diff --git a/src/commands/version.rs b/src/commands/version.rs
index fba9f11..791e7f5 100644
--- a/src/commands/version.rs
+++ b/src/commands/version.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ impl VersionCommand {
                 }
 
                 // Parse the message to see if we need to modify the bump.
+                let commit = repo.find_commit(oid)?;
                 let message = commit.message().unwrap_or("");
                 let conv = ConventionalCommit::from_str(message)?;
                 let commit_bump = self.get_version_bump(&conv);