diff --git a/.overcommit.yml b/.overcommit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d015a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.overcommit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+CommitMsg:
+  CapitalizedSubject:
+    enabled: false
+
+  MessageFormat:
+    enabled: true
+    pattern: "^(fixup! ){0,1}(fix|feat|build|chore|ci|docs|style|refactor|perf|test)[!]{0,1}: .+$"
+    expected_pattern_message: "<Commit type>: <Commit Message>"
+    sample_message: "chore: add Overcommit config"
+
+  TextWidth:
+    enabled: true
+    max_subject_width: 72
diff --git a/extra/README.md b/extra/README.md
index 1489d2f..a92af4a 100644
--- a/extra/README.md
+++ b/extra/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Development
 
+Overcommit can be used to ensure that Conventional commits are good.
+
 ## Releases
 
 ```sh