diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 34bde0a..267d516 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ ci:
     - uv-lock
     - renovate-config-validator # container limits
 repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen
+    rev: v4.8.3
+    hooks:
+      - id: commitizen
+      - id: commitizen-branch
+        stages:
+          - pre-push
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv-pre-commit
     rev: 0.8.13
     hooks:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 945b817..9259c48 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ repository = "https://github.com/pycontribs/mk"
 # from https://peps.python.org/pep-0604/
 target-version = ["py39"]
 
+[tool.commitizen]
+name = "cz_conventional_commits"
+tag_format = "v$version"
+update_changelog_on_bump = true
+version_provider = "scm"
+version_scheme = "pep440"
+
 # Keep this default because xml/report do not know to use load it from config file:
 # data_file = ".coverage"
 [tool.coverage.paths]
@@ -428,5 +435,3 @@ mk-pre = {workspace = true}
 
 [tool.uv.workspace]
 members = ["packages/*"]
-
-# exclude = ["packages/seeds"]