diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
index 548e64450..3a94fd938 100644
--- a/.releaserc
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -3,8 +3,28 @@
     "main"
   ],
   "plugins": [
-    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
-    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+      {
+        "parserOpts": {
+          "breakingHeaderPattern": "^(\\w*)(?:\\((.*)\\))?!: (.*)$"
+        },
+        "releaseRules": [
+          {
+            "breaking": true,
+            "release": "major"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+      {
+        "parserOpts": {
+          "breakingHeaderPattern": "^(\\w*)(?:\\((.*)\\))?!: (.*)$"
+        }
+      }
+    ],
     "@semantic-release/github"
   ]
 }