diff --git a/.ng-dev/config.ts b/.ng-dev/config.ts
index 342b3f64f7..2208ab7a26 100644
--- a/.ng-dev/config.ts
+++ b/.ng-dev/config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {MergeConfig} from '../dev-infra/pr/merge/config';
 const commitMessage = {
   'maxLength': 120,
   'minBodyLength': 100,
-  'minBodyLengthExcludes': ['docs'],
+  'minBodyLengthTypeExcludes': ['docs'],
   'types': [
     'build',
     'ci',