diff --git a/commitlint.config.mjs b/commitlint.config.mjs
index b29b5ae..fc66ba1 100644
--- a/commitlint.config.mjs
+++ b/commitlint.config.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 export default {
   extends: ["@commitlint/config-conventional"],
+  rules: {
+    // bodies and footers wrap freely; the header keeps its length limit
+    "body-max-line-length": [0],
+    "footer-max-line-length": [0],
+  },
 };