diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/client.spec.ts b/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/client.spec.ts
index dbae6713445b6e..59a5dcd788ca21 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/client.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/client.spec.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ describe('modules/platform/gerrit/client', () => {
       httpMock
         .scope(gerritEndpointUrl)
         .get(
-          '/a/changes/123456?o=SUBMITTABLE&o=CHECK&o=MESSAGES&o=DETAILED_ACCOUNTS&o=LABELS&o=CURRENT_ACTIONS&o=CURRENT_REVISION',
+          '/a/changes/123456?o=SUBMITTABLE&o=CHECK&o=MESSAGES&o=DETAILED_ACCOUNTS&o=LABELS&o=CURRENT_ACTIONS&o=CURRENT_REVISION&o=CURRENT_COMMIT',
         )
         .reply(200, gerritRestResponse(change), jsonResultHeader);
       await expect(client.getChange(123456)).resolves.toEqual(change);
@@ -215,17 +215,24 @@ describe('modules/platform/gerrit/client', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('updateCommitMessage', () => {
-    it('updateCommitMessage - success', async () => {
+  describe('updateChangeSubject', () => {
+    it('updateChangeSubject - success', async () => {
       const change = partial<GerritChange>({});
+      const newSubject = 'new subject';
+      const previousSubject = 'some subject';
+      const previousBody = `some body\n\nChange-Id: some-change-id\n`;
       httpMock
         .scope(gerritEndpointUrl)
         .put('/a/changes/123456/message', {
-          message: `new message\n\nChange-Id: changeID\n`,
+          message: `${newSubject}\n\n${previousBody}`,
         })
         .reply(200, gerritRestResponse(change), jsonResultHeader);
       await expect(
-        client.updateCommitMessage(123456, 'changeID', 'new message'),
+        client.updateChangeSubject(
+          123456,
+          `${previousSubject}\n\n${previousBody}`,
+          'new subject',
+        ),
       ).toResolve();
     });
   });
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/client.ts b/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/client.ts
index ff11a0a69f8bcc..3182db64db37b2 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/client.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/client.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class GerritClient {
     'LABELS',
     'CURRENT_ACTIONS', //to check if current_revision can be "rebased"
     'CURRENT_REVISION', //get RevisionInfo::ref to fetch
+    'CURRENT_COMMIT', // to get the commit message
   ] as const;
 
   private gerritHttp = new GerritHttp();
@@ -103,15 +104,17 @@ class GerritClient {
     });
   }
 
-  async updateCommitMessage(
+  async updateChangeSubject(
     number: number,
-    gerritChangeID: string,
-    prTitle: string,
+    currentMessage: string,
+    newSubject: string,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    await this.setCommitMessage(
-      number,
-      `${prTitle}\n\nChange-Id: ${gerritChangeID}\n`,
+    // Replace first line of the commit message with the new subject
+    const newMessage = currentMessage.replace(
+      new RegExp(`^.*$`, 'm'),
+      newSubject,
     );
+    await this.setCommitMessage(number, newMessage);
   }
 
   async getMessages(changeNumber: number): Promise<GerritChangeMessageInfo[]> {
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/index.spec.ts b/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/index.spec.ts
index 7b7c7027e7c79e..17ee4188cde69d 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/index.spec.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {
   GerritLabelInfo,
   GerritLabelTypeInfo,
   GerritProjectInfo,
+  GerritRevisionInfo,
 } from './types';
 import { TAG_PULL_REQUEST_BODY, mapGerritChangeToPr } from './utils';
 import { writeToConfig } from '.';
@@ -187,21 +188,39 @@ describe('modules/platform/gerrit/index', () => {
     });
 
     it('updatePr() - new prTitle => copy to commit msg', async () => {
+      const oldSubject = 'old title';
+      const oldMessage = `${oldSubject}\n\nsome body\n\nChange-Id: ...`;
       const change = partial<GerritChange>({
-        change_id: '...',
-        subject: 'old title',
+        subject: oldSubject,
+        current_revision: 'some-revision',
+        revisions: {
+          'some-revision': partial<GerritRevisionInfo>({
+            commit: {
+              message: oldMessage,
+            },
+          }),
+        },
       });
       clientMock.getChange.mockResolvedValueOnce(change);
       await gerrit.updatePr({ number: 123456, prTitle: 'new title' });
-      expect(clientMock.updateCommitMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(clientMock.updateChangeSubject).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         123456,
-        '...',
+        oldMessage,
         'new title',
       );
     });
 
