diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/gitcommit.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/gitcommit.vim
index 9342799..3749328 100644
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/gitcommit.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/gitcommit.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim filetype plugin
 " Language:	git commit file
 " Maintainer:	Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.org>
-" Last Change:	2022 Jan 05
+" Last Change:	2023 Dec 28
 
 " Only do this when not done yet for this buffer
 if (exists("b:did_ftplugin"))
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 setlocal nomodeline tabstop=8 formatoptions+=tl textwidth=72
 setlocal formatoptions-=c formatoptions-=r formatoptions-=o formatoptions-=q formatoptions+=n
-setlocal formatlistpat+=\\\|^\\s*[-*+]\\s\\+
+setlocal formatlistpat=^\\s*\\d\\+[\\]:.)}]\\s\\+\\\|^\\s*[-*+]\\s\\+
 setlocal include=^+++
 setlocal includeexpr=substitute(v:fname,'^[bi]/','','')
 
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
   return args
 endfunction
 
+function! s:setupdiff() abort
+  command! -bang -bar -buffer -complete=custom,s:diffcomplete -nargs=* DiffGitCached :call s:gitdiffcached(<bang>0, <f-args>)
+  setlocal buftype=nowrite nobuflisted noswapfile nomodifiable filetype=git
+endfunction
+
 function! s:gitdiffcached(bang, ...) abort
   let name = tempname()
   if a:0
@@ -50,8 +55,6 @@
     let extra = "-p --stat=".&columns
   endif
   call system("git diff --cached --no-color --no-ext-diff ".extra." > ".shellescape(name))
-  exe "pedit " . fnameescape(name)
-  wincmd P
-  command! -bang -bar -buffer -complete=custom,s:diffcomplete -nargs=* DiffGitCached :call s:gitdiffcached(<bang>0, <f-args>)
-  setlocal buftype=nowrite nobuflisted noswapfile nomodifiable filetype=git
+  exe 'pedit +call\ s:setupdiff()' fnameescape(name)
+  silent! wincmd P
 endfunction
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/gitcommit.vim b/runtime/syntax/gitcommit.vim
index 42c8d44..bce6772 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:	2022 Jan 05
+" Last Change:	2023 Dec 28
 
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 syn include @gitcommitDiff syntax/diff.vim
 syn region gitcommitDiff start=/\%(^diff --\%(git\|cc\|combined\) \)\@=/ end=/^\%(diff --\|$\|@@\@!\|[^[:alnum:]\ +-]\S\@!\)\@=/ fold contains=@gitcommitDiff
 
-syn match   gitcommitSummary	"^.*\%<51v." contained containedin=gitcommitFirstLine nextgroup=gitcommitOverflow contains=@Spell
+if get(g:, 'gitcommit_summary_length') < 0
+  syn match   gitcommitSummary	"^.*$" contained containedin=gitcommitFirstLine nextgroup=gitcommitOverflow contains=@Spell
+elseif get(g:, 'gitcommit_summary_length', 1) > 0
+  exe 'syn match   gitcommitSummary	"^.*\%<' . (get(g:, 'gitcommit_summary_length', 50) + 1) . 'v." contained containedin=gitcommitFirstLine nextgroup=gitcommitOverflow contains=@Spell'
+endif
 syn match   gitcommitOverflow	".*" contained contains=@Spell
 syn match   gitcommitBlank	"^.\+" contained contains=@Spell
 syn match   gitcommitFirstLine	"\%^.*" nextgroup=gitcommitBlank,gitcommitComment skipnl