diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index bbd5d145fe..890df4613e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ repos:
     -   id: check-yaml
     -   id: check-added-large-files
     -   id: no-commit-to-branch
-        args: [ '--pattern', '^(?!((enhancement|feature|bugfix|documentation|tests|local|chore)\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)$).*' ]
+        args: [ '--pattern', '^(?!((release|enhancement|feature|bugfix|documentation|tests|local|chore)\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)$).*' ]