diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 7a6243e..d15f3cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Build
     if: |
-      (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-ci') 
-      && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore'))
+      (!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-ci') 
+      && !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore:'))
       || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     strategy:
       matrix: