diff --git a/.git-hooks/commit-msg b/.git-hooks/commit-msg
index ad114df..6843d1f 100755
--- a/.git-hooks/commit-msg
+++ b/.git-hooks/commit-msg
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ GREEN="\033[1;32m"
 # Get the commit message (the parameter we're given is just the path to the
 # temporary file which holds the message).
 commit_message=$(cat "$1")
-echo commit_message=$commit_message
+ischore=cut -c 1-15 <<< "$commit_message         "
+echo $ischore
 
 # abort processing if this is a changelog release commit
-if [[ "$commit_message" =~ ^chore.* ]]; then
+if [[ "$ischore" == "chore(release):" ]]; then
    echo "${GREEN} ✔ Changelog release"
    exit 0
 fi