diff --git a/.commitlintrc.json b/.commitlintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a875d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.commitlintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "extends": ["@commitlint/config-conventional"],
+  "rules": {
+    "type-enum": [2, "always", ["feat", "fix", "chore", "docs", "style", "refactor", "test", "perf", "ci", "WIP"]],
+    "type-case": [0, "always", "lower-case"]
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/commitlint.yml b/.gitea/workflows/commitlint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..214fd36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/commitlint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: commitlint
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "*"
+
+jobs:
+  check-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: commitlint/commitlint:19.7.1
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: check PR title
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ gitea.event.pull_request.title }}" | commitlint --config .commitlintrc.json
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 94f45b1..05632bb 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ When submitting or updating a PR:
 - try to avoid rebases. They make code reviews for large PRs and comments much harder.
 - if applicable, use the PR template for a well-defined PR description.
 - clearly mark breaking changes.
+- format the PR title following the [conventional commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/#specification) schema
 
 ## Local development & testing