diff --git a/home-manager/home.nix b/home-manager/home.nix
index 60192fe..f6e4299 100644
--- a/home-manager/home.nix
+++ b/home-manager/home.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ in {
     diff-so-fancy.enable = true;
     # set editor
     extraConfig.core.editor = "nvim";
+    # always show diff in commits
+    extraConfig.commit.verbose = true;
   };
 
   programs.zsh = {