commitlint.config.mjs rule is ignored

[turboBasic]

Update

The issue is resolved, please close. Root cause: updated commitlint.config.mjs was ignored due to missing actions/checkout. After checkout step has been added, conventional commit linter worked as expected.

Original question

I cannot find out why body-max-line-length rule is ignored. I expect that body max line length should be 120 whereas error log reports that default value of 100 is used:

✖   body's lines must not be longer than 100 characters [body-max-line-length]

workflow

on:
  pull_request:
    types:
      - opened
      - edited
      - reopened
      - synchronize
      - ready_for_review
  push:

permissions:
  contents: read
  pull-requests: read

jobs:
  commit-messages:
    name: Validate commit messages
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 5
    steps:
      - name: Enforce Conventional Commit format in commit messages
        uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v6
        with:
          failOnWarnings: true

commitlint.config.mjs

export default {
  extends: ["@commitlint/config-conventional"],
  rules: {
    "body-max-line-length": [2, "always", 120],
  },
}

Log

2026-05-11T13:16:40.8970621Z ##[debug]Starting: Validate commit messages
2026-05-11T13:16:40.8992526Z ##[debug]Cleaning runner temp folder: /home/runner/work/_temp
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9092899Z ##[debug]Starting: Set up job
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9094046Z Current runner version: '2.334.0'
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9116312Z ##[group]Runner Image Provisioner
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9117060Z Hosted Compute Agent
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9117599Z Version: 20260213.493
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9118326Z Commit: 5c115507f6dd24b8de37d8bbe0bb4509d0cc0fa3
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9118985Z Build Date: 2026-02-13T00:28:41Z
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9119651Z Worker ID: {9d795ba2-ef12-41e9-8548-d1e9dab3f36a}
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9120376Z Azure Region: westus
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9120862Z ##[endgroup]
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9122443Z ##[group]Operating System
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9123069Z Ubuntu
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9123596Z 24.04.4
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9124020Z LTS
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9124512Z ##[endgroup]
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9125002Z ##[group]Runner Image
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9125554Z Image: ubuntu-24.04
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9126325Z Version: 20260413.86.1
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9127435Z Included Software: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/ubuntu24/20260413.86/images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2404-Readme.md
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9128809Z Image Release: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases/tag/ubuntu24%2F20260413.86
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9129715Z ##[endgroup]
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9130801Z ##[group]GITHUB_TOKEN Permissions
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9132915Z Contents: read
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9133447Z Metadata: read
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9133948Z PullRequests: read
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9134527Z ##[endgroup]
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9136724Z Secret source: Actions
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9137618Z ##[debug]Primary repository: turboBasic/aws-demo-environment
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9138473Z Prepare workflow directory
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9209857Z ##[debug]Creating pipeline directory: '/home/runner/work/aws-demo-environment'
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9213653Z ##[debug]Creating workspace directory: '/home/runner/work/aws-demo-environment/aws-demo-environment'
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9215623Z ##[debug]Update context data
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9219674Z ##[debug]Evaluating job-level environment variables
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9447081Z ##[debug]Evaluating job container
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9450653Z ##[debug]Evaluating job service containers
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9453509Z ##[debug]Evaluating job defaults
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9486386Z Prepare all required actions
2026-05-11T13:16:40.9543114Z Getting action download info
2026-05-11T13:16:41.3967653Z Download action repository 'wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v6' (SHA:b948419dd99f3fd78a6548d48f94e3df7f6bf3ed)
2026-05-11T13:16:41.7326707Z ##[debug]Download 'https://codeload.github.com/wagoid/commitlint-github-action/tar.gz/b948419dd99f3fd78a6548d48f94e3df7f6bf3ed' to '/home/runner/work/_actions/_temp_fb31ca62-6b27-42cb-a4ab-3c3677e2b18a/25bd3ff5-f48f-4381-b726-e25697f16965.tar.gz'
2026-05-11T13:16:41.8076310Z ##[debug]Unwrap 'commitlint-github-action-b948419dd99f3fd78a6548d48f94e3df7f6bf3ed' to '/home/runner/work/_actions/wagoid/commitlint-github-action/v6'
2026-05-11T13:16:41.8141352Z ##[debug]Archive '/home/runner/work/_actions/_temp_fb31ca62-6b27-42cb-a4ab-3c3677e2b18a/25bd3ff5-f48f-4381-b726-e25697f16965.tar.gz' has been unzipped into '/home/runner/work/_actions/wagoid/commitlint-github-action/v6'.
2026-05-11T13:16:41.8242961Z ##[debug]action.yml for action: '/home/runner/work/_actions/wagoid/commitlint-github-action/v6/action.yml'.
2026-05-11T13:16:41.8940077Z ##[debug]Container image for action: 'wagoid/commitlint-github-action:6.2.1'.
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9071289Z ##[debug]Set step '__wagoid_commitlint-github-action' display name to: 'Enforce Conventional Commit format in commit messages'
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9073487Z Complete job name: Validate commit messages
