Bug Report

Description

Hello,

Some time ago, I updated Python Semantic Release from version 9.11.1 to 9.21.0 (I know that’s quite a jump). At first glance, I didn't encounter any problems, and I especially noticed that the default changelog had improved significantly.

However, I didn't realize immediately that since this update, I see all the commits in the changelog, including those that I exclude.

I didn't notice anything significant in the release notes, but I might have missed the information.

I reverted to intermediate versions and I see this behavior starting from version 9.12.0 of Python Semantic Release.

Expected behavior

Only feat and fix commit are in my CHANGELOG.md file

Actual behavior

All commit messages are in the CHANGELOG.md, even those I exclude in config file

Environment

• Operating System (w/ version): Alpine
• Python version: 3.12.9
• Pip version:25.1.1
• Semantic-release version: 9.21.1
• Build tool (w/ version): poetry 2.1.3

Configuration

[tool.semantic_release]
commit_message = "chore(release): {version}"
tag_format = "{version}"

[tool.semantic_release.branches.main]
match = "(main|master)"
prerelease = false
prerelease_token = "beta"

[tool.semantic_release.commit_parser_options]
allowed_tags = [
    "build",
    "chore",
    "ci",
    "docs",
    "feat",
    "fix",
    "perf",
    "style",
    "refactor",
    "revert",
    "test",
]
minor_tags = ["feat"]
patch_tags = [
    "build",
    "chore",
    "ci",
    "fix",
    "perf",
    "style",
    "refactor",
    "revert",
]

[tool.semantic_release.changelog.default_templates]
template_dir = "semantic_template"
changelog_file = "CHANGELOG.md"
exclude_commit_patterns = [
    "build",
    "chore",
    "ci",
    "docs",
    "perf",
    "style",
    "test",
    "refactor",
]

[tool.semantic_release.remote]
name = "origin"
type = "gitlab"
ignore_token_for_push = true