The important parts are * write a short title, starting with a verb * include additional information from most important to least important It just doesn'

The important parts are * write a short title, starting with a verb * include additional information from most important to least important It just doesn't matter if you write "Adds" or "Add" or "Added", use capital or lower case letters, if you use full-stops, if you include tags (like BUGFIX or FEATURE) or issue numbers. Obviously, if you or your company decides to require anything specific, that's fine, but they are just details with respect to "good commit messages". And extra info is not very useful if it isn't well-organized. In particular, a narrative is not suitable for technical writing.