diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yaml
index ea9e42ba9..d463ccecd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v5
+      - uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v6
 
   github-actions-yaml-lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/commitlint.config.js b/commitlint.config.mjs
similarity index 91%
rename from commitlint.config.js
rename to commitlint.config.mjs
index 3e353237c..96bbcb6c8 100644
--- a/commitlint.config.js
+++ b/commitlint.config.mjs
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ const Configuration = {
   ignores: [(msg) => /Signed-off-by: dependabot\[bot]/m.test(msg)],
 };
 
-module.exports = Configuration;
+export default Configuration