diff --git a/@commitlint/config-pnpm-scopes/index.test.ts b/@commitlint/config-pnpm-scopes/index.test.ts
index 5b28bf7d1e..8fd934b3e6 100644
--- a/@commitlint/config-pnpm-scopes/index.test.ts
+++ b/@commitlint/config-pnpm-scopes/index.test.ts
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ test("scope-enum has expected modifier", async () => {
 	expect(modifier).toBe("always");
 });
 
-test("returns empty value for empty pnpm repository", async () => {
+test("returns global scope for empty pnpm repository", async () => {
 	const { "scope-enum": fn } = config.rules;
 	const cwd = await npm.bootstrap("fixtures/empty", __dirname);
 	const [, , value] = await fn({ cwd });
-	expect(value).toEqual([]);
+	expect(value).toEqual(["global"]);
 });
 
 test("returns expected value for basic pnpm repository", async () => {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ test("returns expected value for basic pnpm repository", async () => {
 	const cwd = await npm.bootstrap("fixtures/basic", __dirname);
 
 	const [, , value] = await fn({ cwd });
-	expect(value).toEqual(["a", "b"]);
+	expect(value).toEqual(["a", "b", "global"]);
 });
 
 test("returns expected value for scoped pnpm repository", async () => {
@@ -72,5 +72,5 @@ test("returns expected value for scoped pnpm repository", async () => {
 
 	const [, , value] = await fn({ cwd });
 
-	expect(value).toEqual(["a", "b"]);
+	expect(value).toEqual(["a", "b", "global"]);
 });
diff --git a/@commitlint/config-pnpm-scopes/index.ts b/@commitlint/config-pnpm-scopes/index.ts
index 57283cc30a..10dde7a74c 100644
--- a/@commitlint/config-pnpm-scopes/index.ts
+++ b/@commitlint/config-pnpm-scopes/index.ts
@@ -69,16 +69,17 @@ function getProjects(context: any) {
 	const cwd = ctx.cwd || process.cwd();
 
 	return findWorkspacePackages(cwd).then((projects: any) => {
-		return projects
-			.reduce((projects: any, project: any) => {
-				const name = project.name;
+		const scopes = projects.reduce((acc: any, project: any) => {
+			const name = project.name;
 
-				if (name) {
-					projects.push(name.charAt(0) === "@" ? name.split("/")[1] : name);
-				}
+			if (name) {
+				acc.add(name.charAt(0) === "@" ? name.split("/")[1] : name);
+			}
+
+			return acc;
+		}, new Set());
+		scopes.add("global");
 
-				return projects;
-			}, [])
-			.sort();
+		return Array.from(scopes).sort();
 	});
 }