diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index bf00d74..3839abd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout project
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Lint the Commit Messages
+      uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v1
 
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
diff --git a/commitlint.config.js b/commitlint.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fedde6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commitlint.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = { extends: ['@commitlint/config-conventional'] }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a855617..7e44f0b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
     "cross-spawn": "^7.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@commitlint/cli": "^8.0.0",
+    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^8.0.0",
     "@types/chai": "^4.0.0",
     "@types/cross-spawn": "^6.0.0",
     "@types/mocha": "^7.0.0",
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@
     "@types/sinon": "^7.0.0",
     "chai": "^4.0.0",
     "coveralls": "^3.0.0",
+    "husky": "^4.0.0",
     "mocha": "^7.0.0",
     "nyc": "^15.0.0",
     "sinon": "^8.0.0",
@@ -91,6 +94,20 @@
   "greenkeeper": {
     "ignore": [
       "@types/node"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "commitMessages": {
+      "initialBadge": "docs: add greenkeeper badge",
+      "initialDependencies": "chore: update dependencies",
+      "initialBranches": "chore: whitelist greenkeeper branches",
+      "dependencyUpdate": "chore: update dependency ${dependency}",
+      "devDependencyUpdate": "chore: update devDependecy ${dependency}",
+      "dependencyPin": "fix: pin dependency ${dependency}",
+      "devDependencyPin": "fix: pin devDependecy ${dependency}"
+    }
+  },
+  "husky": {
+    "hooks": {
+      "commit-msg": "commitlint -E HUSKY_GIT_PARAMS"
+    }
   }
 }