diff --git a/cli/recipe/release.go b/cli/recipe/release.go
index 20c19e73..ff8ed1b8 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/release.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/release.go
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func commitRelease(recipe recipe.Recipe) error {
 	if internal.CommitMessage == "" && !internal.NoInput && internal.Commit {
 		prompt := &survey.Input{
 			Message: "commit message",
-			Default: "chore: publish new %s version",
+			Default: "chore: publish new version",
 		}
 		if err := survey.AskOne(prompt, &internal.CommitMessage); err != nil {
 			return err