diff --git a/.config/git/config b/.config/git/config
index 6549b8d..982f9c6 100644
--- a/.config/git/config
+++ b/.config/git/config
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
 	ui = auto,column,dense
 [commit]
 	gpgsign = true
+
+	# Add an additional newline, so that I can format the body more easily
+	# TODO: is there a way to use XDG_CONFIG_HOME?
+	template = ~/.config/git/message.template
+
 	verbose = true
 [core]
 	abbrev = 12
diff --git a/.config/git/message.template b/.config/git/message.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/git/message.template
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+