diff --git a/home/common/programs/git.nix b/home/common/programs/git.nix
index d5d9843..69c67d6 100644
--- a/home/common/programs/git.nix
+++ b/home/common/programs/git.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         editor = "nvim";
         pager = "delta";
       };
+      commit = { template = "${commitTemplate}"; };
       push = { default = "upstream"; };
       delta = { navigate = true; };
       "diff \"image\"" = { textconv = "mediainfo"; };
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@
     };
   };
 
+  commitTemplate = builtints.toFile "git-commit-template.txt" ''
+    Change me
+  '';
+
   home.packages = with pkgs; [ delta mediainfo ];
   programs.gh.enable = true;
 }