diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/index.spec.ts b/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/index.spec.ts
index b81c7b809a9282e6d512234e47557d142784a922..03337462d67624e918c79512da481d3f63270a33 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/index.spec.ts
@@ -457,10 +457,12 @@ describe('modules/platform/bitbucket/index', () => {
 
   describe('findIssue()', () => {
     it('does not throw', async () => {
+      httpMock.scope(baseUrl).get('/2.0/user').reply(200, { uuid: '12345' });
+      await bitbucket.initPlatform({ username: 'renovate', password: 'pass' });
       const scope = await initRepoMock({}, { has_issues: true });
       scope
         .get(
-          '/2.0/repositories/some/repo/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)%20AND%20reporter.username%3D%22abc%22'
+          '/2.0/repositories/some/repo/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)%20AND%20reporter.uuid%3D%2212345%22'
         )
         .reply(200, {
           values: [
@@ -488,7 +490,7 @@ describe('modules/platform/bitbucket/index', () => {
       );
       scope
         .get(
-          '/2.0/repositories/some/empty/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)%20AND%20reporter.username%3D%22abc%22'
+          '/2.0/repositories/some/empty/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)'
         )
         .reply(200, {
           values: [],
@@ -502,7 +504,7 @@ describe('modules/platform/bitbucket/index', () => {
       const scope = await initRepoMock({}, { has_issues: true });
       scope
         .get(
-          '/2.0/repositories/some/repo/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)%20AND%20reporter.username%3D%22abc%22'
+          '/2.0/repositories/some/repo/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)'
         )
         .reply(200, {
           values: [
@@ -534,11 +536,11 @@ describe('modules/platform/bitbucket/index', () => {
       );
       scope
         .get(
-          '/2.0/repositories/some/empty/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)%20AND%20reporter.username%3D%22abc%22'
+          '/2.0/repositories/some/empty/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)'
         )
         .reply(200, { values: [] })
         .get(
-          '/2.0/repositories/some/empty/issues?q=title%3D%22old-title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)%20AND%20reporter.username%3D%22abc%22'
+          '/2.0/repositories/some/empty/issues?q=title%3D%22old-title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)'
         )
         .reply(200, { values: [] })
         .post('/2.0/repositories/some/empty/issues')
@@ -556,7 +558,7 @@ describe('modules/platform/bitbucket/index', () => {
       const scope = await initRepoMock({}, { has_issues: true });
       scope
         .get(
-          '/2.0/repositories/some/repo/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)%20AND%20reporter.username%3D%22abc%22'
+          '/2.0/repositories/some/repo/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)'
         )
         .reply(200, {
           values: [
@@ -593,7 +595,7 @@ describe('modules/platform/bitbucket/index', () => {
       const scope = await initRepoMock({}, { has_issues: true });
       scope
         .get(
-          '/2.0/repositories/some/repo/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)%20AND%20reporter.username%3D%22abc%22'
+          '/2.0/repositories/some/repo/issues?q=title%3D%22title%22%20AND%20(state%20%3D%20%22new%22%20OR%20state%20%3D%20%22open%22)'
         )
         .reply(200, {
           values: [
@@ -624,11 +626,13 @@ describe('modules/platform/bitbucket/index', () => {
     });
 
     it('get issues', async () => {
+      httpMock.scope(baseUrl).get('/2.0/user').reply(200, { uuid: '12345' });
+      await bitbucket.initPlatform({ username: 'renovate', password: 'pass' });
       const scope = await initRepoMock({}, { has_issues: true });
       scope
         .get('/2.0/repositories/some/repo/issues')
         .query({
-          q: '(state = "new" OR state = "open") AND reporter.username="abc"',
+          q: '(state = "new" OR state = "open") AND reporter.uuid="12345"',
         })
         .reply(200, {
           values: [
@@ -655,7 +659,7 @@ describe('modules/platform/bitbucket/index', () => {
       scope
         .get('/2.0/repositories/some/repo/issues')
         .query({
-          q: '(state = "new" OR state = "open") AND reporter.username="abc"',
+          q: '(state = "new" OR state = "open")',
         })
         .reply(500, {});
       const issues = await bitbucket.getIssueList();
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/index.ts b/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/index.ts
index efe7852211674c4c9426abb16791665b74abb504..dda49add7a274826512f91d96402393f6dd854bb 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/index.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ export async function initRepo({
   });
   config = {
     repository,
-    username: opts.username,
     ignorePrAuthor,
   } as Config;
   let info: RepoInfo;
@@ -462,13 +461,14 @@ type BbIssue = { id: number; title: string; content?: { raw: string } };
 
 async function findOpenIssues(title: string): Promise<BbIssue[]> {
   try {
-    const filter = encodeURIComponent(
-      [
-        `title=${JSON.stringify(title)}`,
-        '(state = "new" OR state = "open")',
-        `reporter.username="${config.username}"`,
-      ].join(' AND ')
-    );
+    const filters = [
+      `title=${JSON.stringify(title)}`,
+      '(state = "new" OR state = "open")',
+    ];
+    if (renovateUserUuid) {
+      filters.push(`reporter.uuid="${renovateUserUuid}"`);
+    }
+    const filter = encodeURIComponent(filters.join(' AND '));
     return (
       (
         await bitbucketHttp.getJson<{ values: BbIssue[] }>(
@@ -603,12 +603,11 @@ export async function getIssueList(): Promise<Issue[]> {
     return [];
   }
   try {
-    const filter = encodeURIComponent(
-      [
-        '(state = "new" OR state = "open")',
-        `reporter.username="${config.username}"`,
-      ].join(' AND ')
-    );
+    const filters = ['(state = "new" OR state = "open")'];
+    if (renovateUserUuid) {
+      filters.push(`reporter.uuid="${renovateUserUuid}"`);
+    }
+    const filter = encodeURIComponent(filters.join(' AND '));
     return (
       (
         await bitbucketHttp.getJson<{ values: Issue[] }>(
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/types.ts b/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/types.ts
index 7611dba4edd0aad61bf7a4562d9d6f6316ed1036..0ffb4b9623cb77a261d38f927bb0bf2535370539 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/types.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/bitbucket/types.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ export interface Config {
   owner: string;
   prList: Pr[];
   repository: string;
-  username: string;
-  userUuid: string;
   ignorePrAuthor: boolean;
 }