diff --git a/.githooks/commit-msg b/.githooks/commit-msg
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+#!/bin/sh -euC
+#
+# Reject commit messages that do not conform to Conventional Commits.
+#
+# Enforces Conventional Commits v1.0.0 at the syntactic level.
+# Also enforces a custom list of types.
+#
+# Upstream:	gitea.bp99.eu/bp99/git-hooks
+# Updated:	2026-07-28
+
+types='feat|fix|build|chore|ci|docs|style|refactor|test|perf|merge|revert'
+
+subject="$(sed -n 1p "$1")"
+second="$(sed -n 2p "$1")"
+
+fail() {
+	>&2 cat <<EOF
+commit-msg: $1
+
+  subject: $subject
+  format: <type>[(<scope>)][!]: <description>
+  types: $types
+
+Bypass with: git commit --no-verify
+EOF
+	exit 1
+}
+
+
+# type, optional (scope), optional !, terminal ': ', non-emtpy desc
+printf '%s' "$subject" | grep -Eq "^($types)(\([^()]+\))?!?: .+" \
+|| fail 'subject does not conform to Conventional Commits'
+
+# Body must begin one blank line after description
+[ -z "$second" ] || fail 'Line 2 must be blank'
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+setup:
+	git config core.hooksPath .githooks
+
+.PHONY: setup