diff --git a/runtime/syntax/git-commit.yaml b/runtime/syntax/git-commit.yaml
index 9f8ef0d9..07a71c26 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/git-commit.yaml
+++ b/runtime/syntax/git-commit.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 filetype: git-commit
 
 detect:
-    filename: "^(.*[\\/])?(COMMIT_EDITMSG|TAG_EDITMSG)$"
+    filename: "^(.*[\\/])?(COMMIT_EDITMSG|TAG_EDITMSG|MERGE_MSG|git-rebase-todo)$"
 
 rules:
     # File changes