diff --git a/knip.ts b/knip.ts
index dc89a7a2a..53d69af44 100644
--- a/knip.ts
+++ b/knip.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import type { KnipConfig } from 'knip';
 const config: KnipConfig = {
   ignore: ['bin/*.js'],
   ignoreBinaries: ['semantic-release'],
+  // used in husky commit hooks
+  ignoreDependencies: ['@commitlint/cli'],
 };
 
 export default config;