diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 2be3cc8..99ef481 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.0.17
+current_version = 1.1.2
 commit = True
 tag = False
 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index dd8f3cc..4d78026 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -64,9 +64,16 @@ repos:
         language: system
         types: [yaml]
         files: ^docker-compose(\.dev|\.prod)?\.yml$
+      - id: validate-commit
+        name: validate-commit
+        entry: python control_commit/main.py --log-level=DEBUG
+        always_run: true
+        pass_filenames: false
+        language: system
+        stages: [pre-push]
       - id: commit-msg-version-check
         name: commit-msg-version-check
-        entry: python commit_msg_version_bump/main.py --log-level=DEBUG
+        entry: python commit_msg_version_bump/main.py --log-level=INFO
         always_run: true
         language: system
         pass_filenames: false
@@ -74,13 +81,13 @@ repos:
         stages: [pre-push]
       - id: bump-year
         name: bump-year
-        entry: python bump_year/main.py
+        entry: python bump_year/main.py --log-level=INFO
         always_run: true
         pass_filenames: false
         language: system
       - id: generate-changelog
         name: generate-changelog
-        entry: python generate_changelog/main.py
+        entry: python generate_changelog/main.py --log-level=INFO
         always_run: true
         pass_filenames: false
         language: system
diff --git a/commit_msg_version_bump/main.py b/commit_msg_version_bump/main.py
index 0a7f37d..d013f03 100644
--- a/commit_msg_version_bump/main.py
+++ b/commit_msg_version_bump/main.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ def get_latest_commit_message() -> str:
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
             text=True,
+            encoding="utf-8",
         ).stdout.strip()
         logger.debug(f"Latest commit message: {message}")
         return message
@@ -201,7 +202,11 @@ def bump_version(part: str) -> None:
         subprocess.CalledProcessError: If bump2version fails.
     """
     try:
-        subprocess.run(["bump2version", part], check=True)
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["bump2version", part],
+            check=True,
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
         logger.info(f"Successfully bumped the {part} version.")
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as error:
         logger.error(f"Failed to bump the {part} version: {error}")
@@ -216,7 +221,11 @@ def stage_changes(pyproject_path: str = "pyproject.toml") -> None:
         pyproject_path (str): Path to the file to stage.
     """
     try:
-        subprocess.run(["git", "add", pyproject_path], check=True)
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "add", pyproject_path],
+            check=True,
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
         logger.debug(f"Staged {pyproject_path} for commit.")
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         logger.error(f"Failed to stage {pyproject_path}: {e}")
@@ -235,10 +244,14 @@ def amend_commit(new_commit_msg: str) -> None:
     """
     try:
         # Amend the commit with the new commit message
-        subprocess.run(["git", "commit", "--amend", "-m", new_commit_msg], check=True)
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "commit", "--amend", "-m", new_commit_msg],
+            check=True,
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
         logger.info("Successfully amended the commit with the new version bump.")
         logger.info(
-            "Please perform a force push using 'git push' to update the remote repository. Avoid use --force"
+            "Please perform a push using 'git push' to update the remote repository. Avoid using --force"
         )
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         logger.error(f"Failed to amend the commit: {e}")
@@ -283,7 +296,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         amend_commit(updated_commit_msg)
 
         logger.info(
-            "Aborting the current push. Please perform a force push using 'git push'. Avoid use --force"
+            "Aborting the current push. Please perform a push using 'git push'. Avoid using --force"
         )
         sys.exit(1)
     else:
@@ -310,11 +323,7 @@ def determine_version_bump(commit_msg: str) -> Optional[str]:
         elif "patch" in keyword:
             return "patch"
     else:
-        # Fallback based on commit type
-        type_match = COMMIT_TYPE_REGEX.match(commit_msg)
-        if type_match:
-            commit_type = type_match.group("type").lower()
-            return VERSION_BUMP_MAPPING.get(commit_type)
+        return None
     return None
 
 
diff --git a/control_commit/main.py b/control_commit/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42e17e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/control_commit/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+control_commit/main.py
+
+A script to validate commit messages and add appropriate icons based on commit types.
