diff --git a/.github/commitlint.config.js b/.github/commitlint.config.js
index d23bd2d80b..2b420b6fbf 100644
--- a/.github/commitlint.config.js
+++ b/.github/commitlint.config.js
@@ -42,6 +42,5 @@ module.exports = {
 		],
 		'subject-empty': [2, 'never'],
 		'subject-full-stop': [2, 'never', '.'],
-		'subject-case': [2, 'always', 'sentence-case'],
 	},
 };
diff --git a/doc/developer/workflow.rst b/doc/developer/workflow.rst
index 320824ec1d..835c1d1d99 100644
--- a/doc/developer/workflow.rst
+++ b/doc/developer/workflow.rst
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ There is a built-in commit linter. Basic rules:
    `Check <https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/tree/master/.github/commitlint.config.js>`_ all
    the supported subsystems.
 
-- Commit messages must start with a capital letter
 - Commit messages must not end with a period ``.``
 
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