diff --git a/config/gitlint/block_comment.py b/config/gitlint/block_comment.py
index d5cc3f8..452aa8c 100644
--- a/config/gitlint/block_comment.py
+++ b/config/gitlint/block_comment.py
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
             if line.startswith("Signed-off-by:"):
                 continue
 
+            # allow Fixes
+            if line.startswith("Fixes:"):
+                continue
+
             max_length = self.options["line-length"].value
             if len(line) > max_length:
                 return [