diff --git a/.commitlintrc.json b/.commitlintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f49e06ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.commitlintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "rules": {
+    "body-max-line-length": [0, "always"]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca4c7b47d..a0d71a806 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 !.nojekyll
 !.travis.yml
 !.husky
+!.commitlintrc.json
 
 # bundler cache
 _site