install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install commitizen

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install commitizen

MacPorts ports tree · devel/commitizen/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#commitizen

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/commitizen/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id shipengqi.commitizen -e

Windows Package Manager source index · shipengqi.commitizen · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Defines a standard way of committing rules and communicating it

Project links

Commands and aliases

cz
git-cz

history

Project history and usage

Commitizen is a Python CLI for standardized Git commits and release automation. Its official documentation presents it as a tool for Conventional Commits, semantic version bumping, and changelog generation.

Project history

The project grew around the idea that commit-message conventions can drive release work: the CLI guides commit creation, validates commit messages, calculates version bumps from commit history, and can update changelogs. The public Python package history on PyPI dates back to 2017, placing this implementation in the wave of Conventional Commits tooling that moved commit metadata into everyday release automation.

Adoption history

Commitizen is distributed as a Python package and documented for installation through pipx, uv, pip, conda, Poetry, pdm, and Homebrew. That spread is notable because the tool is not only a Python-project helper; it is commonly installed as a developer workstation CLI for projects in any language that want commit and release rules.

How it is used

Typical usage centers on `cz commit` for guided commits, commit-message validation through pre-commit-style hooks, and `cz bump` for version and changelog updates. Its package-manager value comes from making release conventions executable rather than leaving them as prose in CONTRIBUTING files.

Why package nerds care

Commitizen sits at the intersection of source-control hygiene and package release mechanics. For package maintainers, it is significant because the same commit taxonomy can feed semantic versioning, changelog text, tags, and CI release steps.

Timeline

2017: PyPI records public Commitizen releases.
2020s: Official documentation emphasizes Conventional Commits, semantic versioning, changelog generation, and pre-commit integration.
2026: PyPI continues to publish 4.x releases.

Related projects

Commitizen is closely related to Conventional Commits, Semantic Versioning, Keep a Changelog, and pre-commit-style Git hook workflows.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for commitizen. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./.cz.toml./cz.toml./.cz.json./cz.json./.cz.yaml./cz.yaml./pyproject.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`cz`	cli	global executable
`git-cz`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version4.16.4

manager updated2026-06-23

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://commitizen-tools.github.io/commitizen/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://commitizen-tools.github.io/commitizen/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:commitizen
Version	4.16.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/commitizen
Homepage	https://commitizen-tools.github.io/commitizen/
Repository	https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen
Upstream docs	https://commitizen-tools.github.io/commitizen
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/50/8a/4fccfa29c95536ac6dc98dc09a676cc2bce60d72f68b8e280278c6674669/commitizen-4.16.4.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-23T10:08:56Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	libyaml, python@3.14
Build dependencies	maturin, rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	commitizen
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

commitizen

nix profile install nixpkgs#commitizen

normalized package name match
Matched by: Commitizen

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/commitizen/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

commitizen

sudo port install commitizen

normalized package name match
Matched by: Commitizen

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/commitizen/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

shipengqi.commitizen

winget install --id shipengqi.commitizen -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Commitizen

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: shipengqi.commitizen from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/commitizen.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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