diff --git a/messages/next.md b/messages/next.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..671e6037
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@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# MarkdownEditing {version} Changelog
+
+Your _MarkdownEditing_ plugin is updated. Enjoy new version. For any type of
+feedback you can use [GitHub issues][issues].
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+## New Features
+  - add a separate scope `markup.underline.link.protocol` to allow synax highlight e.g. `https` in urls separtely from the rest of the url
+  - add a separate scope `markup.underline.link.www` to allow synax highlight `www.` in urls separtely from the rest of the url
+## Changes
+
+[issues]: https://github.com/SublimeText-Markdown/MarkdownEditing/issues
diff --git a/syntaxes/Markdown.sublime-syntax b/syntaxes/Markdown.sublime-syntax
index 05b76d66..91045e5b 100644
--- a/syntaxes/Markdown.sublime-syntax
+++ b/syntaxes/Markdown.sublime-syntax
@@ -4045,9 +4045,12 @@ contexts:
     # Github Flavoured Markdown
     # After a valid domain, zero or more non-space non-< characters may follow
     # https://github.github.com/gfm/#autolinks-extension-
-    - match: (?:(?:https|http|ftp)(://)|www\.)[\w-]+
+    - match: (?:(https|http|ftp)(://))(www\.)?[\w-]+|(www\.)[\w-]+
       captures:
-        1: punctuation.separator.path.markdown
+        1: markup.underline.link.protocol
+        2: punctuation.separator.path.markdown
+        3: markup.underline.link.www
+        4: markup.underline.link.www
       push: autolink-inet-unquoted-content
 
   autolink-inet-angled-content: