diff --git a/gitutils.go b/gitutils.go
index ab33338952bef3005e1f5872547bf2d970aca668..b509c00ec47c4d1d8458b3cfc061109b8887c1ef 100644
--- a/gitutils.go
+++ b/gitutils.go
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ 			trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
 			markerType := ""
 			if strings.Contains(trimmed, "TODO:") {
 				markerType = "TODO"
+			} else if strings.Contains(trimmed, "NOTE:") {
+				markerType = "NOTE"
 			} else if strings.Contains(trimmed, "FIXME:") {
 				markerType = "FIXME"
 			}