diff --git a/scripts/validate-commit-messages.py b/scripts/validate-commit-messages.py
index 3674b825a55..e5f165f1e99 100755
--- a/scripts/validate-commit-messages.py
+++ b/scripts/validate-commit-messages.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def main():
 
         if (
             re.search(
-                r"^(build|chore|ci|docs|feat|fix|perf|refactor|style|test)(\([a-z]+\))?: .*$",
+                r"^(build|chore|ci|docs|feat|fix|perf|refactor|style|test)(\([^()\n]+\))?: .*$",
                 lines[0],
             )
             is None