diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
index 84312745..88fd648f 100644
--- a/cliff.toml
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ trim = true
 conventional_commits = true
 # regex for parsing and grouping commits
 commit_parsers = [
-    { message = "feat*", group = "Features"},
-    { message = "fix*", group = "Bug Fixes"},
-    { message = "doc*", group = "Documentation"},
-    { message = "perf*", group = "Performance"},
-    { message = "refactor*", group = "Refactor"},
-    { message = "style*", group = "Styling"},
-    { message = "test*", group = "Testing"},
-    { message = "chore: Prepare*", skip = true},
-    { message = "chore*", group = "Miscellaneous Tasks"},
+    { message = "^feat*", group = "Features"},
+    { message = "^fix*", group = "Bug Fixes"},
+    { message = "^doc*", group = "Documentation"},
+    { message = "^perf*", group = "Performance"},
+    { message = "^refactor*", group = "Refactor"},
+    { message = "^style*", group = "Styling"},
+    { message = "^test*", group = "Testing"},
+    { message = "^chore: Prepare*", skip = true},
+    { message = "^chore*", group = "Miscellaneous Tasks"},
     { body = ".*security", group = "Security"},
 ]
 # filter out the commits that are not matched by commit parsers