diff --git a/.commitlintrc.json b/.commitlintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3d7f0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.commitlintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "extends": ["@commitlint/config-conventional"] }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8a47c2a..6bb7d3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 'lts/*'
 
       - name: 'Install Release Tools'
-        run: 'npm install --global semantic-release @semantic-release/git @semantic-release/exec @saithodev/semantic-release-backmerge'
+        run: 'npm install --global semantic-release @commitlint/config-conventional @semantic-release/git @semantic-release/exec @saithodev/semantic-release-backmerge'
 
       - name: 'Release'
         run: 'semantic-release'