diff --git a/edx_lint/files/.commitlintrc.yml b/edx_lint/files/.commitlintrc.yml
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+extends:
+  - '@commitlint/config-conventional'
+
+rules:
+  footer-leading-blank: [1, 'always']
+  type-case: [2, 'always', 'lower-case']
+  type-empty: [2, 'never']
+  type-enum: [
+      2,
+      'always',
+    [
+        'build',
+        'chore',
+        'docs',
+        'feat',
+        'fix',
+        'perf',
+        'refactor',
+        'revert',
+        'style',
+        'test',
+        'temp',
+    ]
+  ]
+
+