diff --git a/src/__tests__/changefile/conventionalCommits.test.ts b/src/__tests__/changefile/conventionalCommits.test.ts
index 08a29b782..306b81e7e 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/changefile/conventionalCommits.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/changefile/conventionalCommits.test.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import { parseConventionalCommit } from '../../changefile/conventionalCommits';
 
 describe.each<[string, ReturnType<typeof parseConventionalCommit>]>([
   ['fix: change message\nbody', { type: 'patch', message: 'change message' }],
-  ['chore: change', { type: 'patch', message: 'change' }],
+  ['chore: change', { type: 'none', message: 'change' }],
   ['feat: change', { type: 'minor', message: 'change' }],
   ['feat(scope): change', { type: 'minor', message: 'change' }],
   ['feat!: change', { type: 'major', message: 'change' }],
   ['feat(scope)!: change', { type: 'major', message: 'change' }],
   ['foo', undefined],
+  ['fix(foo-bar): change', { type: 'patch', message: 'change' }],
 ])('parse(%s)', (s, expected) => {
   test('should parse correctly', () => expect(parseConventionalCommit(s)).toEqual(expected));
 });
diff --git a/src/changefile/conventionalCommits.ts b/src/changefile/conventionalCommits.ts
index 267923494..abc4a6f66 100644
--- a/src/changefile/conventionalCommits.ts
+++ b/src/changefile/conventionalCommits.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ChangeType } from '../types/ChangeInfo';
  * 3. breaking
  * 4. message
  */
-const COMMIT_RE = /([a-z]+)(?:\(([a-z]+)\))?(!)?: (.+)/;
+const COMMIT_RE = /([a-z]+)(?:\(([a-z\-]+)\))?(!)?: (.+)/;
 
 interface ConventionalCommit {
   type: string;
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ function map(d: ConventionalCommit): Change | undefined {
   }
 
   switch (d.type) {
-    case 'fix':
     case 'chore':
+      return { type: 'none', message: d.message };
+    case 'fix':
       return { type: 'patch', message: d.message };
     case 'feat':
       return { type: 'minor', message: d.message };