diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 94cfb5d5e..d0db7e6f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.1.0](https://github.com/amannn/action-semantic-pull-request/compare/v5.0.2...v5.1.0) (2023-02-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add regex support to `scope` and `disallowScopes` configuration ([#226](https://github.com/amannn/action-semantic-pull-request/issues/226)) ([403a6f8](https://github.com/amannn/action-semantic-pull-request/commit/403a6f89242a0d0d3acde94e6141b2e0f4da8838))
+
 ### [5.0.2](https://github.com/amannn/action-semantic-pull-request/compare/v5.0.1...v5.0.2) (2022-10-17)
 
 
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index d9eb24c58..25ae9be05 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -37430,11 +37430,14 @@ module.exports = async function validatePrTitle(
   }
 
   function isUnknownScope(s) {
-    return scopes && !scopes.includes(s);
+    return scopes && !scopes.some((scope) => new RegExp(`^${scope}$`).test(s));
   }
 
   function isDisallowedScope(s) {
-    return disallowScopes && disallowScopes.includes(s);
+    return (
+      disallowScopes &&
+      disallowScopes.some((scope) => new RegExp(`^${scope}$`).test(s))
+    );
   }
 
   if (!result.type) {
@@ -37458,7 +37461,7 @@ module.exports = async function validatePrTitle(
   if (requireScope && !result.scope) {
     let message = `No scope found in pull request title "${prTitle}".`;
     if (scopes) {
-      message += ` Use one of the available scopes: ${scopes.join(', ')}.`;
+      message += ` Scope must match one of: ${scopes.join(', ')}.`;
     }
     raiseError(message);
   }
@@ -37474,7 +37477,7 @@ module.exports = async function validatePrTitle(
         unknownScopes.length > 1 ? 'scopes' : 'scope'
       } "${unknownScopes.join(
         ','
-      )}" found in pull request title "${prTitle}". Use one of the available scopes: ${scopes.join(
+      )}" found in pull request title "${prTitle}". Scope must match one of: ${scopes.join(
         ', '
       )}.`
     );
@@ -37487,7 +37490,7 @@ module.exports = async function validatePrTitle(
     raiseError(
       `Disallowed ${
         disallowedScopes.length === 1 ? 'scope was' : 'scopes were'
-      } found: ${disallowScopes.join(', ')}`
+      } found: ${disallowedScopes.join(', ')}`
     );
   }