diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 02a4b83..5df1ad8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@
                 </goals>
               </execution>
             </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <scmCommentPrefix xml:space="preserve">chore(release): </scmCommentPrefix>
+            </configuration>
           </plugin>
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>