diff --git a/lib/branch.js b/lib/branch.js
index 63bc100e..f1e21b81 100644
--- a/lib/branch.js
+++ b/lib/branch.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 function isBranchNameValid(branchName) {
   return (
     !!branchName.match(
-      /^(feat|fix|chore|docs|refactor|test|revert|ci|perf|style|build|change|remove|poc|mobsuccessbot|dependabot)\/([a-z][a-z0-9._-]*)$/
+      /^(hotfix|feat|fix|chore|docs|refactor|test|revert|ci|perf|style|build|change|remove|poc|mobsuccessbot|dependabot)\/([a-z][a-z0-9._-]*)$/
     ) ||
     !!branchName.match(/^(mobsuccessbot)\/([a-z0-9_\-@./_-]*)$/) ||
     !!branchName.match(/^(dependabot)\/([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9./_-]*)$/)
diff --git a/lib/branch.test.js b/lib/branch.test.js
index 1721554b..55381b80 100644
--- a/lib/branch.test.js
+++ b/lib/branch.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ describe("branch", () => {
   test.each([
     "feat/foo",
     "fix/foo",
+    "hotfix/foo",
     "refactor/foo",
     "docs/foo",
     "chore/foo--bar",
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ describe("branch", () => {
     "core/foo--bar--z",
     "foo/foo-bar",
     "feature/foo",
-    "hotfix/foo",
     "core/foo",
     "asset/foo",
     "documentation/foo",