diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index ec5ef98..ea67dd0 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ Please mark the appropriate option below to describe the type of change your pul
 
 ## Checklist
 
-- [ ] I have used [semantic commit messages](https://seesparkbox.com/foundry/semantic_commit_messages).
-      Examples: `"fix(google): Fixed foobar bug"`, `"feat(accounts): Added foobar feature"`.
 - [ ] I have used pre-commit hooks.
 - [ ] I have added/updated the necessary documentation on `README.md`.
 - [ ] I have updated `CHANGELOG.md` for the significant changes.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 871108e..2dd08f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,15 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Conventional Commitlint
+        uses: opensource-nepal/commitlint@v1
+        with:
+          verbose: true
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
@@ -30,9 +35,6 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install flake8
           if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
 
-      - name: Run commitlint
-        uses: opensource-nepal/commitlint@v0.2.1
-
       - name: Lint with flake8
         run: |
           # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           coverage report
 
       - name: Send coverage to CodeCov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           fail_ci_if_error: false
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index daf92a5..06badb7 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ repos:
           - pylint==2.17.4
 
   - repo: https://github.com/opensource-nepal/commitlint
-    rev: v0.2.1
+    rev: v1.0.0
     hooks:
-    - id: commitlint
+      - id: commitlint
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8269b58..402dd6e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ make coverage-html
 
 Before submitting your code please do the following steps:
 
-1. Add any changes you want
-1. Add tests for the new changes
-1. Update the `CHANGELOG.md` file if necessary
-1. Edit documentation if you have changed something significant
+1. Add any changes you want.
+1. Add tests for the new changes.
+1. Update the `CHANGELOG.md` file if necessary.
+1. Edit documentation (`README.md`) if you have changed something significant.
+1. Commit your changes using [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/).  
+   Examples: `feat: add JSON parser`, `feat(parser): add JSON parser`.
 
 ## Other help