diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index af8a314221..fd251ff8ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
         {
           "releaseRules": [
             {
-              "message": "*[python]*",
+              "message": "*\\[python\\]*",
               "release": false
             }
           ]