diff --git a/.cz.toml b/.cz.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db8c69b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cz.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[tool.commitizen]
+name = "cz_conventional_commits"
+tag_format = "v$version"
+version_scheme = "semver"
+version_provider = "cargo"
+update_changelog_on_bump = true
+major_version_zero = true
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a66fe3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+repos:
+- hooks:
+  - id: commitizen
+  - id: commitizen-branch
+    stages:
+    - pre-push
+  repo: https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen
+  rev: v3.30.0
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d015793..a40d394 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Contributing
 Contributors are very welcome! **No contribution is too small and all contributions are valued.**
 
+## Rust
 You'll need to have the stable Rust toolchain installed in order to develop Managarr.
 
 The Rust toolchain (stable) can be installed via rustup using the following command:
@@ -11,6 +12,37 @@ curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
 
 This will install `rustup`, `rustc` and `cargo`. For more information, refer to the [official Rust installation documentation](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install). 
 
+## Commitizen
+[Commitizen](https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen?tab=readme-ov-file) is a nifty tool that helps us write better commit messages. It ensures that our 
+commits have a consistent style and makes it easier to generate CHANGELOGS. Additionally, 
+Commitizen is used to run pre-commit checks to enforce style constraints. 
+
+To install `commitizen` and the `pre-commit` prerequisite, run the following command:
+
+```shell
+python3 -m pip install commitizen pre-commit
+```
+
+### Commitizen Quick Guide
+To see an example commit to get an idea for the Commitizen style, run:
+
+```shell
+cz example
+```
+
+To see the allowed types of commits and their descriptions, run:
+
+```shell
+cz info
+```
+
+If you'd like to create a commit using Commitizen with an interactive prompt to help you get
+comfortable with the style, use:
+
+```shell
+cz commit
+```
+
 ## Setup workspace
 
 1. Clone this repo
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "managarr",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {}
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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index 0000000..0967ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}