diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d08649..41be5db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 Generation of this changelog is based on commits
 
+## v1.5.1
+
+### Fixes
+
+- [6c663cf7f] - **commands**: allow chore type in validation regex
+
 ## v1.5.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e20396a..b604b9b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@resultium/rcz",
-    "version": "1.5.0",
+    "version": "1.5.1",
     "description": "Resultium commit standardization library, based on conventional commits",
     "main": "./dist/index.js",
     "bin": {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e4a7c1e..d9f59eb 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ program
       const testRegex = new RegExp(
         `(${
           config?.types?.map((type) => type.value).join("|") ||
-          "feat|fix|build|ci|docs|perf|refactor"
+          "feat|fix|build|ci|docs|perf|refactor|chore"
         })(\\((${
           config?.scopes ? [...config?.scopes, "release"] : "..*"
         })\\))?!?: .* ?(\\(..*\\))?((\n\n..*)?(\n\n..*)?)?`,