diff --git a/src/util/config-file.js b/src/util/config-file.js
index 661b5d0..dd68db8 100644
--- a/src/util/config-file.js
+++ b/src/util/config-file.js
@@ -8,10 +8,17 @@ function readConfig(configPath) {
     if (!('repoType' in config)) {
       config.repoType = 'github'
     }
+    if (!('commitConvention' in config)) {
+      config.commitConvention = 'none'
+    }
     return config
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof SyntaxError) {
-      throw new SyntaxError(`Configuration file has malformed JSON: ${configPath}. Error:: ${error.message}`)
+      throw new SyntaxError(
+        `Configuration file has malformed JSON: ${configPath}. Error:: ${
+          error.message
+        }`,
+      )
     }
     if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
       throw new Error(`Configuration file not found: ${configPath}`)