js
index dbc48f2..e9dbf7f 100644
--- a/tests/basic-acceptance.test.js
+++ b/tests/basic-acceptance.test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe.skipIf(!process.env.GITHUB_AUTH)("command line interface", () => {
 
       #### :rocket: Enhancement
       * \`github-changelog\`
-        * [#33](https://github.com/embroider-build/github-changelog/pull/33) support github enterpise url detection and env vars ([@patricklx](https://github.com/patricklx))
+        * [#33](https://github.com/release-plan/github-changelog/pull/33) support github enterpise url detection and env vars ([@patricklx](https://github.com/patricklx))
 
       #### Committers: 1
       - Patrick Pircher ([@patricklx](https://github.com/patricklx))
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ describe.skipIf(!process.env.GITHUB_AUTH)("command line interface", () => {
 
       #### :house: Internal
       * \`github-changelog\`
-        * [#29](https://github.com/embroider-build/github-changelog/pull/29) Prepare Release ([@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/apps/github-actions))
+        * [#29](https://github.com/release-plan/github-changelog/pull/29) Prepare Release ([@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/apps/github-actions))
 
       #### Committers: 1
-      - [@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/apps/github-actions)"
+      - GitHub Actions [Bot] ([@github-actions](https://github.com/apps/github-actions))"
     `);
   });
 
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ describe.skipIf(!process.env.GITHUB_AUTH)("command line interface", () => {
 
       #### :rocket: Enhancement
       * \`github-changelog\`
-        * [#33](https://github.com/embroider-build/github-changelog/pull/33) support github enterpise url detection and env vars ([@patricklx](https://github.com/patricklx))
+        * [#33](https://github.com/release-plan/github-changelog/pull/33) support github enterpise url detection and env vars ([@patricklx](https://github.com/patricklx))
 
       #### :house: Internal
       * \`github-changelog\`
-        * [#29](https://github.com/embroider-build/github-changelog/pull/29) Prepare Release ([@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/apps/github-actions))
+        * [#29](https://github.com/release-plan/github-changelog/pull/29) Prepare Release ([@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/apps/github-actions))
 
       #### Committers: 2
-      - Patrick Pircher ([@patricklx](https://github.com/patricklx))
-      - [@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/apps/github-actions)"
+      - GitHub Actions [Bot] ([@github-actions](https://github.com/apps/github-actions))
+      - Patrick Pircher ([@patricklx](https://github.com/patricklx))"
     `);
   });
 });