# Build messages are now optional

**URL:** <https://forum.buildkite.community/t/build-messages-are-now-optional/305>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [February 12, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/build-messages-are-now-optional/305 "2019-02-12T17:07:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon85971592](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@anon85971592](https://forum.buildkite.community/u/anon85971592)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/build-messages-are-now-optional/305/1 "2019-02-12T17:07:11Z")

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Saving you all the key presses! :allthethings:

> **[Build messages are now optional](https://buildkite.com/changelog/48-build-messages-are-now-optional)**
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> To make testing new pipelines easier, you no longer need to specify the "Message" of a build. Buildkite now automatically resolves the message, based on the git commit, when the build starts 🎉