The "use the imperative mood" trope has gotten completely out of hand, and the "If applied, this commit will ..." argument is entirely nonsensical. You can slig

The "use the imperative mood" trope has gotten completely out of hand, and the "If applied, this commit will ..." argument is entirely nonsensical. You can slightly adjust the lead-in and make the same exact argument for a different tense, e.g., simply take "will" out of the sentence and you have the same argument for the present tense. The most important thing is to discuss it with your team and consistently use the tense chosen.