diff --git a/@commitlint/format/src/format.test.ts b/@commitlint/format/src/format.test.ts
index 10b70e76aa..f3870a3924 100644
--- a/@commitlint/format/src/format.test.ts
+++ b/@commitlint/format/src/format.test.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ test('returns empty summary with full commit message if verbose', () => {
 	);
 
 	expect(actual).toStrictEqual(
-		'⧗   input: feat(cli): this is a valid header\n\nThis is a valid body\n\nSigned-off-by: tester\n✔   found 0 problems, 0 warnings'
+		'⧗   --- input ---\nfeat(cli): this is a valid header\n\nThis is a valid body\n\nSigned-off-by: tester\n✔   found 0 problems, 0 warnings'
 	);
 });
 
diff --git a/@commitlint/format/src/format.ts b/@commitlint/format/src/format.ts
index 13baf4bf5e..1250ef6cfa 100644
--- a/@commitlint/format/src/format.ts
+++ b/@commitlint/format/src/format.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function formatInput(
 	const hasProblems = errors.length > 0 || warnings.length > 0;
 
 	return options.verbose || hasProblems
-		? [`${decoration}   input: ${decoratedInput}`]
+		? [`${decoration}   --- input ---\n${decoratedInput}`]
 		: [];
 }