diff --git a/modules2/nixvim/ftplugin/gitcommit.nix b/modules2/nixvim/ftplugin/gitcommit.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9475a398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules2/nixvim/ftplugin/gitcommit.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  flake.modules.nixvim.custom.extraFiles."after/ftplugin/gitcommit.lua".text =
+    # lua
+    ''
+      vim.opt_local.colorcolumn = "50,72"
+      vim.opt_local.spell = true
+      vim.opt_local.textwidth = 72
+    '';
+}