From 26d2d969664143c815ffc35dd2316e3bd8c111d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HonkingGoose <34918129+HonkingGoose@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2023 18:04:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs(configuration options): `commitMessagePrefix` always
 appends `:` character

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 docs/usage/configuration-options.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
index f2a912c4e8f19f..54ece3ce521836 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
@@ -466,6 +466,11 @@ Set this to `"never"` to leave the titles untouched, allowing uppercase characte
 This is used to alter `commitMessage` and `prTitle` without needing to copy/paste the whole string.
 The "prefix" is usually an automatically applied semantic commit prefix, but it can also be statically configured.
 
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+!!! note
+    Renovate _always_ appends a `:` after the `commitMessagePrefix`.
+    For example, if you set `commitMessagePrefix` to `chore`, Renovate turns it into `chore:`.
+
 ## commitMessageSuffix
 
 This is used to add a suffix to commit messages.