From a4ab96c311e7ce8a64fb3ce0e8ccb2793cfd0dc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marco Falkenberg <m.falkenberg@mittwald.de>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 17:20:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: document Conventional Commits requirement

---
 .prettierrc.js  | 3 +++
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .prettierrc.js

diff --git a/.prettierrc.js b/.prettierrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..868b369f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import config from "./config/.prettierrc.js";
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 15c8dedf..869f18bb 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
   corresponding template files in the `packages/generator/resources/templates`
   directory.
 
+## Use Conventional Commits
+
+Please use the
+[Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/#summary)
+syntax for your commit messages. It is required because the CI automatically
+determines the version bump and generates CHANGELOG.md files based on the
+included commits when a PR is merged.
+
 ## Building locally
 
 Requirements for building the project locally: