diff --git a/src/git_flow/__init__.py b/src/git_flow/__init__.py
index c4fbdf6..64ed554 100644
--- a/src/git_flow/__init__.py
+++ b/src/git_flow/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ BRANCH_TYPES = [
     "bugfix",
     "hotfix",
     "chore",
+    "docs",
 ]
 
 COMMIT_TYPES = [