diff --git a/docs/input/docs/reference/configuration.md b/docs/input/docs/reference/configuration.md
index 35e874cd32..cf52e3cfc0 100644
--- a/docs/input/docs/reference/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/input/docs/reference/configuration.md
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ assembly-versioning-scheme: MajorMinorPatch
 assembly-file-versioning-scheme: MajorMinorPatch
 tag-prefix: '[vV]?'
 version-in-branch-pattern: (?<version>[vV]?\d+(\.\d+)?(\.\d+)?).*
-major-version-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(breaking|major)'
-minor-version-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(feature|minor)'
-patch-version-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(fix|patch)'
-no-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(none|skip)'
+major-version-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(breaking|major)
+minor-version-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(feature|minor)
+patch-version-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(fix|patch)
+no-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(none|skip)
 tag-pre-release-weight: 60000
 commit-date-format: yyyy-MM-dd
 merge-message-formats: {}
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ assembly-versioning-scheme: MajorMinorPatch
 assembly-file-versioning-scheme: MajorMinorPatch
 tag-prefix: '[vV]?'
 version-in-branch-pattern: (?<version>[vV]?\d+(\.\d+)?(\.\d+)?).*
-major-version-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(breaking|major)'
-minor-version-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(feature|minor)'
-patch-version-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(fix|patch)'
-no-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(none|skip)'
+major-version-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(breaking|major)
+minor-version-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(feature|minor)
+patch-version-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(fix|patch)
+no-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(none|skip)
 tag-pre-release-weight: 60000
 commit-date-format: yyyy-MM-dd
 merge-message-formats: {}
@@ -346,10 +346,10 @@ assembly-versioning-scheme: MajorMinorPatch
 assembly-file-versioning-scheme: MajorMinorPatch
 tag-prefix: '[vV]?'
 version-in-branch-pattern: (?<version>[vV]?\d+(\.\d+)?(\.\d+)?).*
-major-version-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(breaking|major)'
-minor-version-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(feature|minor)'
-patch-version-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(fix|patch)'
-no-bump-message: '\+semver:\s?(none|skip)'
+major-version-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(breaking|major)
+minor-version-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(feature|minor)
+patch-version-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(fix|patch)
+no-bump-message: \+semver:\s?(none|skip)
 tag-pre-release-weight: 60000
 commit-date-format: yyyy-MM-dd
 merge-message-formats: {}
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Core/Configuration/ConfigurationConstants.cs b/src/GitVersion.Core/Configuration/ConfigurationConstants.cs
index 231633c927..f09f24f83d 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Core/Configuration/ConfigurationConstants.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Core/Configuration/ConfigurationConstants.cs
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ internal static class ConfigurationConstants
         VersionStrategies.VersionInBranchName
     ];
     public const string DefaultAssemblyInformationalFormat = "{InformationalVersion}";
+    //language=regexp
     public const string DefaultTagPrefix = "[vV]?";
+    //language=regexp
     public const string DefaultVersionInBranchPattern = @"(?<version>[vV]?\d+(\.\d+)?(\.\d+)?).*";
     public const string DefaultCommitDateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd";
     public const string BranchNamePlaceholder = "{BranchName}";
+    //language=regexp
     public const string DefaultLabelNumberPattern = @"[/-](?<number>\d+)";
     public const bool DefaultUpdateBuildNumber = true;
     public const int DefaultTagPreReleaseWeight = 60000;
@@ -40,12 +43,20 @@ internal static class ConfigurationConstants
     public const string SupportBranchKey = "support";
     public const string UnknownBranchKey = "unknown";
 
+    //language=regexp
     public const string MainBranchRegex = "^master$|^main$";
+    //language=regexp
     public const string DevelopBranchRegex = "^dev(elop)?(ment)?$";
+    //language=regexp
     public const string ReleaseBranchRegex = "^releases?[/-](?<BranchName>.+)";
+    //language=regexp
     public const string FeatureBranchRegex = "^features?[/-](?<BranchName>.+)";
+    //language=regexp
     public const string PullRequestBranchRegex = @"^(pull|pull\-requests|pr)[/-]";
+    //language=regexp
     public const string HotfixBranchRegex = "^hotfix(es)?[/-](?<BranchName>.+)";
+    //language=regexp
     public const string SupportBranchRegex = "^support[/-](?<BranchName>.+)";
+    //language=regexp
     public const string UnknownBranchRegex = "(?<BranchName>.+)";
 }