diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dc9b5f292..06a958d8b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ norecursedirs = "cookiecutter"
 [tool.commitizen]
 name = "cz_version_bump"
 version = "0.31.1"
+changelog_merge_prerelease = true
+prerelease_offset = 1
 tag_format = "v$major.$minor.$patch$prerelease"
 version_files = [
     "docs/conf.py:^release =",