+Ensures that commit messages follow a specific structure and naming conventions.
+Adds icons to commit messages that do not contain square brackets [].
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import logging
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
+
+# Mapping of commit types to icons
+TYPE_MAPPING = {
+    "feat": "✨",
+    "fix": "🐛",
+    "docs": "📝",
+    "style": "💄",
+    "refactor": "♻️",
+    "perf": "⚡️",
+    "test": "✅",
+    "chore": "🔧",
+}
+
+# Regular expressions for detecting commit types and validating commit message structure
+COMMIT_TYPE_REGEX = re.compile(r"^(?P<type>feat|fix|docs|style|refactor|perf|test|chore)")
+COMMIT_MESSAGE_REGEX = re.compile(
+    r"^(?P<type>feat|fix|docs|style|refactor|perf|test|chore)"
+    r"(?:\((?P<scope>[a-z0-9\-]+)\))?:\s+"
+    r"(?P<description>[a-z].+)$"
+)
+
+# Initialize the logger
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def parse_arguments() -> argparse.Namespace:
+    """
+    Parses command-line arguments.
+
+    Returns:
+        argparse.Namespace: Parsed arguments.
+    """
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description=(
+            "Validate commit messages and add icons based on commit types. "
+            "Ensures commit messages follow the format: type(scope): description."
+        )
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--log-level",
+        choices=["INFO", "DEBUG"],
+        default="INFO",
+        help="Set the logging level. Default is INFO.",
+    )
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def configure_logger(log_level: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Configures logging for the script.
+
+    Args:
+        log_level (str): Logging level as a string (e.g., 'INFO', 'DEBUG').
+    """
+    numeric_level = getattr(logging, log_level.upper(), None)
+    if not isinstance(numeric_level, int):
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid log level: {log_level}")
+
+    logger.setLevel(numeric_level)
+
+    # Set up log rotation: max size 5MB, keep 5 backup files
+    file_handler = RotatingFileHandler(
+        "commit_msg_icon_adder.log",
+        maxBytes=5 * 1024 * 1024,
+        backupCount=5,
+        encoding="utf-8",  # Ensure UTF-8 encoding to handle emojis
+    )
+    formatter = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
+    file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+
+    # Create a safe console handler that replaces unencodable characters
+    class SafeStreamHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
+        def emit(self, record):
+            try:
+                msg = self.format(record)
+                # Replace characters that can't be encoded
+                msg = msg.encode(self.stream.encoding, errors="replace").decode(
+                    self.stream.encoding
+                )
+                self.stream.write(msg + self.terminator)
+                self.flush()
+            except Exception:
+                self.handleError(record)
+
+    safe_console_handler = SafeStreamHandler()
+    safe_console_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+
+    logger.handlers.clear()
+    logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+    logger.addHandler(safe_console_handler)
+
+
+def read_commit_message(file_path: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Reads the commit message from the given file.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path (str): Path to the commit message file.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The commit message.
+    """
+    try:
+        with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+            commit_msg = file.read().strip()
+            logger.debug(f"Original commit message: {commit_msg}")
+            return commit_msg
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        logger.error(f"Commit message file not found: {file_path}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error reading commit message file: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def validate_commit_message(commit_msg: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Validates the commit message against the required structure and lowercase naming.
+
+    Args:
+        commit_msg (str): The commit message to validate.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if valid, False otherwise.
+    """
+    match = COMMIT_MESSAGE_REGEX.match(commit_msg)
+    if match or commit_msg.__contains__("Bump version:"):
+        logger.debug("Commit message structure is valid.")
+        return True
+    else:
+        logger.error("Invalid commit message structure. Ensure it follows the format:")
+        logger.error("type(scope): description")
+        logger.error(" - type: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, perf, test, chore (lowercase)")
+        logger.error(" - scope: optional, lowercase, alphanumeric and hyphens")
+        logger.error(" - description: starts with a lowercase letter")
+        return False
+
+
+def add_icon_to_commit_message(commit_type: str, existing_commit_msg: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Adds an icon to the commit message based on its type if it doesn't already have one.
