diff --git a/commitizen/commands/bump.py b/commitizen/commands/bump.py
index 5437501887..dbb2c31b3b 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/bump.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/bump.py
@@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ def __call__(self):  # noqa: C901
                 if last_final is not None:
                     commits = git.get_commits(last_final)
                     increment = self.find_increment(commits)
-                    semver = last_final.increment_base(
+                    base = last_final.increment_base(
                         increment=increment, force_bump=True
                     )
-                    if semver != current_version.base_version:
+                    if base != current_version.base_version:
                         force_bump = True
                 elif prerelease:
                     increment = None
diff --git a/commitizen/version_schemes.py b/commitizen/version_schemes.py
index 2605237081..c47c5fe696 100644
--- a/commitizen/version_schemes.py
+++ b/commitizen/version_schemes.py
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ def bump(
             release = list(self.release)
             if len(release) < 3:
                 release += [0] * (3 - len(release))
-            current_semver = ".".join(str(part) for part in release)
-            if base == current_semver:
+            current_base = ".".join(str(part) for part in release)
+            if base == current_base:
                 pre_version = self.generate_prerelease(
                     prerelease, offset=prerelease_offset
                 )