diff --git a/.gitlint b/.gitlint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2da2887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlint
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[general]
+contrib=contrib-title-conventional-commits
+
+[contrib-title-conventional-commits]
+types = build,ci,docs,feat,fix,perf,refactor,style,test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a979c14..6fc5e50 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ install:
   - pip install pipenv
   - pipenv install
 script:
+  - gitlint
   - python tests.py
diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index b2f3bc0..4f197c4 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ requests = "*"
 packaging = "*"
 fire = "*"
 configparser = "*"
+gitlint = "*"
 
 [requires]
 python_version = "3.7"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c45de94..e2a6da0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,9 +62,13 @@ If you want to schedule your updates, edit your /etc/crontab file.
 
 The following instructions help you for developing.
 
+* Check out the [Contribution Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 * Clone this git repo
 * Install pipenv: `pip install pipenv`
 * Install all dependencies: `pipenv install`
+* You can run the tests with `python tests.py`
+* After changes and commit, you can check if your commit message follows the contribution guidelines with `gitlint`. If there is a problem, gitlint will show you a error message.
+* After pushing, you should check the build status which currently checks the tests and the commit message format.
 
 ## Contributors