diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 501e078..a57d3a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   pytest:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip-ci]')"
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump.yaml b/.github/workflows/bump.yaml
index 56fc8e8..7861848 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 name: Bump version
-# XXX test line for PR
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   bump-version:
-    if: "!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'bump:')"
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip-ci]')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: "Bump version and create changelog with commitizen"
     steps:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0704d4b..8d5962d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 name = "cz_conventional_commits"
 version = "0.43.3"
 tag_format = "$version"
-bump_message = "release $current_version → $new_version [skip-ci]"
+bump_message = "release: $current_version → $new_version [skip-ci]"
 
 version_files = [
     "VERSION",