diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 866ca37..cf416ee 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ publish:
 
         # Make sure the commits are clean
         - yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-        - npx commitlint --from=master to=CI_BUILD_REF_NAME
+        - if [ $CI_BUILD_BEFORE_SHA == "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000" ]; then npx commitlint --to=HEAD; else npx commitlint --from=$CI_BUILD_BEFORE_SHA; fi
 
         # Build the project
         - yarn run build