diff --git a/home/vim/after/ftplugin/gitcommit.vim b/home/vim/after/ftplugin/gitcommit.vim
index f785ff8..29d182c 100644
--- a/home/vim/after/ftplugin/gitcommit.vim
+++ b/home/vim/after/ftplugin/gitcommit.vim
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ call ftplugined#check_undo_ft()
 " Enable spell checking on commit messages
 setlocal spell
 let b:undo_ftplugin.='|setlocal spell<'
+
+" Change max length of a line to 72 for this buffer
+setlocal colorcolumn=72
+let b:undo_ftplugin.='|setlocal colorcolumn<'