--- title: "Commit Message" description: "Authelia Development Commit Message Guidelines" lead: "This section covers the git commit message guidelines we use for development." date: 2021-01-30T19:29:07+11:00 draft: false images: [] menu: contributing: parent: "guidelines" weight: 320 toc: true aliases: - /docs/contributing/commitmsg-guidelines.html - /contributing/development/guidelines-commit-message/ --- The reasons for these conventions are as follows: * simple navigation though git history * easier to read git history ## Commit Message Format Each commit message consists of a __header__, a __body__, and a __footer__. ```bash