diff --git a/.gitlint b/.gitlint
index f8c193bdb9..4dc7e7bbe2 100644
--- a/.gitlint
+++ b/.gitlint
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ line-length=100
 
 [general]
 ignore=body-is-missing
+regex-style-search=True
 
 [body-max-line-length]
 line-length=120