diff --git a/release-plz.toml b/release-plz.toml
index 733d0d3..744a38d 100644
--- a/release-plz.toml
+++ b/release-plz.toml
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ commit_parsers = [
 dependencies_update = true
 features_always_increment_minor = true
 release_always = false
-release_commits = "^(feat|fix)[(:]"
+release_commits = "^(feat|fix|update)[(:]"