diff --git a/giterated-daemon/src/database_backend/handler.rs b/giterated-daemon/src/database_backend/handler.rs
index ac64e02..ac35403 100644
--- a/giterated-daemon/src/database_backend/handler.rs
+++ b/giterated-daemon/src/database_backend/handler.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ pub async fn repository_file_from_id(
     state: DatabaseBackend,
     OperationState(operation_state): OperationState<StackOperationState>,
     backend: GiteratedStack,
-
     requester: Option<AuthenticatedUser>,
 ) -> Result<RepositoryFile, OperationError<RepositoryError>> {
     let object = backend
diff --git a/giterated-daemon/src/database_backend/mod.rs b/giterated-daemon/src/database_backend/mod.rs
index 44b6f05..7c55f7a 100644
--- a/giterated-daemon/src/database_backend/mod.rs
+++ b/giterated-daemon/src/database_backend/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use anyhow::Context;
 
 use giterated_models::instance::Instance;
-use giterated_models::repository::{DefaultBranch, Description, Repository, Visibility};
+use giterated_models::repository::{DefaultBranch, Description, Repository, Visibility, CommitBodyType};
 use giterated_models::user::{Bio, DisplayName, User};
 use giterated_stack::provider::MetadataProvider;
 use giterated_stack::{AnyObject, AnySetting, GiteratedStack, ObjectMeta, SubstackBuilder};
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ impl DatabaseBackend {
             .value_setting::<User, Bio>()
             .value_setting::<Repository, Description>()
             .value_setting::<Repository, Visibility>()
-            .value_setting::<Repository, DefaultBranch>();
+            .value_setting::<Repository, DefaultBranch>()
+            .value_setting::<Repository, CommitBodyType>();
 
         // builder.value(repository_latest_commit);
 
diff --git a/giterated-models/src/repository/mod.rs b/giterated-models/src/repository/mod.rs
index 2eb9579..cd5f87b 100644
--- a/giterated-models/src/repository/mod.rs
+++ b/giterated-models/src/repository/mod.rs
@@ -421,6 +421,19 @@ impl From<git2::Signature<'_>> for CommitSignature {
     }
 }
 
+/// The document type of a [`Commit`]'s body
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum CommitBodyType {
+    Plain,
+    Markdown,
+}
+
+impl Default for CommitBodyType {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Plain
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct RepositorySummary {
     pub repository: Repository,
diff --git a/giterated-models/src/repository/settings.rs b/giterated-models/src/repository/settings.rs
index 98f12c6..04a97ae 100644
--- a/giterated-models/src/repository/settings.rs
+++ b/giterated-models/src/repository/settings.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{settings::Setting, user::User};
 
-use super::DefaultBranch;
+use super::{DefaultBranch, CommitBodyType};
 
 impl Setting for DefaultBranch {
     fn name() -> &'static str {
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@ impl Setting for AccessList {
         "access_list"
     }
 }
+
+impl Setting for CommitBodyType {
+    fn name() -> &'static str {
+        "commit_body_type"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/giterated-models/src/repository/values.rs b/giterated-models/src/repository/values.rs
index e55dd49..a8d73e3 100644
--- a/giterated-models/src/repository/values.rs
+++ b/giterated-models/src/repository/values.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{settings::Setting, value::GiteratedObjectValue};
 
-use super::{Commit, Repository, RepositoryVisibility};
+use super::{Commit, Repository, RepositoryVisibility, CommitBodyType};
 
 // pub struct RepositorySetting<V: GiteratedObjectValue>(pub V);
 
@@ -89,3 +89,11 @@ impl GiteratedObjectValue for LatestCommit {
         "latest_commit"
     }
 }
+
+impl GiteratedObjectValue for CommitBodyType {
+    type Object = Repository;
+
+    fn value_name() -> &'static str {
+        "commit_body_type"
+    }
+}