diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 2cfde77..3161a4d 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ Simple links may also be written manually in either sexp or non-sexp form, like:
 
 ** 0.6.1-pre
 
-Nothing new yet.
+*Fixed*
++  In dynamic blocks, links to headings with statistics cookies were broken.  (Fixes [[https://github.com/alphapapa/org-ql/issues/248][#248]].  Thanks to [[https://github.com/maikol-solis][Maikol Solis]] and [[https://github.com/yantar92][Ihor Radchenko]].)
 
 ** 0.6
 
diff --git a/org-ql-search.el b/org-ql-search.el
index 4fb5489..aa75656 100644
--- a/org-ql-search.el
+++ b/org-ql-search.el
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@
 (require 'org-ql)
 (require 'org-ql-view)
 
+;;;; Compatibility
+
+(defalias 'org-ql-search--link-heading-search-string
+  (cond ((fboundp 'org-link--normalize-string) #'org-link--normalize-string)
+        ((fboundp 'org-link-heading-search-string) #'org-link-heading-search-string)
+        ((fboundp 'org-make-org-heading-search-string) #'org-make-org-heading-search-string)
+        (t (warn "org-ql: Unable to define alias `org-ql-search--link-heading-search-string'.  This may affect links in dynamic blocks.  Please report this as a bug.")
+           #'identity)))
+
 ;;;; Variables
 
 (defvar org-ql-block-header nil
@@ -285,9 +294,9 @@ For example, an org-ql dynamic block header could look like:
            (list (cons 'todo (lambda (element)
                                (org-element-property :todo-keyword element)))
                  (cons 'heading (lambda (element)
-                                  (org-make-link-string (org-element-property :raw-value element)
-                                                        (org-link-display-format
-                                                         (org-element-property :raw-value element)))))
+                                  (let ((normalized-heading
+                                         (org-ql-search--link-heading-search-string (org-element-property :raw-value element))))
+                                    (org-make-link-string normalized-heading (org-link-display-format normalized-heading)))))
                  (cons 'priority (lambda (element)
                                    (--when-let (org-element-property :priority element)
                                      (char-to-string it))))
diff --git a/org-ql.info b/org-ql.info
index 84e125f..8349fd0 100644
--- a/org-ql.info
+++ b/org-ql.info
@@ -988,7 +988,12 @@ File: README.info,  Node: 061-pre,  Next: 06,  Up: Changelog
 5.1 0.6.1-pre
 =============
 
-Nothing new yet.
+*Fixed*
+   • In dynamic blocks, links to headings with statistics cookies were
+     broken.  (Fixes #248
+     (https://github.com/alphapapa/org-ql/issues/248).  Thanks to Maikol
+     Solis (https://github.com/maikol-solis) and Ihor Radchenko
+     (https://github.com/yantar92).)
 
 
 File: README.info,  Node: 06,  Next: 052,  Prev: 061-pre,  Up: Changelog
@@ -1595,32 +1600,32 @@ Node: Links35371
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+Node: org-sidebar58782
+Node: License59061
 
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