diff --git a/renku/command/save.py b/renku/command/save.py
index fee8105a77..1db8d87c1f 100644
--- a/renku/command/save.py
+++ b/renku/command/save.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#
-# Copyright 2017-2023 - Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC)
-# A partnership between École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and
+# Copyright Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC). A partnership between
+# École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and
 # Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ).
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/renku/core/util/git.py b/renku/core/util/git.py
index ff41a9d440..a0d0a8d406 100644
--- a/renku/core/util/git.py
+++ b/renku/core/util/git.py
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@ def commit_changes(*paths: Union[Path, str], repository: "Repository", message=N
         if saved_paths:
             if not message:
                 # Show saved files in message
-                max_len = 100
+                max_line_len = 100
+                max_total_len = 100000
                 message = "Saved changes to: "
                 paths_with_lens = cast(
                     List[Tuple[str, int]],
@@ -501,7 +502,10 @@ def commit_changes(*paths: Union[Path, str], repository: "Repository", message=N
                     )[1:],
                 )
                 # limit first line to max_len characters
-                message += " ".join(p if l < max_len else "\n\t" + p for p, l in paths_with_lens)
+                message += " ".join(p if l < max_line_len else "\n\t" + p for p, l in paths_with_lens)
+
+                if len(message) > max_total_len:
+                    message = message[: max_total_len - 3] + "..."
 
             repository.commit(message)
     except errors.GitCommandError as e:
diff --git a/renku/infrastructure/repository.py b/renku/infrastructure/repository.py
index 32fb4def21..22578d6ae5 100644
--- a/renku/infrastructure/repository.py
+++ b/renku/infrastructure/repository.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#
-# Copyright 2018-2023- Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC)
-# A partnership between École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and
+# Copyright Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC). A partnership between
+# École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and
 # Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ).
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");