diff --git a/plugins/git-commit/README.md b/plugins/git-commit/README.md
index dc10d8ad5..91cc73b44 100644
--- a/plugins/git-commit/README.md
+++ b/plugins/git-commit/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ plugins=(... git-commit)
 
 ## Syntax
 
-```zshrc
+```zsh
 git <type> [(-s, --scope) "<scope>"] "<message>"
 ```
 
@@ -26,11 +26,17 @@ Where `type` is one of the following:
 - `fix`
 - `perf`
 - `refactor`
-- `revert`
+- `rev`
 - `style`
 - `test`
 
+> NOTE: the alias for `revert` type is `rev`, as otherwise it conflicts with the git command of the same name.  
+> It will still generate a commit message in the format `revert: <message>`
+
 ## Examples
 
-`git style "remove trailing whitespace"` -> `git commit -m "style: remove trailing whitespace"`  
-`git fix -s "router" "correct redirect link"` -> `git commit -m "fix(router): correct redirect link"`
+| Git alias                                     | Command                                              |
+| --------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
+| `git style "remove trailing whitespace"`      | `git commit -m "style: remove trailing whitespace"`  |
+| `git fix -s "router" "correct redirect link"` | `git commit -m "fix(router): correct redirect link"` |
+| `git rev -s "api" "rollback v2"`              | `git commit -m "revert(api): rollback v2"`           |
diff --git a/plugins/git-commit/git-commit.plugin.zsh b/plugins/git-commit/git-commit.plugin.zsh
index 4ad4c0177..72cecb1d6 100644
--- a/plugins/git-commit/git-commit.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/git-commit/git-commit.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-function _git_commit_register {
-  if ! git config --global --get-all alias.$1 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    git config --global alias.$1 '!a() { if [ "$1" = "-s" ] || [ "$1" = "--scope" ]; then local scope="$2"; shift 2; git commit -m "'$1'(${scope}): ${@}"; else git commit -m "'$1': ${@}"; fi }; a'
-  fi
-}
-
 local -a _git_commit_aliases
 _git_commit_aliases=(
   'build'
@@ -19,9 +13,19 @@ _git_commit_aliases=(
   'test'
 )
 
-for _alias in "${_git_commit_aliases[@]}"; do
-  _git_commit_register $_alias
+local alias type
+for type in "${_git_commit_aliases[@]}"; do
+  # an alias can't be named "revert" because the git command takes precedence
+  # https://stackoverflow.com/a/3538791
+  case "$type" in
+  revert) alias=rev ;;
+  *) alias=$type ;;
+  esac
+
+  local func='!a() { if [ "$1" = "-s" ] || [ "$1" = "--scope" ]; then local scope="$2"; shift 2; git commit -m "'$type'(${scope}): ${@}"; else git commit -m "'$type': ${@}"; fi }; a'
+  if ! git config --global --get-all alias.${alias} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    git config --global alias.${alias} "$func"
+  fi
 done
 
-unfunction _git_commit_register
-unset _alias
+unset _git_commit_aliases alias type func