     it('updatePr() - auto approve enabled', async () => {
-      const change = partial<GerritChange>({});
+      const change = partial<GerritChange>({
+        current_revision: 'some-revision',
+        revisions: {
+          'some-revision': partial<GerritRevisionInfo>({
+            commit: {
+              message: 'some message',
+            },
+          }),
+        },
+      });
       clientMock.getChange.mockResolvedValueOnce(change);
       await gerrit.updatePr({
         number: 123456,
@@ -225,7 +244,16 @@ describe('modules/platform/gerrit/index', () => {
     });
 
     it('updatePr() - existing prBody found in change.messages => nothing todo...', async () => {
-      const change = partial<GerritChange>({});
+      const change = partial<GerritChange>({
+        current_revision: 'some-revision',
+        revisions: {
+          'some-revision': partial<GerritRevisionInfo>({
+            commit: {
+              message: 'some message',
+            },
+          }),
+        },
+      });
       clientMock.getChange.mockResolvedValueOnce(change);
       clientMock.getMessages.mockResolvedValueOnce([
         partial<GerritChangeMessageInfo>({
@@ -279,9 +307,18 @@ describe('modules/platform/gerrit/index', () => {
       gerrit.writeToConfig({ labels: {} });
     });
 
+    const message = 'some subject\n\nsome body\n\nChange-Id: some-change-id';
+
     const change = partial<GerritChange>({
       _number: 123456,
-      change_id: '...',
+      current_revision: 'some-revision',
+      revisions: {
+        'some-revision': partial<GerritRevisionInfo>({
+          commit: {
+            message,
+          },
+        }),
+      },
     });
 
     beforeEach(() => {
@@ -312,9 +349,9 @@ describe('modules/platform/gerrit/index', () => {
         TAG_PULL_REQUEST_BODY,
       );
       expect(clientMock.approveChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(clientMock.updateCommitMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(clientMock.updateChangeSubject).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         123456,
-        '...',
+        message,
         'title',
       );
     });
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/index.ts b/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/index.ts
index 5e02b30abc677b..ddd058f21e11d2 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/index.ts
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ export async function updatePr(prConfig: UpdatePrConfig): Promise<void> {
   logger.debug(`updatePr(${prConfig.number}, ${prConfig.prTitle})`);
   const change = await client.getChange(prConfig.number);
   if (change.subject !== prConfig.prTitle) {
-    await client.updateCommitMessage(
+    await client.updateChangeSubject(
       prConfig.number,
-      change.change_id,
+      change.revisions[change.current_revision].commit.message,
       prConfig.prTitle,
     );
   }
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ export async function createPr(prConfig: CreatePRConfig): Promise<Pr | null> {
   }
   //Workaround for "Known Problems.1"
   if (pr.subject !== prConfig.prTitle) {
-    await client.updateCommitMessage(
+    await client.updateChangeSubject(
       pr._number,
-      pr.change_id,
+      pr.revisions[pr.current_revision].commit.message,
       prConfig.prTitle,
     );
   }
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/types.ts b/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/types.ts
index 7ec71999f4f1e2..3aae7d47e6831e 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/types.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/gerrit/types.ts
@@ -43,14 +43,18 @@ export interface GerritChange {
   labels?: Record<string, GerritLabelInfo>;
   reviewers?: Record<GerritReviewersType, GerritAccountInfo[]>;
   messages?: GerritChangeMessageInfo[];
-  current_revision?: string;
+  current_revision: string;
   /**
    * All patch sets of this change as a map that maps the commit ID of the patch set to a RevisionInfo entity.
    */
-  revisions?: Record<string, GerritRevisionInfo>;
+  revisions: Record<string, GerritRevisionInfo>;
   problems: unknown[];
 }
 
+export interface GerritCommitInfo {
+  message: string;
+}
+
 export interface GerritRevisionInfo {
   uploader: GerritAccountInfo;
   /**
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ export interface GerritRevisionInfo {
    */
   ref: string;
   actions?: Record<string, GerritActionInfo>;
+  commit: GerritCommitInfo;
 }
 
 export interface GerritChangeMessageInfo {