diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d1e2db4..122d456 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,17 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'Cargo.toml'
+      - 'Cargo.lock'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'Cargo.toml'
+      - 'Cargo.lock'
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -59,8 +67,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: paulhatch/semantic-version@v5.4.0
         with:
           tag_prefix: "v"
-          major_pattern: "(MAJOR)"
-          minor_pattern: "(MINOR)"
+          major_pattern: "(MAJOR|BREAKING CHANGE|!:)"
+          minor_pattern: "(MINOR|feat:|feature:)"
+          patch_pattern: "(PATCH|fix:|patch:|hotfix:)"
           version_format: "${major}.${minor}.${patch}"
           change_path: "src"
           namespace: ""