diff --git a/commitizen/cz/conventional_commits/conventional_commits.py b/commitizen/cz/conventional_commits/conventional_commits.py
index dcfd7bab89..2af149d09d 100644
--- a/commitizen/cz/conventional_commits/conventional_commits.py
+++ b/commitizen/cz/conventional_commits/conventional_commits.py
@@ -33,11 +33,18 @@ class ConventionalCommitsCz(BaseCommitizen):
     bump_map_major_version_zero = defaults.bump_map_major_version_zero
     commit_parser = r"^((?P<change_type>feat|fix|refactor|perf|BREAKING CHANGE)(?:\((?P<scope>[^()\r\n]*)\)|\()?(?P<breaking>!)?|\w+!):\s(?P<message>.*)?"  # noqa
     change_type_map = {
-        "feat": "Feat",
-        "fix": "Fix",
-        "refactor": "Refactor",
-        "perf": "Perf",
+        "feat": "New features",
+        "fix": "Bug fixes",
+        "refactor": "Code refactoring",
+        "perf": "Performance improvements",
     }
+    change_type_order = [
+        "BREAKING CHANGE",
+        "New features",
+        "Bug fixes",
+        "Code refactoring",
+        "Performance improvements",
+    ]
     changelog_pattern = defaults.bump_pattern
 
     def questions(self) -> Questions:
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index cc306ac6d4..26e537a5db 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from commitizen.config import BaseConfig
 from commitizen.cz import registry
 from commitizen.cz.base import BaseCommitizen
+from commitizen.cz.conventional_commits import ConventionalCommitsCz
 from tests.utils import create_file_and_commit
 
 SIGNER = "GitHub Action"
@@ -253,3 +254,17 @@ def any_changelog_format(config: BaseConfig) -> ChangelogFormat:
     """For test not relying on formats specifics, use the default"""
     config.settings["changelog_format"] = defaults.CHANGELOG_FORMAT
     return get_changelog_format(config)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def default_change_type_map(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    mocker.patch.object(
+        ConventionalCommitsCz,
+        "change_type_map",
+        {
+            "feat": "Feat",
+            "fix": "Fix",
+            "refactor": "Refactor",
+            "perf": "Perf",
+        },
+    )