...Get instant feedback on your commit message formatting and be prompted for required fields. Commitizen is currently tested against Node.js 12, 14, & 16, although it may work in older versions of Node.js. You should also have npm 6 or greater. When you're working in a Commitizen-friendly repository, you'll be prompted to fill in any required fields, and your commit messages will be formatted according to the standards defined by project maintainers. Installing and running Commitizen locally allows you to make sure that developers are running the exact same version of Commitizen on every machine.