diff --git a/lib/modules/config.js b/lib/modules/config.js
index ebdab96d..5452b8d9 100644
--- a/lib/modules/config.js
+++ b/lib/modules/config.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Config {
       files: ["README.md"],
       imageSize: 100,
       commit: false,
-      commitConvention: "none",
+      commitConvention: "angular",
       contributors: [],
       contributorsPerLine: 7,
     };
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Config {
       options.contributorsPerLine = 7;
     }
     if (!("commitConvention" in options)) {
-      options.commitConvention = "none";
+      options.commitConvention = "angular";
     }
     return options;
   }
diff --git a/test/integration/__snapshots__/issue_comment.test.js.snap b/test/integration/__snapshots__/issue_comment.test.js.snap
index 7c29d340..95793540 100644
--- a/test/integration/__snapshots__/issue_comment.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/integration/__snapshots__/issue_comment.test.js.snap
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ exports[`issue_comment event Happy path, add correct new contributor, no allcont
 Object {
   "branch": "all-contributors/add-jakebolam",
   "content": "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",
-  "message": "update README.md [skip ci]",
+  "message": "docs: update README.md [skip ci]",
   "sha": "bfce087f5fbed22257de1ee5056b20de63da0a13",
 }
 `;
@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@ Object {
 exports[`issue_comment event Happy path, add correct new contributor, no allcontributors file (repo needs init first): request body 3`] = `
 Object {
   "branch": "all-contributors/add-jakebolam",
-  "content": "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",
-  "message": "create .all-contributorsrc [skip ci]",
+  "content": "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",
+  "message": "docs: create .all-contributorsrc [skip ci]",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ Object {
 This was requested by jakebolam [in this comment](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors-bot/pull/1#issuecomment-453012966)",
   "head": "all-contributors/add-jakebolam",
   "maintainer_can_modify": true,
-  "title": "add jakebolam as a contributor",
+  "title": "docs: add jakebolam as a contributor",
 }
 `;