diff --git a/extensions/git/git-commit.language-configuration.json b/extensions/git/git-commit.language-configuration.json
index da6ed547150..b61fbe63d34 100644
--- a/extensions/git/git-commit.language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/git/git-commit.language-configuration.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"comments": {
-		"lineComment": "//",
-		"blockComment": [ "/*", "*/" ]
+		"lineComment": "#",
+		"blockComment": [ "#", " " ]
 	},
 	"brackets": [
 		["{", "}"],
diff --git a/extensions/git/git-rebase.language-configuration.json b/extensions/git/git-rebase.language-configuration.json
index da6ed547150..b61fbe63d34 100644
--- a/extensions/git/git-rebase.language-configuration.json
+++ b/extensions/git/git-rebase.language-configuration.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"comments": {
-		"lineComment": "//",
-		"blockComment": [ "/*", "*/" ]
+		"lineComment": "#",
+		"blockComment": [ "#", " " ]
 	},
 	"brackets": [
 		["{", "}"],