diff --git a/git_handler.py b/git_handler.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 95d2915..0000000
--- a/git_handler.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import subprocess as sub
-from system_repository import SystemRepository
-from release_type import ReleaseType
-
-# define semantics for release types by commit messages
-## snapshot - snapshot release
-## fix/patch - patch release
-## bump - version bump release
-## feature/feat/minor - minor release
-## major/breaking - major release
-
-GIT = 'git'
-LOG = 'log'    
-FORMAT = '"%h %s"'
-FORMAT_DEC = "%d"
-PRETTY_OPTION = '--pretty='
-DECORATE_OPTION = '--decorate=full'
-
-
-# git log --oneline --format="%s %b" origin/master...HEAD
-
-class GitRepo():
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.latest_commit = None
-        self.system_repository = SystemRepository()
-
-    def get_latest_commit(self):
-        self.latest_commit = self.system_repository.run_checked('git', 'log', '--oneline', '--format="%s %b"', '-n' + '1')
-
-    def get_release_type_from_latest_commit(self):
-        if self.latest_commit is None:
-            self.get_latest_commit()
diff --git a/git_repository.py b/git_repository.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83c9ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git_repository.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import os
+import subprocess as sub
+from system_repository import SystemRepository
+from release_type import ReleaseType
+
+class GitRepository():
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.latest_commit = None
+        self.system_repository = SystemRepository()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_from_commit_string(cls, commit_string):
+        inst = cls()
+        inst.latest_commit = commit_string
+        return inst
+
+    def get_latest_commit(self):
+        self.latest_commit = self.system_repository.run_checked('git', 'log', '--oneline', '--format="%s %b"', '-n' + '1')
+
+    def get_release_type_from_latest_commit(self):
+        if self.latest_commit is None:
+            self.get_latest_commit()
+
+        if ReleaseType.MAJOR.name in self.latest_commit.upper():
+            return ReleaseType.MAJOR
+        elif ReleaseType.MINOR.name in self.latest_commit.upper():
+            return ReleaseType.MINOR
+        elif ReleaseType.PATCH.name in self.latest_commit.upper():
+            return ReleaseType.PATCH
+        elif ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT.name in self.latest_commit.upper():
+            return ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT
+        else:
+            return None
+