diff --git a/commit/commit.go b/commit/commit.go
index 8da7d51..ba3e8ac 100644
--- a/commit/commit.go
+++ b/commit/commit.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	descRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s*([[:alpha:]]+!?)\(?([[:alpha:],_-]+)?\)?:?(.*)`)
+	descRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s*([[:alpha:]]+!?)\(?([[:alpha:],_-]+)?\)?(!)?:?(.*)`)
 	refRe  = regexp.MustCompile(`[[:alpha:]]+\s+#\d+`)
 )
 
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ func GroupFromCommit(msg string) Group {
 	matches := descRe.FindStringSubmatch(msg)
 	verb := matches[1]
 	subject := matches[2]
-	desc := matches[3]
+	verbBreak := matches[3]
+	desc := matches[4]
 
 	breaking := false
-	if strings.HasSuffix(verb, "!") {
+	if strings.HasSuffix(verb, "!") || verbBreak != "" {
 		breaking = true
 		verb = strings.TrimSuffix(verb, "!")
 	}
diff --git a/commit/commit_test.go b/commit/commit_test.go
index 673ad6c..71190d1 100644
--- a/commit/commit_test.go
+++ b/commit/commit_test.go
@@ -199,6 +199,30 @@ func testGroupParseGroupsMultipleGroups(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func testGroupParseGroupsBreakingSign(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("NoScope", testGroupParseGroupsBreakingSignNoScope)
+	t.Run("BeforeScope", testGroupParseGroupsBreakingSignBeforeScope)
+	t.Run("AfterScope", testGroupParseGroupsBreakingSignAfterScope)
+}
+
+func testGroupParseGroupsBreakingSignNoScope(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	logs := []string{
+		"ref: nothing important",
+		"ref!: this is a test",
+	}
+	got := commit.ParseGroups(logs)
+
+	want := strings.Join([]string{
+		"### Refactor\n",
+		"- Nothing important",
+		"- This is a test [**BREAKING CHANGE**]",
+	}, "\n")
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("(-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+}
+
+func testGroupParseGroupsBreakingSignBeforeScope(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	logs := []string{
 		"ref: nothing important",
@@ -216,6 +240,24 @@ func testGroupParseGroupsBreakingSign(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func testGroupParseGroupsBreakingSignAfterScope(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	logs := []string{
+		"ref: nothing important",
+		"ref(repo)!: this is a test",
+	}
+	got := commit.ParseGroups(logs)
+
+	want := strings.Join([]string{
+		"### Refactor\n",
+		"- Nothing important",
+		"- **Repo:** This is a test [**BREAKING CHANGE**]",
+	}, "\n")
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("(-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+}
+
 func testGroupParseGroupsBreakingFooter(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	logs := []string{