diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 8a7b5c3..1c76b42 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (s *Setup) CalculateSemver() SemVer {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if !params.varStrict {
+		if !params.varStrict && !s.Force.Strict {
 			s.Semver.Patch++
 			debugPrint(fmt.Sprintln("Incrementing patch (DEFAULT) on ", strings.TrimSuffix(commit.Message, "\n"), "| Semver:", s.getSemver()))
 		}
diff --git a/config-release.yaml b/config-release.yaml
index 81a4c2f..3d4cd4c 100644
--- a/config-release.yaml
+++ b/config-release.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ force:
   major: 1
   minor: 4
   existing: true
+  strict: false
   commit: 960207e4677476ad31a9f389f74eaf9f33d49613
 wording:
   patch: