diff --git a/runtime/syntax/gitcommit.vim b/runtime/syntax/gitcommit.vim
index b0315a9..5e0642f 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/gitcommit.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/gitcommit.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	git commit file
 " Maintainer:	Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.org>
 " Filenames:	*.git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
-" Last Change:	2013 May 30
+" Last Change:	2016 Aug 29
 
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@
 syn region  gitcommitSelected	start=/^# Changes to be committed:/ end=/^#$\|^#\@!/ contains=gitcommitHeader,gitcommitHead,gitcommitSelectedType fold
 syn region  gitcommitUnmerged	start=/^# Unmerged paths:/ end=/^#$\|^#\@!/ contains=gitcommitHeader,gitcommitHead,gitcommitUnmergedType fold
 
-syn match   gitcommitDiscardedType	"\t\@<=[a-z][a-z ]*[a-z]: "he=e-2	contained containedin=gitcommitComment nextgroup=gitcommitDiscardedFile skipwhite
-syn match   gitcommitSelectedType	"\t\@<=[a-z][a-z ]*[a-z]: "he=e-2	contained containedin=gitcommitComment nextgroup=gitcommitSelectedFile skipwhite
-syn match   gitcommitUnmergedType	"\t\@<=[a-z][a-z ]*[a-z]: "he=e-2	contained containedin=gitcommitComment nextgroup=gitcommitUnmergedFile skipwhite
+
+syn match   gitcommitDiscardedType	"\t\@<=[[:lower:]][^:]*[[:lower:]]: "he=e-2	contained containedin=gitcommitComment nextgroup=gitcommitDiscardedFile skipwhite
+syn match   gitcommitSelectedType	"\t\@<=[[:lower:]][^:]*[[:lower:]]: "he=e-2	contained containedin=gitcommitComment nextgroup=gitcommitSelectedFile skipwhite
+syn match   gitcommitUnmergedType	"\t\@<=[[:lower:]][^:]*[[:lower:]]: "he=e-2	contained containedin=gitcommitComment nextgroup=gitcommitUnmergedFile skipwhite
 syn match   gitcommitDiscardedFile	".\{-\}\%($\| -> \)\@=" contained nextgroup=gitcommitDiscardedArrow
 syn match   gitcommitSelectedFile	".\{-\}\%($\| -> \)\@=" contained nextgroup=gitcommitSelectedArrow
 syn match   gitcommitUnmergedFile	".\{-\}\%($\| -> \)\@=" contained nextgroup=gitcommitSelectedArrow