diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
index c1ca7bc..3f586e5 100644
--- a/cliff.toml
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ commit_preprocessors = [
     # Replace multiple spaces with a single space.
     { pattern = ' +', replace = " " },
     # Remove gitmoji, both actual UTF emoji and :emoji:
-    { pattern = ' *(:\w+:|[\p{Emoji_Presentation}\p{Extended_Pictographic}\u{200D}]) *', replace = "" },
+    { pattern = ' *(:\w+:|[\p{Emoji_Presentation}\p{Extended_Pictographic}](?:\u{FE0F})?\u{200D}?) *', replace = "" },
 ]
 # regex for parsing and grouping commits
 commit_parsers = [