diff --git a/lib/config/migration.ts b/lib/config/migration.ts
index 5b586159a3..d38a292e51 100644
--- a/lib/config/migration.ts
+++ b/lib/config/migration.ts
@@ -491,11 +491,7 @@ export function migrateConfig(
         if (subMigrate.isMigrated) {
           migratedConfig[key] = subMigrate.migratedConfig;
         }
-      } else if (
-        key.startsWith('commitMessage') &&
-        is.string(val) &&
-        (val.includes('currentVersion') || val.includes('newVersion'))
-      ) {
+      } else if (key.startsWith('commitMessage') && is.string(val)) {
         migratedConfig[key] = val
           .replace(/currentVersion/g, 'currentValue')
           .replace(/newVersion/g, 'newValue')