diff --git a/aider_gitea/__main__.py b/aider_gitea/__main__.py
index 47a8ea3..dde02bf 100644
--- a/aider_gitea/__main__.py
+++ b/aider_gitea/__main__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ import subprocess
 import os
 
 import secret_loader
+import re
+
+def generate_branch_name(issue_title: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Create a branch name by sanitizing the issue title.
+    Non-alphanumeric characters (except spaces) are removed,
+    the text is lowercased, and spaces are replaced with dashes.
+    """
+    sanitized = re.sub(r"[^0-9a-zA-Z ]+", "", issue_title)
+    return "issue-" + "-".join(sanitized.lower().split())
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -130,10 +140,10 @@ def main():
         issue_number = issue.get("number")
         issue_description = issue.get("body", "")
         title = issue.get("title", f"Issue {issue_number}")
-        branch_name = f"issue-{issue_number}"
+        branch_name = generate_branch_name(title)
         try:
             with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdirname:
-                process_issue(args, Path(tmpdirname), branch_name, issue_description, issue_number)
+                process_issue(args, Path(tmpdirname), branch_name, title, issue_description, issue_number)
             logger.info(f"Created branch {branch_name} for issue {issue_number}.")
         except Exception:
             logger.exception('Error processing issue')