diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowReleaseFinishMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowReleaseFinishMojo.java
index 03c684a8..d85fe3f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowReleaseFinishMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowReleaseFinishMojo.java
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
 
                 messageProperties.put("version", commitVersion);
 
-                gitCommit(commitMessages.getReleaseFinishMessage(), messageProperties);
+                gitCommit(commitMessages.getReleaseStartMessage(), messageProperties);
             }
 
             if (!skipReleaseMergeProdBranch) {