diff --git a/contributing/formatting/projects.md b/contributing/formatting/projects.md
index bf06686..754acc4 100644
--- a/contributing/formatting/projects.md
+++ b/contributing/formatting/projects.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Project Standards
 description: 
 published: true
-date: 2024-05-06T02:03:27.122Z
+date: 2024-05-06T20:03:03.088Z
 tags: 
 editor: markdown
 dateCreated: 2024-05-05T21:22:30.441Z
@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@ All projects should provide:
 - A short summary of what the project does, as well as how to use the project in a top level README.​md
 	- The README should include a badge of who the repository is maintained by
 - A CONTRIBUTING.​md file top level that tells people how to contribute to said project
-- A top level LICENSE file or folder of which includes the License or Licenses used in the project
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+- A top level LICENSE file or folder of which includes the License or Licenses used in the project
+
+# Commit Messages
+- First line of the commit message should be a short (<50 chars) description of the purpose of the commit
+	- First word should be one of: `feat:` for feature, `fix:` for bugfixes, or `break:` for breaking changes
+- 
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