diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index eba144e..2ad9a8b 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ indent_size = 2
 [*.md]
 trim_trailing_whitespace = false
 indent_size = 2
+
+[COMMIT_EDITMSG]
+max_line_length = 72