diff --git a/checkmk_weblate_syncer/config.py b/checkmk_weblate_syncer/config.py
index 3a39877..6063baa 100644
--- a/checkmk_weblate_syncer/config.py
+++ b/checkmk_weblate_syncer/config.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class PotModeConfig(BaseConfig, frozen=True):
         Path, AfterValidator(_validate_path_is_relative)
     ]
     locale_pot_path: Annotated[Path, AfterValidator(_validate_path_is_relative)]
+    commit_message: str
 
 
 class PoFilePair(BaseModel, frozen=True):
@@ -39,3 +40,4 @@ class PoFilePair(BaseModel, frozen=True):
 
 class PoModeConfig(BaseConfig, frozen=True):
     po_file_pairs: Sequence[PoFilePair]
+    commit_message: str
diff --git a/checkmk_weblate_syncer/git.py b/checkmk_weblate_syncer/git.py
index 255fd11..4a88a95 100644
--- a/checkmk_weblate_syncer/git.py
+++ b/checkmk_weblate_syncer/git.py
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ def _repository_in_clean_state(path: Path, branch: str) -> Repo:
 
 def commit_and_push_files(
     repo: Repo,
-    files_to_push_to_repo: Sequence[Path],
+    files: Sequence[Path],
+    commit_message: str,
 ) -> None:
     try:
-        repo.index.add(files_to_push_to_repo)
-        repo.index.commit("Updating files")
+        repo.index.add(files)
+        repo.index.commit(commit_message)
         repo.remotes.origin.push()
     except CalledProcessError as e:
         LOGGER.error(
diff --git a/checkmk_weblate_syncer/po.py b/checkmk_weblate_syncer/po.py
index bb4de88..5a72dc2 100644
--- a/checkmk_weblate_syncer/po.py
+++ b/checkmk_weblate_syncer/po.py
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ def run(config: PoModeConfig) -> int:
         LOGGER.info("Committing and pushing .po files to checkmk repository")
         commit_and_push_files(
             repo=checkmk_repo,
-            files_to_push_to_repo=[success.path for success in successes],
+            files=[success.path for success in successes],
+            commit_message=config.commit_message,
         )
     else:
         LOGGER.info("No changes in checkmk repository.")
diff --git a/checkmk_weblate_syncer/pot.py b/checkmk_weblate_syncer/pot.py
index a89d5cb..74abdc6 100644
--- a/checkmk_weblate_syncer/pot.py
+++ b/checkmk_weblate_syncer/pot.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def run(config: PotModeConfig) -> int:
     LOGGER.info("Committing and pushing pot file to locale repository")
     commit_and_push_files(
         repo=locale_repo,
-        files_to_push_to_repo=[path_pot_file],
+        files=[path_pot_file],
+        commit_message=config.commit_message,
     )
     return 0