diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2356a20..0fac136 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    if: "contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'release: v')"
+    if: startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'release')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4