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@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Environment variables take precedence over configuration file values
 - Backward compatibility maintained - config file values used when environment variables are not set
 
+### Changed
+
+- Harmonized gitlint configuration with commitlint standards
+- Enforce lowercase descriptions and proper scope validation in commit messages
+- Expand automated commit ignoring for merge/revert/fixup/squash commits
+- Update pre-commit CI messages to follow conventional commit format
+- Improve commit message documentation with validation examples and best practices
+
 ## [v2.0.3] - 2025-07-14
 
 ### Added