diff --git a/beetsplug/discogs.py b/beetsplug/discogs.py
index 875842f83..820a0acbd 100644
--- a/beetsplug/discogs.py
+++ b/beetsplug/discogs.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class DiscogsPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         else:
             genre = base_genre
 
-        discogs_albumid = self.extract_release_id(result.data.get('uri'))
+        discogs_albumid = self.extract_release_id_regex(result.data.get('uri'))
 
         # Extract information for the optional AlbumInfo fields that are
         # contained on nested discogs fields.
@@ -378,12 +378,6 @@ class DiscogsPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         else:
             return None
 
-    def extract_release_id(self, uri):
-        if uri:
-            return uri.split("/")[-1]
-        else:
-            return None
-
     def get_tracks(self, tracklist):
         """Returns a list of TrackInfo objects for a discogs tracklist.
         """
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 633ddda24..f1833aad4 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ New features:
 
 Bug fixes:
 
+* The Discogs release ID is now populated correctly to the discogs_albumid
+  field again (it was no longer working after Discogs changed their release URL
+  format).
+  :bug:`4225`
 * The autotagger no longer considers all matches without a MusicBrainz ID as
   duplicates of each other.
   :bug:`4299`
diff --git a/test/test_discogs.py b/test/test_discogs.py
index d6825c978..c2aa7682c 100644
--- a/test/test_discogs.py
+++ b/test/test_discogs.py
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ class DGAlbumInfoTest(_common.TestCase):
     def test_parse_minimal_release(self):
         """Test parsing of a release with the minimal amount of information."""
         data = {'id': 123,
+                'uri': 'https://www.discogs.com/release/123456-something',
                 'tracklist': [self._make_track('A', '1', '01:01')],
                 'artists': [{'name': 'ARTIST NAME', 'id': 321, 'join': ''}],
                 'title': 'TITLE'}