diff --git a/lib/workers/branch/commit.js b/lib/workers/branch/commit.js
index 9b2fb152b0a93f7f4dbbd29629fc5337c466f802..b3b8ff1ed6dcfdae551cf0b1388632647549e577 100644
--- a/lib/workers/branch/commit.js
+++ b/lib/workers/branch/commit.js
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ async function commitFilesToBranch(config) {
       splitMessage[0] = splitMessage[0].toLowerCase();
       let semanticPrefix = config.semanticCommitType;
       if (config.semanticCommitScope) {
-        semanticPrefix += `(${config.semanticCommitScope})`;
+        semanticPrefix += `(${handlebars.compile(config.semanticCommitScope)(
+          config
+        )})`;
       }
       commitMessage = `${semanticPrefix}: ${splitMessage.join('\n')}`;
     }