diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b35638a..9ac13dc 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ $ npx gulp dev
 
 After debugging, run the command `npx gulp` (without any argument) will automatically output the compressed files to the directory `assets/js/dist/`.
 
+## Verify the commit messages
+
+If you want to make sure your commits pass the CI check, you can refer to the following steps.
+
+Install `commitlint` & `husky`:
+
+```console
+$ npm i -g @commitlint/{cli,config-conventional} husky
+```
+
+And then enable `husky`:
+
+```console
+$ husky install
+```
+
 ---
 
 :tada: Your volunteering will make the open-source world more beautiful, thanks again! :tada:
diff --git a/.husky/commit-msg b/.husky/commit-msg
index 7fed485..4037788 100755
--- a/.husky/commit-msg
+++ b/.husky/commit-msg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 . "$(dirname "$0")/_/husky.sh"
 
-npx --no -- commitlint --edit 
+npx --no -- commitlint -x $(npm root -g)/@commitlint/config-conventional --edit
diff --git a/.versionrc.json b/.versionrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b880d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.versionrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "skip": {
+    "commit": true,
+    "tag": true
+  },
+  "types": [
+    {
+      "type": "feat",
+      "section": "Features"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "fix",
+      "section": "Bug Fixes"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "perf",
+      "section": "Improvements"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a17cfe9..ad98e6a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,43 +12,12 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy#readme",
-  "scripts": {
-    "prepare": "husky install"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@commitlint/cli": "^16.2.1",
-    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^16.2.1",
     "gulp": "^4.0.2",
     "gulp-concat": "^2.6.1",
     "gulp-insert": "^0.5.0",
     "gulp-rename": "^2.0.0",
     "gulp-uglify": "^3.0.2",
-    "husky": "^7.0.4",
-    "standard-version": "^9.3.2",
     "uglify-js": "^3.14.3"
-  },
-  "commitlint": {
-    "extends": [
-      "@commitlint/config-conventional"
-    ]
-  },
-  "standard-version": {
-    "skip": {
-      "commit": true,
-      "tag": true
-    },
-    "types": [{
-        "type": "feat",
-        "section": "Features"
-      },
-      {
-        "type": "fix",
-        "section": "Bug Fixes"
-      },
-      {
-        "type": "perf",
-        "section": "Improvements"
-      }
-    ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index 99e462e..2b55218 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # Usage: run on main branch or the patch branch
 #
-# Requires: Git, Node.js, NPX and RubyGems
+# Requires: Git, NPM and RubyGems
 
 set -eu
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ FILES=(
 TOOLS=(
   "git"
   "npm"
-  "npx"
+  "standard-version"
   "gem"
 )
 
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ resume_config() {
 # auto-generate a new version number to the file 'package.json'
 standard_version() {
   if $opt_pre; then
-    npx standard-version --prerelease rc
+    standard-version --prerelease rc
   else
-    npx standard-version
+    standard-version
   fi
 }