diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 29056451..7d882979 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+exclude: '^.*\.(md|MD)$'
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v4.3.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7904387d..598e9028 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ python-semantic-release = "^7.34.6"
 pygithub = "^1.57"
 
 [tool.semantic_release]
-version_variable = "gotrue/__init__.py:__version__"
+version_variables = ["gotrue/__init__.py:__version__"]
 version_toml = ["pyproject.toml:tool.poetry.version"]
 major_on_zero = false
-commit_subject = "chore(release): bump version to v{version}"
+commit_message = "chore(release): bump version to v{version}"
 build_command = "curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python - && export PATH=\"/github/home/.local/bin:$PATH\" && poetry install && poetry build"
 upload_to_vcs_release = true
 branch = "main"