diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abcff9d..2ace85c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ you'll need to configured that workflow yourself. You can look to the
 ### Workflow
 
 * Based on the commit messages, increment the version from the lastest release.
-  * If the string "BREAKING CHANGE" is found anywhere in any of the commit messages or descriptions the major 
+  * If the string "BREAKING CHANGE" or "major" is found anywhere in any of the commit messages or descriptions the major 
     version will be incremented.
-  * If a commit message begins with the string "feat" then the minor version will be increased. This works
+  * If a commit message begins with the string "feat" or "minor" then the minor version will be increased. This works
     for most common commit metadata for feature additions: `"feat: new API"` and `"feature: new API"`.
   * All other changes will increment the patch version.
 * Push the bumped npm version in package.json back into the repo.
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 00dd9ab..06d59f9 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ Toolkit.run(async tools => {
   }
 
   let version = 'patch'
-  if (messages.map(message => message.includes('BREAKING CHANGE')).includes(true)) {
+  if (messages.map(message => message.includes('BREAKING CHANGE') || message.includes('major')).includes(true)) {
     version = 'major'
-  } else if (messages.map(message => message.toLowerCase().startsWith('feat')).includes(true)) {
+  } else if (messages.map(
+    message => message.toLowerCase().startsWith('feat') || message.toLowerCase().includes('minor')).includes(true)) {
     version = 'minor'
   }