diff --git a/.gitlint b/.gitlint
index 55f4b7e..ee428db 100644
--- a/.gitlint
+++ b/.gitlint
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ line-length=72
 [title-trailing-punctuation]
 [title-hard-tab]
 [title-match-regex]
-regex=^(feat|fix|test|release|chore|security):.*$
+regex=^(feat|fix|test|release|chore|security|docs):.*$
 [body-trailing-whitespace]
-[body-first-line-empty]
\ No newline at end of file
+[body-first-line-empty]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b5f9833..bbc2b43 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ the stanza format of your preferred XMPP library yourself.
 When submitting a PR, please run the linter using `dart analyze` and make sure that all
 tests still pass using `dart test`.
 
+To ensure uniform commit message formatting, please also use `gitlint` to lint your commit
+messages' formatting.
+
 ## License
 
 Licensed under the MIT license.