diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index afaeeca..f1634ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The same applies to running pre-commit hooks in CI (Continuous Integration) job
 
 Commit messages are validated against the following format:
 
-```
+```text
 <type>(<optional-scope>): <summary>
   < ... empty line ... >
 <optional body lines>
@@ -97,8 +97,11 @@ For a simplified setup (just with `pre-commit install` without flags), ensure yo
 ---
 minimum_pre_commit_version: 3.3.0
 default_install_hook_types: [pre-commit, commit-msg]
+default_stages: [pre-commit]
 ```
 
+**Notes**: Specifying `default_stages: [pre-commit]` avoids running all other hooks in the `commit-msg` stage (which produces a very verbose output). This requires that you specify `stages: [commit-msg]` for the **Conventional Precommit Linter** hook as above (otherwise it will be ignored).
+
 After modifying `.pre-commit-config.yaml`, re-run the installation command (`pre-commit install`) for changes to take effect.
 
 -
@@ -148,4 +151,4 @@ If you encounter any issues, feel free to report them in the [project's issues](
 
 ## Credits
 
-Inspired by project: https://github.com/compilerla/conventional-pre-commit
+Inspired by project: <https://github.com/compilerla/conventional-pre-commit>