diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc4d1e3..1b3b114 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# Latest
+
+## Features
+
+- make changelog groups configurable [a2ec46eb](https://github.com/lekterable/perfekt/commit/a2ec46eb9e962a79a9153300adc2229af182d4a6)
+
 # 1.1.0
 
 ## Features
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 0896b52..6f559f7 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ export const defaultConfig = {
     ['## Features', 'feat', 'feature'],
     ['## Fixes', 'fix']
   ],
-  lineFormat: '- %message% %hash%'
+  lineFormat: '- %message% %hash%',
+  ignoredScopes: ['changelog']
 }
 
 export const defaultChangelogOptions = {
diff --git a/src/utils/misc.js b/src/utils/misc.js
index 5cf13f9..7314444 100644
--- a/src/utils/misc.js
+++ b/src/utils/misc.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const groupCommits = (commits, config) =>
       const normalizedScope =
         commitDetails.scope && commitDetails.scope.toLowerCase()
 
-      if (normalizedScope === 'changelog') return [...grouped]
+      if (config.ignoredScopes.includes(normalizedScope)) return [...grouped]
       if (normalizedScope === 'release') {
         const isLatest = isObjectEmpty(group)
         const release = { release: commit }
diff --git a/src/utils/misc.test.js b/src/utils/misc.test.js
index ad6513b..c380ba6 100644
--- a/src/utils/misc.test.js
+++ b/src/utils/misc.test.js
@@ -88,12 +88,14 @@ describe('misc', () => {
           ['## Feat', 'feat', 'feature'],
           ['## Fix', 'fix'],
           ['## Custom', 'custom']
-        ]
+        ],
+        ignoredScopes: ['ignored']
       }
       const mockedInput = [
         'b2f5901922505efbfb6dd684252e8df0cdffeeb2 chore!: generate changelog',
         '2ea04355c1e81c5088eeabc6e242fb1ade978524 chore!: version releases',
         'bffc2f9e8da1c7ac133689bc9cd14494f3be08e3 refactor: extract line generating logic to function and promisify exec',
+        'bffc2f9e8da1c7ac133689bc9cd14494f3be08e3 refactor(ignored): rewrite legacy code',
         'aa805ce71ee103965ce3db46d4f6ed2658efd08d feat: add option to write to local CHANGELOG file',
         'b2f5901922505efbfb6dd684252e8df0cdffeeb2 custom: make changelog customizable',
         'f2191200bf7b6e5eec3d61fcef9eb756e0129cfb chore(release): 0.1.0',