diff --git a/lib/config/definitions.js b/lib/config/definitions.js
index bcf4262c16b5917cb10b86c6ee9dd3283dde2019..ad488be80ceb199a8657c1534b3ce50e17abec6b 100644
--- a/lib/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/config/definitions.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ const options = [
     stage: 'packageFile',
     type: 'list',
     default: [
-      { depType: 'dependencies', semanticPrefix: 'fix: ' },
+      { depType: 'dependencies', semanticPrefix: 'fix(deps): ' },
       'devDependencies',
       'optionalDependencies',
     ],
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ const options = [
     name: 'semanticPrefix',
     description: 'Prefix to use if semantic commits are enabled',
     type: 'string',
-    default: 'chore: ',
+    default: 'chore(deps): ',
   },
   // PR Behaviour
   {
diff --git a/test/workers/repository/__snapshots__/onboarding.spec.js.snap b/test/workers/repository/__snapshots__/onboarding.spec.js.snap
index e454aab0f030a82412392a9b2c8224c254c7a2d1..3e4e295b1ebd8fd1f8c99406931a0ee1dbe34a6a 100644
--- a/test/workers/repository/__snapshots__/onboarding.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/workers/repository/__snapshots__/onboarding.spec.js.snap
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Array [
   \\"schedule\\": [],
   \\"packageFiles\\": [],
   \\"depTypes\\": [
-    {\\"depType\\": \\"dependencies\\", \\"semanticPrefix\\": \\"fix: \\"},
+    {\\"depType\\": \\"dependencies\\", \\"semanticPrefix\\": \\"fix(deps): \\"},
     \\"devDependencies\\",
     \\"optionalDependencies\\"
   ],
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Array [
   \\"pinVersions\\": true,
   \\"separateMajorReleases\\": true,
   \\"semanticCommits\\": false,
-  \\"semanticPrefix\\": \\"chore: \\",
+  \\"semanticPrefix\\": \\"chore(deps): \\",
   \\"rebaseStalePrs\\": false,
   \\"prCreation\\": \\"immediate\\",
   \\"automerge\\": \\"none\\",