diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-message-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/commit-message-check.yaml
index 3a9615030..eb8b4bb40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit-message-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-message-check.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: tim-actions/commit-message-checker-with-regex@v0.3.1
       with:
         commits: ${{ steps.get-pr-commits.outputs.commits }}
-        pattern: '^.{0,75}(\n.*)*$'
+        pattern: '^.{0,75}(\n.*)*$|^Merge pull request (?:kata-containers)?#[\d]+ from.*'
         error: 'Subject too long (max 75)'
         post_error: ${{ env.error_msg }}