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9089395Z ##[debug]Collect running processes for tracking orphan processes.
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9306587Z ##[debug]Finishing: Set up job
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9439308Z ##[debug]Evaluating condition for step: 'Pull wagoid/commitlint-github-action:6.2.1'
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9478549Z ##[debug]Evaluating: success()
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9484173Z ##[debug]Evaluating success:
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9501736Z ##[debug]=> true
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9508465Z ##[debug]Result: true
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9535966Z ##[debug]Starting: Pull wagoid/commitlint-github-action:6.2.1
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9557625Z ##[group]Pull down action image 'wagoid/commitlint-github-action:6.2.1'
2026-05-11T13:16:41.9604089Z ##[command]/usr/bin/docker pull wagoid/commitlint-github-action:6.2.1
2026-05-11T13:16:42.8697093Z 6.2.1: Pulling from wagoid/commitlint-github-action
2026-05-11T13:16:42.8699683Z c6a83fedfae6: Pulling fs layer
2026-05-11T13:16:42.8701915Z d9aac50bc34e: Pulling fs layer
...
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5310401Z 89eacf6857e8: Pull complete
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5340850Z Digest: sha256:86a04e0a99128551a7555c269d2b675c3c85f61358cf7dd558f6b873b66f561a
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5355107Z Status: Downloaded newer image for wagoid/commitlint-github-action:6.2.1
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5370982Z docker.io/wagoid/commitlint-github-action:6.2.1
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5391726Z ##[endgroup]
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5401809Z ##[debug]Finishing: Pull wagoid/commitlint-github-action:6.2.1
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5421378Z ##[debug]Evaluating condition for step: 'Enforce Conventional Commit format in commit messages'
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5427097Z ##[debug]Evaluating: success()
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5427491Z ##[debug]Evaluating success:
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5427932Z ##[debug]=> true
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5428342Z ##[debug]Result: true
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5429248Z ##[debug]Starting: Enforce Conventional Commit format in commit messages
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5548840Z ##[debug]Loading inputs
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5577605Z ##[debug]Evaluating: github.token
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5578524Z ##[debug]Evaluating Index:
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5580173Z ##[debug]..Evaluating github:
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5581040Z ##[debug]..=> Object
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5586929Z ##[debug]..Evaluating String:
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5587548Z ##[debug]..=> 'token'
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5591968Z ##[debug]=> '***'
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5593880Z ##[debug]Result: '***'
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5595126Z ##[debug]Loading env
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5649911Z ##[group]Run wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v6
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5650425Z with:
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5650618Z   failOnWarnings: true
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5650851Z   configFile: ./commitlint.config.mjs
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5651106Z   failOnErrors: true
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5651479Z   helpURL: https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint/#what-is-commitlint
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5652269Z   token: ***
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5652708Z ##[endgroup]
2026-05-11T13:16:49.5777851Z ##[command]/usr/bin/docker run --name wagoidcommitlintgithubaction621_a26c52 --label 3467ad --workdir /github/workspace --rm -e "INPUT_FAILONWARNINGS" -e "INPUT_CONFIGFILE" -e "INPUT_FAILONERRORS" -e "INPUT_HELPURL" -e "INPUT_COMMITDEPTH" -e "INPUT_TOKEN" -e "HOME" -e "GITHUB_JOB" -e "GITHUB_REF" -e "GITHUB_SHA" -e "GITHUB_REPOSITORY" -e "GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER" -e "GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER_ID" -e "GITHUB_RUN_ID" -e "GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER" -e "GITHUB_RETENTION_DAYS" -e "GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT" -e "GITHUB_ACTOR_ID" -e "GITHUB_ACTOR" -e "GITHUB_WORKFLOW" -e "GITHUB_HEAD_REF" -e "GITHUB_BASE_REF" -e "GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" -e "GITHUB_SERVER_URL" -e "GITHUB_API_URL" -e "GITHUB_GRAPHQL_URL" -e "GITHUB_REF_NAME" -e "GITHUB_REF_PROTECTED" -e "GITHUB_REF_TYPE" -e "GITHUB_WORKFLOW_REF" -e "GITHUB_WORKFLOW_SHA" -e "GITHUB_REPOSITORY_ID" -e "GITHUB_TRIGGERING_ACTOR" -e "GITHUB_WORKSPACE" -e "GITHUB_ACTION" -e "GITHUB_EVENT_PATH" -e "GITHUB_ACTION_REPOSITORY" -e "GITHUB_ACTION_REF" -e "GITHUB_PATH" -e "GITHUB_ENV" -e "GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY" -e "GITHUB_STATE" -e "GITHUB_OUTPUT" -e "RUNNER_DEBUG" -e "RUNNER_OS" -e "RUNNER_ARCH" -e "RUNNER_NAME" -e "RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT" -e "RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE" -e "RUNNER_TEMP" -e "RUNNER_WORKSPACE" -e "ACTIONS_RUNTIME_URL" -e "ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN" -e "ACTIONS_CACHE_URL" -e "ACTIONS_RESULTS_URL" -e "ACTIONS_ORCHESTRATION_ID" -e GITHUB_ACTIONS=true -e CI=true -v "/var/run/docker.sock":"/var/run/docker.sock" -v "/home/runner/work/_temp":"/github/runner_temp" -v "/home/runner/work/_temp/_github_home":"/github/home" -v "/home/runner/work/_temp/_github_workflow":"/github/workflow" -v "/home/runner/work/_temp/_runner_file_commands":"/github/file_commands" -v "/home/runner/work/aws-demo-environment/aws-demo-environment":"/github/workspace" wagoid/commitlint-github-action:6.2.1
2026-05-11T13:16:50.6593840Z ##[error]You have commit messages with errors

