diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 0c27ae626..56933cd83 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 Important! Please follow the guidelines for naming Pull Requests: 
 https://docs.dasch.swiss/latest/developers/dsp/contribution/#pull-request-guidelines
 
-**Note:** When squash-merging a PR into the main branch, the PR title will be taken as squash-merge commit message that 
-appears in the main branch. But this automatism only works for PRs that consist of more than one commit. If a PR consists 
-of *only one* commit, GitHub will take the name of the commit as squash-merge-commit message. In this case, you have to
-manually ensure that the squash-merge commit message is identical to the PR title.
+**Note:** When squash-merging a PR into the main branch, the PR title will be taken as squash-merge commit message that appears in the main branch. But this automatism only works for PRs that consist of more than one commit. If a PR consists of *only one* commit, GitHub will take the name of the commit as squash-merge-commit message. In this case, you have to manually ensure that the squash-merge commit message is identical to the PR title.
 
 ===REMOVE===
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-pr-title.yml b/.github/workflows/check-pr-title.yml
index e2d674c43..c7a4b1594 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-pr-title.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-pr-title.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Check PR Title
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      # check PR title
       - uses: deepakputhraya/action-pr-title@master
         with:
-          regex: '([a-z])+(\(([0-9a-z\-_, ])+\))?!?: [a-z].+\(DEV-\d+\)$' # Regex the title should match.
-          allowed_prefixes: "fix,refactor,feat,docs,chore,style,test" # title should start with the given prefix
-          disallowed_prefixes: "feature,hotfix" # title should not start with the given prefix
-          prefix_case_sensitive: true # title prefix are case insensitive
-          min_length: 7 # Min length of the title
-          max_length: 120 # Max length of the title
+          regex: '[a-z]+(\([0-9a-z\-_, ]+\))?!?: [a-z].+\(DEV-\d+\)$|chore: release \d+\.\d+\.\d+$'
+          allowed_prefixes: "fix,refactor,feat,docs,chore,style,test" 
+          disallowed_prefixes: "feature,hotfix" 
+          prefix_case_sensitive: true 
+          min_length: 7 
+          max_length: 120