diff --git a/.github/commitlint.config.js b/.github/commitlint.config.js
index a482863b0483..deff804daeb9 100644
--- a/.github/commitlint.config.js
+++ b/.github/commitlint.config.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "header-max-length": [0],
     // Disable some common mistyped scopes and some that should be used
     "scope-enum": [2, "never", [
-      "kumacp", "kumadp", "kumacni", "kumainit", "*", "madr", "test", "ci", "perf", "policies"
+      "kumacp", "kumadp", "kumacni", "kumainit", "*", "madr", "test", "ci", "perf", "policies", "tests"
     ]],
     "scope-empty": [2, "never"]
   },