diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index aac8220..83ed707 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function parseGitLog(range: string, cwd: string): GitCommit[] {
 
 // Check if a commit subject is a todo transition
 export function parseTodoTransition(subject: string): { issueId: number; status: string } | null {
-  const match = subject.match(/^todo\((\d+)\):\s*(\S+)/)
+  const match = subject.match(/^todo\((\d+)\):\s*([a-z-]+)/)
   if (!match) return null
   return { issueId: Number(match[1]), status: match[2] }
 }