diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
index 01195c9..aeb8b26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on: [push]
 jobs:
 
   check-semantic-version:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skipci')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         run: check-semantic-version setup.py
 
   run-tests:
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip_ci_tests')"
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skipci')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       USING_COVERAGE: '3.8'
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
   publish:
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip_ci_publish')"
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skipci')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [check-semantic-version, run-tests]
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 62538ba..a3db3f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     # This job will only run if the PR has been merged (and not closed without merging).
-    if: "github.event.pull_request.merged == true && !contains(github.event.pull_request.head.message, 'skip_ci_release')"
+    if: "github.event.pull_request.merged == true && !contains(github.event.pull_request.head.message, 'skipci')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml
index 3672f6d..c7b3885 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-pull-request.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   description:
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip_ci_update_description')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Compile new pull request description
       run: |
         echo 'PULL_REQUEST_NOTES<<EOF' >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "$(compile-release-notes LAST_RELEASE ${{ github.event.pull_request.url }} ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "$(compile-release-notes PULL_REQUEST_START --pull-request-url=${{ github.event.pull_request.url }} --api-token=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo EOF >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Update pull request body
       uses: riskledger/update-pr-description@v2
diff --git a/mkver.conf b/mkver.conf
index f93d0e6..0370c28 100644
--- a/mkver.conf
+++ b/mkver.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ defaults {
   preReleaseFormat: "RC{PreReleaseNumber}"
   buildMetaDataFormat: "{Branch}.{ShortHash}"
   includeBuildMetaData: false
-  whenNoValidCommitMessages: NoIncrement
+  whenNoValidCommitMessages: IncrementPatch
   patches: [setup.py]
 }
 
@@ -23,21 +23,19 @@ patches: [
 ]
 
 commitMessageActions: [
-# Disable major version increments while package is still in beta (i.e. keep the version below 1.0.0).
-#  {
-#    pattern: "BREAKING CHANGE|BREAKING-CHANGE"
-#    action: IncrementMajor
-#  }
-
-# All new features require a minor version increase.
+  # Disable major version increments while package is still in beta (i.e. keep the version below 1.0.0).
   {
-    pattern: "FEA:"
+    pattern: "BREAKING CHANGE"
+    action: IncrementMinor
+  }
+  {
+    pattern: "BREAKING-CHANGE"
     action: IncrementMinor
   }
 
-# Any other changes, including bug fixes, require a patch version increase.
+  # All new features require a minor version increase.
   {
-    pattern: ".*"
-    action: IncrementPatch
+    pattern: "FEA:"
+    action: IncrementMinor
   }
 ]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 25605bd..9bff06d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="twined",
-    version="0.0.25",
+    version="0.0.26",
     py_modules=[],
     install_requires=["jsonschema ~= 3.2.0", "python-dotenv"],
     url="https://www.github.com/octue/twined",