diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 898abf1c..3e4e6588 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ minor_tags = ["feat"]
 patch_tags = ["fix", "perf"]
 
 [tool.semantic_release.changelog]
-exclude_commit_patterns = ["^(?!(build|chore|ci|docs|feat|fix|perf|style|refactor|test)(:|\(|!| )).*$"]
+exclude_commit_patterns = ["(?!(build|chore|ci|docs|feat|fix|perf|style|refactor|test)(:|\(|!| )).*$"]
 
 [tool.semantic_release.changelog.environment]
 block_start_string = "{%"