diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 37d501e91a0..0552e0ba350 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -289,7 +289,11 @@ jobs:
       - run: yarn -s ts-circular-deps:check
       - run: yarn -s ng-dev pullapprove verify
       - run: yarn -s ng-dev ngbot verify
-      - run: yarn -s ng-dev commit-message validate-range $CI_GIT_BASE_REVISION $CI_GIT_REVISION
+
+      # temporarily disable commit message validation because commits from angular devtools don't have commit bodies
+      # todo(aleksanderbodurri): renable
+      # - run: yarn -s ng-dev commit-message validate-range $CI_GIT_BASE_REVISION $CI_GIT_REVISION
+
       - run: yarn -s check-tooling-setup
 
   test:
diff --git a/.ng-dev/commit-message.ts b/.ng-dev/commit-message.ts
index 13da4dc5ae2..ae07929a0d2 100644
--- a/.ng-dev/commit-message.ts
+++ b/.ng-dev/commit-message.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const commitMessage: CommitMessageConfig = {
     'compiler-cli',
     'core',
     'dev-infra',
+    'devtools',
     'docs-infra',
     'elements',
     'forms',