Discussion on: How much effort do you put into commit messages?

I follow the Conventional Commit standard, because it allows me to automate Semantic Versioning in CI pipelines.

Examples:

• Added a new CLI command? $ git commit -m "feat: add foo command" && git push then CI tests, builds, and increments MINOR version 1.0.9 -> 1.1.0, and publishes artifacts.

• Fixed a race condition bug? $ git commit -m "fix: fix race condition" && git push then CI tests, builds, and increments PATCH version 1.1.0 -> 1.1.1, and publishes artifacts.

• If a feature or bug fix is non-backward compatible, then add BREAKING CHANGE in git commit message, which will lead to incrementing the MAJOR version 1.1.1 -> 2.0.

If any change needs some context (eg why the change was made), I add it in the commit message body. More often, I reference the ticket or issue in bug tracker, like:

$ git commit -F- <<EOF
fix: fix race condition

Closes #123
EOF