diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-msg.yaml b/.github/workflows/commit-msg.yaml
index b240aaca..ec0ef5c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit-msg.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-msg.yaml
@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ jobs:
           pattern: '^((build|chore|ci|docs|feat|fix|perf|refactor|revert|style|test)(\(.+\))?(!)?(: (.*\s*)*))'
           flags: 'gm'
           error: 'Your first line has to the Conventional Commits specification.'
+          excludeDescription: 'true' # optional: this excludes the description body of a pull request
+          excludeTitle: 'true' # optional: this excludes the title of a pull request
+          checkAllCommitMessages: 'true'
+          accessToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Check Line Length
         uses: gsactions/commit-message-checker@v1
         with:
-          pattern: '^[^#].{74}'
+          pattern: '^[^#].{1,74}'
           error: 'The maximum line length of 74 characters is exceeded.'
           excludeDescription: 'true' # optional: this excludes the description body of a pull request
           excludeTitle: 'true' # optional: this excludes the title of a pull request
-          checkAllCommitMessages: 'false'
+          checkAllCommitMessages: 'true' # optional: this checks all commits associated with a pull request
+          accessToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # github access token is only required if checkAllCommitMessages is true