diff --git a/.commitlintrc.js b/.commitlintrc.js
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+export default {
+  extends: ['@commitlint/config-conventional'],
+  ignores: [commit => commit.startsWith("Local Mutable Chains\n")]
+}
diff --git a/.commitlintrc.yml b/.commitlintrc.yml
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--- a/.commitlintrc.yml
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-extends: "@commitlint/config-conventional"