diff --git a/.gitlint b/.gitlint
index 439b0a36e7..08e03d3e5e 100644
--- a/.gitlint
+++ b/.gitlint
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ ignore=body-is-missing
 [body-max-line-length]
 line-length=120
 
+[body-min-length]
+min-length=10
+
 # Ensure every title starts with a prefix
 [title-match-regex]
 regex=^[\w]+[\w-]*[\w]+: .*