⧗   input: chore(deps): bump hashicorp/aws from 6.42.0 to 6.44.0

Bumps [hashicorp/aws](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws) from 6.42.0 to 6.44.0. Very long line.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/compare/v6.42.0...v6.44.0)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: hashicorp/aws
  dependency-version: 6.44.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
✖   body's lines must not be longer than 100 characters [body-max-line-length]

✖   found 1 problems, 0 warnings
ⓘ   Get help: https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint/#what-is-commitlint

2026-05-11T13:16:50.7272782Z ##[debug]Docker Action run completed with exit code 1
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7314216Z ##[debug]Set output results = [{"hash":"f97e7ad9f259ce5b2b67324edd6773b4c64b4dbd","message":"chore(deps): bump hashicorp/aws from 6.42.0 to 6.44.0\n\nBumps [hashicorp/aws](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws) from 6.42.0 to 6.44.0. Very long line.\n- [Release notes](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/releases)\n- [Changelog](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)\n- [Commits](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/compare/v6.42.0...v6.44.0)\n\n---\nupdated-dependencies:\n- dependency-name: hashicorp/aws\n  dependency-version: 6.44.0\n  dependency-type: direct:production\n  update-type: version-update:semver-minor\n...\n\nSigned-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>","valid":false,"errors":["body's lines must not be longer than 100 characters"],"warnings":[]},{"hash":"7b0cd1caebb8845b5e15e5c4059f10c414f3a475","message":"ci: update configuration of Conventional commit checker","valid":true,"errors":[],"warnings":[]}]
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7321557Z ##[debug]Finishing: Enforce Conventional Commit format in commit messages
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7377847Z ##[debug]Starting: Complete job
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7379588Z Uploading runner diagnostic logs
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7390689Z ##[debug]Starting diagnostic file upload.
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7391005Z ##[debug]Setting up diagnostic log folders.
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7393026Z ##[debug]Creating diagnostic log files folder.
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7400489Z ##[debug]Copying 1 worker diagnostic logs.
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7408477Z ##[debug]Copying 1 runner diagnostic logs.
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7409538Z ##[debug]Zipping diagnostic files.
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7484327Z ##[debug]Uploading diagnostic metadata file.
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7509336Z ##[debug]Diagnostic file upload complete.
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7509848Z Completed runner diagnostic log upload
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7510112Z Cleaning up orphan processes
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7857785Z ##[debug]Finishing: Complete job
2026-05-11T13:16:50.7889295Z ##[debug]Finishing: Validate commit messages