diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit_message_validation.yml b/.github/workflows/commit_message_validation.yml
index c0acb08..b230309 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit_message_validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit_message_validation.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ jobs:
           # This list permits some commits
           commit_static_permit_list="(^Merge pull request \#)|(^Merge branch)|(^Revert \")"
           # Initialize invalidCommit as false, will be set to true by any invalid commits
-          invalidCommit=false
-          # Find hash of commit most common ancestor, e.g. where branch began
-          BRANCH_MERGE_BASE=$(git merge-base ${BASE_BRANCH} ${CURRENT_BRANCH})
-          # Find all commits since common ancestor
-          BRANCH_COMMITS=$(git rev-list ${BRANCH_MERGE_BASE}..HEAD)
+#          invalidCommit=false
+#          # Find hash of commit most common ancestor, e.g. where branch began
+#          BRANCH_MERGE_BASE=$(git merge-base ${BASE_BRANCH} ${CURRENT_BRANCH})
+#          # Find all commits since common ancestor
+#          BRANCH_COMMITS=$(git rev-list ${BRANCH_MERGE_BASE}..HEAD)
           exit 0
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