diff --git a/packages/nx-semantic-release/src/executors/semantic-release/default-options.ts b/packages/nx-semantic-release/src/executors/semantic-release/default-options.ts
index 1999af91..a22fe2f9 100644
--- a/packages/nx-semantic-release/src/executors/semantic-release/default-options.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-semantic-release/src/executors/semantic-release/default-options.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const defaultOptions: SemanticReleaseOptions = {
   changelogFile: '${PROJECT_DIR}/CHANGELOG.md',
   ci: true,
   commitMessage:
-    'chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}',
+    'chore(release): ${nextRelease.gitTag} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}',
   dryRun: false,
   github: true,
   git: true,