diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/bump-version.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/bump-version.yml
index 0bd7439..96a632b 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/bump-version.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/bump-version.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Skip if latest commit is already a release commit
         run: |
           SUBJECT=$(git log -1 --pretty=%s)
-          if [[ "$SUBJECT" == chore(release):* ]]; then
+          if [[ "$SUBJECT" == "chore(release):"* ]]; then
             echo "Latest commit is a release commit ('$SUBJECT'). Skipping bump to avoid loop."
             exit 0
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
index 0543900..3c86214 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Skip if latest commit is already a release commit
         run: |
           SUBJECT=$(git log -1 --pretty=%s)
-          if [[ "$SUBJECT" == chore(release):* ]]; then
+          if [[ "$SUBJECT" == "chore(release):"* ]]; then
             echo "Latest commit is a release commit ('$SUBJECT'). Skipping bump to avoid loop."
             exit 0
           fi