diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 426678b..2cbcf3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -129,4 +129,5 @@ We welcome contributions to Quickemu.
 -   Submit [Quickemu Pull
     requests](https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/pulls) to fix
     bugs 🐞 or add new features ✨
+  - Commits messages must [conform to the Conventional Commits spcification](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/).
 -   [Sponsor the project](https://github.com/sponsors/flexiondotorg) 💖