diff --git a/.rczrc b/.rczrc.json
similarity index 100%
rename from .rczrc
rename to .rczrc.json
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 55e0118..e4a7c1e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ program
           value: "refactor",
           hint: "code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature",
         },
+        {
+          label: "chore",
+          value: "chore",
+          hint: "changes that are routinely, e.g. dependency update or a release commit",
+        },
       ],
     });
 
@@ -462,7 +467,7 @@ program
           config?.types?.map((type) => type.value).join("|") ||
           "feat|fix|build|ci|docs|perf|refactor"
         })(\\((${
-          config?.scopes?.join("|") || "..*"
+          config?.scopes ? [...config?.scopes, "release"] : "..*"
         })\\))?!?: .* ?(\\(..*\\))?((\n\n..*)?(\n\n..*)?)?`,
         "gm"
       );