diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 6bb743a673..2d28ebd476 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ indent_size = 2
 
 [*.{yml,yaml}]
 indent_size = 2
+
+[COMMIT_EDITMSG]
+max_line_length = unset