diff --git a/lib/modules/datasource/pod/index.ts b/lib/modules/datasource/pod/index.ts
index 33998c1c1865a34fac68e4da3b5fb49acef53260..6c70a74d0a73fb2d8ac8ddf6035f8c64beff21f1 100644
--- a/lib/modules/datasource/pod/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/datasource/pod/index.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function shardParts(packageName: string): string[] {
 }
 
 const githubRegex = regEx(
-  /(?<hostURL>(^https:\/\/[a-zA-z0-9-.]+))\/(?<account>[^/]+)\/(?<repo>[^/]+?)(\.git|\/.*)?$/
+  /(?<hostURL>^https:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9-.]+)\/(?<account>[^/]+)\/(?<repo>[^/]+?)(?:\.git|\/.*)?$/
 );
 
 function releasesGithubUrl(