diff --git a/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml b/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
index 4a04494a..88bda37d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commitlint.yml
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: env | sort
-      - uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
       - name: Validate the latest commit message with commitlint
         if: github.event_name == 'push'
-        run: echo "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}" | npx commitlint
+        run: echo "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}" | npx commitlint -x @commitlint/config-conventional
       - name: Validate pull request title with commitlint
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        run: echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" | npx commitlint
+        run: echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" | npx commitlint -x @commitlint/config-conventional
 on:
   pull_request:
     types:
diff --git a/.gitlab/workflows/commitlint.yml b/.gitlab/workflows/commitlint.yml
index f2fcad26..301f613b 100644
--- a/.gitlab/workflows/commitlint.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/workflows/commitlint.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 commitlint:
   image:
     name: commitlint/commitlint:19.3.1@sha256:02c8c31b2c61c51eadb410960648c8b370f7583609f4ca1520155eeeefd63d66
-    entrypoint: [""]
+    entrypoint: ['']
   interruptible: true
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ commitlint:
   script:
     - |
       if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" = "push" ]; then
-        echo "$CI_COMMIT_TITLE" | commitlint
+        echo "$CI_COMMIT_TITLE" | commitlint -x @commitlint/config-conventional
       elif [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" = "merge_request_event" ]; then
-        echo "$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TITLE" | commitlint
+        echo "$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TITLE" | commitlint -x @commitlint/config-conventional
       fi
   stage: ci
+  variables:
+    GIT_STRATEGY: none
diff --git a/package.json b/.releaserc.json
similarity index 97%
rename from package.json
rename to .releaserc.json
index 71a24212..7f4574f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "commitlint": {
-        "extends": [
-            "@commitlint/config-conventional"
-        ]
-    },
     "release": {
         "plugins": [
             [
diff --git a/template/package.json.jinja b/template/.releaserc.json.jinja
similarity index 97%
rename from template/package.json.jinja
rename to template/.releaserc.json.jinja
index ce0ba734..c014419c 100644
--- a/template/package.json.jinja
+++ b/template/.releaserc.json.jinja
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "commitlint": {
-        "extends": [
-            "@commitlint/config-conventional"
-        ]
-    },
     "release": {
         "plugins": [
             [
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'github' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'github' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml
index 4a04494a..88bda37d 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'github' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'github' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml	
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: env | sort
-      - uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
       - name: Validate the latest commit message with commitlint
         if: github.event_name == 'push'
-        run: echo "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}" | npx commitlint
+        run: echo "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}" | npx commitlint -x @commitlint/config-conventional
       - name: Validate pull request title with commitlint
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        run: echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" | npx commitlint
+        run: echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" | npx commitlint -x @commitlint/config-conventional
 on:
   pull_request:
     types:
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml
index f2fcad26..301f613b 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/commitlint.yml	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 commitlint:
   image:
     name: commitlint/commitlint:19.3.1@sha256:02c8c31b2c61c51eadb410960648c8b370f7583609f4ca1520155eeeefd63d66
-    entrypoint: [""]
+    entrypoint: ['']
   interruptible: true
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ commitlint:
   script:
     - |
       if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" = "push" ]; then
-        echo "$CI_COMMIT_TITLE" | commitlint
+        echo "$CI_COMMIT_TITLE" | commitlint -x @commitlint/config-conventional
       elif [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" = "merge_request_event" ]; then
-        echo "$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TITLE" | commitlint
+        echo "$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TITLE" | commitlint -x @commitlint/config-conventional
       fi
   stage: ci
+  variables:
+    GIT_STRATEGY: none