diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index c9fe6185..79d62907 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ updates:
       - dependencies
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore(deps):"
+    ignore:
+      # LIA-437: 21.2.0+ pulls in an ESM-only conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits
+      # (10.x line) that breaks commitlint's CJS require.resolve extends-loader under
+      # Node 22, blocking every commit. Pinned to 21.1.0 until upstream fixes CJS resolution.
+      - dependency-name: "@commitlint/config-conventional"
+        versions: [">=21.2.0"]
 
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: /
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7e6eccba..fa3dfdba 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@commitlint/cli": "^21.1.0",
-        "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^21.2.0",
+        "@commitlint/config-conventional": "21.1.0",
         "@eslint/js": "^10.0.1",
         "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.12",
         "@types/node": "^25.9.3",
@@ -356,14 +356,14 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@commitlint/config-conventional": {
-      "version": "21.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@commitlint/config-conventional/-/config-conventional-21.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Qf8WRDVcyVd14if6VTWenebxFbKnVnbzPUJjlzjkyJGeHK2xCGd63Dr1XZzj0plXKQb9P0BfOxoc1HVeCo2BWQ==",
+      "version": "21.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@commitlint/config-conventional/-/config-conventional-21.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BIFl8xM+3SLy3jrblUC3wmQLCVbLty+++6o859BDCmybVrQdXmIWO+dlkGIbv/M2bBoC55wGuh0zGiw3TPjL1g==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@commitlint/types": "^21.2.0",
-        "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^10.0.0"
+        "@commitlint/types": "^21.1.0",
+        "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^9.2.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=22.12.0"
@@ -653,16 +653,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/@conventional-changelog/template": {
-      "version": "1.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@conventional-changelog/template/-/template-1.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TzlTVpKPjaqW6qOYjQcYUDuGsLCNsvFHVBXkYGTAnf5V37jCWrE5haKNXzz0WZUtVHjrpV76L1buANjwXMfT8w==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=22"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@emnapi/core": {
       "version": "1.11.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@emnapi/core/-/core-1.11.1.tgz",
@@ -1467,9 +1457,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "arm"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1486,9 +1473,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1505,9 +1489,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "ppc64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1524,9 +1505,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "riscv64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1543,9 +1521,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "s390x"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1562,9 +1537,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1581,9 +1553,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1600,9 +1569,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "LGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1619,9 +1585,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "arm"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1644,9 +1607,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1669,9 +1629,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "ppc64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1694,9 +1651,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "riscv64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1719,9 +1673,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "s390x"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1744,9 +1695,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1769,9 +1717,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -1794,9 +1739,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2210,9 +2152,6 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2230,9 +2169,6 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2250,9 +2186,6 @@
         "ppc64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2270,9 +2203,6 @@
         "s390x"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2290,9 +2220,6 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2310,9 +2237,6 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -3551,16 +3475,16 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": {
-      "version": "10.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits/-/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-10.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-n4Kr1HFMTf3iMbES0TMxKIcYtUUv4rKqyQQp2JwfOEfFCOfGT3Tq4mCyJ8S9/YPyWhydjfKrrvnyl+gCjA+mJQ==",
+      "version": "9.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits/-/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-9.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dTYtpIacRpcZgrvBYvBfArMmK2xvIpv2TaxM0/ZI5CBtNUzvF2x0t15HsbRABWprS6UPmvj+PzHVjSx4qAVKyw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@conventional-changelog/template": "^1.2.1"
+        "compare-func": "^2.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=22"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/conventional-commits-parser": {
@@ -5624,9 +5548,6 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -5648,9 +5569,6 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -5672,9 +5590,6 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -5696,9 +5611,6 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 14d55177..13d5e445 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "^21.1.0",
-    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^21.2.0",
+    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "21.1.0",
     "@eslint/js": "^10.0.1",
     "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.12",
     "@types/node": "^25.9.3",