diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
index 53796a4..43983fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           subject="$(printf '%s' "${COMMIT_MESSAGE}" | sed -n '1p')"
-          if [ "${subject}" != "chore(npm): publish" ]; then
+          if [[ ! "${subject}" =~ ^chore\(npm\):\ publish(\ \(#[0-9]+\))?$ ]]; then
             echo "Refusing to publish from commit subject: ${subject}"
             exit 1
           fi