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+# Edit this file as you like.
+#
+# All these sections are optional. Each section with the exception of [general] represents
+# one rule and each key in it is an option for that specific rule.
+#
+# Rules and sections can be referenced by their full name or by id. For example
+# section "[body-max-line-length]" could also be written as "[B1]". Full section names are
+# used in here for clarity.
+# Rule reference documentation: http://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint/rules/
+#
+# Use 'gitlint generate-config' to generate a config file with all possible options
+[general]
+# Ignore certain rules (comma-separated list), you can reference them by their
+# id or by their full name
+ignore=title-trailing-punctuation, T3, M1, B8, CC1, B6, T7
+
+# verbosity should be a value between 1 and 3, the commandline -v flags take
+# precedence over this
+verbosity = 2
+
+# By default gitlint will ignore merge, revert, fixup, fixup=amend, and squash commits.
+ignore-merge-commits=true
+ignore-revert-commits=true
+ignore-fixup-commits=true
+ignore-fixup-amend-commits=true
+ignore-squash-commits=true
+
+# Ignore any data sent to gitlint via stdin
+ignore-stdin=true
+
+# Fetch additional meta-data from the local repository when manually passing a
+# commit message to gitlint via stdin or --commit-msg. Disabled by default.
+staged=true
+
+# Hard fail when the target commit range is empty. Note that gitlint will
+# already fail by default on invalid commit ranges. This option is specifically
+# to tell gitlint to fail on *valid but empty* commit ranges.
+# Disabled by default.
+fail-without-commits=true
+
+# Whether to use Python `search` instead of `match` semantics in rules that use
+# regexes. Context: https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint/issues/254
+# Disabled by default, but will be enabled by default in the future.
+regex-style-search=true
+
+# Enable debug mode (prints more output). Disabled by default.
+debug=true
+
+# Enable community contributed rules
+# See http://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint/contrib_rules for details
+contrib=contrib-title-conventional-commits,CC1
+
+# Set the extra-path where gitlint will search for user defined rules
+# See http://jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint/user_defined_rules for details
+
+# This is an example of how to configure the "title-max-length" rule and
+# set the line-length it enforces to 80
+[title-max-length]
+line-length=80
+
+# Conversely, you can also enforce minimal length of a title with the
+# "title-min-length" rule:
+[title-min-length]
+min-length=5
+
+[title-must-not-contain-word]
+# Comma-separated list of words that should not occur in the title. Matching is case
+# insensitive. It's fine if the keyword occurs as part of a larger word (so "WIPING"
+# will not cause a violation, but "WIP: my title" will.
+words=wip
+
+[title-match-regex]
+# python like regex (https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html) that the
+# commit-msg title must be matched to.
+# Note that the regex can contradict with other rules if not used correctly
+# (e.g. title-must-not-contain-word).
+regex=^US[0-9]*
+
+[body-max-line-length]
+line-length=120
+
+[body-min-length]
+min-length=5
+
+[body-is-missing]
+# Whether to ignore this rule on merge commits (which typically only have a title)
+# default = True
+ignore-merge-commits=true
+
+[body-changed-file-mention]
+# List of files that need to be explicitly mentioned in the body when they are changed
+# This is useful for when developers often erroneously edit certain files or git submodules.
+# By specifying this rule, developers can only change the file when they explicitly
+# reference it in the commit message.
+files=test/
+
+[body-match-regex]
+# python-style regex that the commit-msg body must match.
+# E.g. body must end in My-Commit-Tag: foo
+regex=My-Commit-Tag: foo$
+
+[author-valid-email]
+# python like regex (https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html) that the
+# commit author email address should be matched to
+# E.g.: For example, use the following regex if you only want to allow email
+# addresses from foo.com
+regex=[^@]+@foo.com
+
+[ignore-by-title]
+# Ignore certain rules for commits of which the title matches a regex
+# E.g. Match commit titles that start with "Release"
+regex=^Release(.*)
+
+# Ignore certain rules, you can reference them by their id or by their full name
+# Use 'all' to ignore all rules
+ignore=T1,body-min-length,B6
+
+[ignore-by-body]
+# Ignore certain rules for commits of which the body has a line that matches a regex
+# E.g. Match bodies that have a line that that contain "release"
+regex=(.*)release(.*)
+#
+# Ignore certain rules, you can reference them by their id or by their full name
+# Use 'all' to ignore all rules
+ignore=T1,body-min-length
+
+[ignore-body-lines]
+# Ignore certain lines in a commit body that match a regex.
+# E.g. Ignore all lines that start with 'Co-Authored-By'
+regex=^Co-Authored-By
+
+[ignore-by-author-name]
+# Ignore certain rules for commits of which the author name matches a regex
+# E.g. Match commits made by dependabot
+regex=(.*)dependabot(.*)
+
+# Ignore certain rules, you can reference them by their id or by their full name
+# Use 'all' to ignore all rules
+ignore=T1,body-min-length
+
+# This is a contrib rule - a community contributed rule. These are disabled by default.
+# You need to explicitly enable them one-by-one by adding them to the "contrib" option
+# under [general] section above.
+[contrib-title-conventional-commits]
+# Specify allowed commit types. For details see: https://www.conventionalcommits.org/
+types = fix,feat,chore,docs,style,refactor,perf,test,revert,ci,build
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