diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index e5cefff..61e7276 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const getDetectedMessage = (files: string[]) => `Detected ${files.length.
 
 const sanitizeMessage = (message: string) => message.trim().replace(/[\n\r]/g, '').replace(/(\w)\.$/, '$1');
 
-const promptTemplate = 'Write an insightful but concise Git commit message in a complete sentence in present tense for the following diff without prefacing it with anything:';
+const promptTemplate = 'Write an insightful but concise Git commit message in a complete sentence in imperative present tense for the following diff without prefacing it with anything:';
 
 export const generateCommitMessage = async (
 	apiKey: string,