+
+    Args:
+        commit_type (str): The type of the commit (e.g., 'chore', 'fix').
+        existing_commit_msg (str): The original commit message.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The commit message with the icon prepended.
+    """
+    icon = TYPE_MAPPING.get(commit_type.lower(), "")
+    if icon and not existing_commit_msg.startswith(icon):
+        new_commit_msg = f"{icon} {existing_commit_msg}"
+        logger.debug(f"Updated commit message with icon: {new_commit_msg}")
+        return new_commit_msg
+    logger.debug("Icon already present in commit message or no icon defined for commit type.")
+    return existing_commit_msg
+
+
+def amend_commit(new_commit_msg: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Amends the current commit with the new commit message.
+
+    Args:
+        new_commit_msg (str): The new commit message.
+
+    Raises:
+        subprocess.CalledProcessError: If git amend fails.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Amend the commit with the new commit message
+        subprocess.run(["git", "commit", "--amend", "-m", new_commit_msg], check=True)
+        logger.info("Successfully amended the commit with the new commit message.")
+        logger.info(
+            "Please perform a push using 'git push' to update the remote repository. Avoid use --force"
+        )
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to amend the commit: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def has_square_brackets(commit_msg: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Checks if the commit message contains square brackets.
+
+    Args:
+        commit_msg (str): The commit message.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if square brackets are present, False otherwise.
+    """
+    return bool(re.search(r"\[.*?\]", commit_msg))
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """
+    Main function to validate commit messages and add icons if necessary.
+    Exits with code 1 if validation fails or after adding an icon.
+    """
+    global commit_msg_without_icon
+    args = parse_arguments()
+    configure_logger(args.log_level)
+
+    commit_msg_file = ".git/COMMIT_EDITMSG"
+    commit_msg = read_commit_message(commit_msg_file)
+
+    # Verify if the commit message already starts with an icon
+    icon_present = False
+    for icon in TYPE_MAPPING.values():
+        if commit_msg.startswith(f"{icon} "):
+            icon_present = True
+            commit_msg_without_icon = commit_msg[len(icon) + 1 :]
+            logger.debug(f"Commit message already has icon '{icon}'.")
+            break
+
+    if icon_present:
+        # Validate the commit message without the icon
+        if not validate_commit_message(commit_msg_without_icon):
+            logger.error("Commit message validation failed after removing icon. Aborting commit.")
+            sys.exit(1)
+        else:
+            logger.debug("Commit message with icon is valid.")
+            sys.exit(0)  # Valid commit message with icon; proceed
+    else:
+        # Validate the original commit message
+        if not validate_commit_message(commit_msg):
+            logger.error("Commit message validation failed. Aborting commit.")
+            sys.exit(1)
+        logger.debug("Commit message does not contain square brackets. Proceeding to add icon.")
+
+        # Determine the type of commit to get the appropriate icon
+        type_match = COMMIT_TYPE_REGEX.match(commit_msg)
+        if type_match:
+            commit_type = type_match.group("type")
+            logger.debug(f"Detected commit type: {commit_type}")
+        else:
+            commit_type = "chore"  # Default to 'chore' if no type is found
+            logger.debug("No commit type detected. Defaulting to 'chore'.")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # Add the icon to the existing commit message
+        updated_commit_msg = add_icon_to_commit_message(commit_type, commit_msg)
+
+        # Write the updated commit message back to the file
+        amend_commit(updated_commit_msg)
+
+        # Inform the user and abort the commit to allow them to review the amended message
+        logger.info(
+            "Commit message has been updated with an icon. Please review and finalize the commit."
+        )
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    """"""
+    main()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d828076..196513a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "scripts"
-version = "1.0.17"
+version = "1.1.2"
 description = "CICD Core Scripts"
 authors = ["B <g46327wsj1.marbling129@passinbox.com>"]
 license = "Apache 2.0"
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ ensure_newline_before_comments = true
 rcfile = ".pylintrc"
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.17"]
+requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"