diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index e69a401246697..a08f0574fec23 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ The type must be one of the following:
 - refactor
 - style
 - docs
-- test
 
 ##### Scope
 
diff --git a/scripts/commit-lint.js b/scripts/commit-lint.js
index 057c5fe57a718..93944d87e7b09 100755
--- a/scripts/commit-lint.js
+++ b/scripts/commit-lint.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const gitMessage = require('child_process')
   .execSync('git log -1 --no-merges')
   .toString()
   .trim();
-const matchCommit = /([a-z]){0,8}\([a-z.0-9\-]+\):\s(([a-z0-9:\-\s])+)/g.test(
+const matchCommit = /(build|feat|fix|refactor|style|docs)\((backend|testing|web|react|angular|nx)\):\s(([a-z0-9:\-\s])+)/g.test(
   gitMessage
 );
 const matchRelease = /release/gi.test(gitMessage);
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@ if (exitCode === 0) {
       '\n\n 👉️ Does not follow the commit message convention specified in the CONTRIBUTING.MD file.'
   );
   console.log('\ntype(scope): subject \n BLANK LINE \n body');
+  console.log('\n');
+  console.log('possible types: build|feat|fix|refactor|style|docs');
   console.log(
-    '\nEXAMPLE: \n ' +
-      'feat(schematics): add an option to generate lazy-loadable modules\n' +
-      '\n`ng generate lib mylib --lazy` provisions the mylib project in tslint.json'
+    'possible scopes: backend|testing|web|react|angular|nx (if unsure use "nx")'
+  );
+  console.log(
+    '\nEXAMPLE: \n' +
+      'feat(nx): add an option to generate lazy-loadable modules\n'
   );
 }
 process.exit(exitCode);