diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4819ec7..ce077a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,15 +13,12 @@ jobs:
 
   version_bump:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: |
+      startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[MAJOR]') ||
+      startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[MINOR]') ||
+      startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[PATCH]')
     steps:
 
-    - name: Check commit message
-      if: |
-        (!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[MAJOR]')) &&
-        (!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[MINOR]')) &&
-        (!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[PATCH]'))
-      run: exit 1
-
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
     - name: Set up Python