diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/commits.yml b/.gitea/workflows/commits.yml
index 7485d8c..b485a61 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/commits.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/commits.yml
@@ -27,4 +27,8 @@ jobs:
           HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
         run: |
           printf '%s\n' "$PR_TITLE" | npm run commitlint -- --strict
-          npm run commitlint -- --strict --from "$BASE_SHA" --to "$HEAD_SHA"
+          if [[ "$PR_TITLE" =~ ^chore\(release\):\ [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            npm run commitlint -- --strict --from "$HEAD_SHA^" --to "$HEAD_SHA"
+          else
+            npm run commitlint -- --strict --from "$BASE_SHA" --to "$HEAD_SHA"
+          fi