diff --git a/config/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/gitsigns.lua b/config/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/gitsigns.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91fa65b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/gitsigns.lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require('gitsigns').setup()
diff --git a/config/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/init.lua b/config/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/init.lua
index 51f496c..200b0ac 100644
--- a/config/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/init.lua
+++ b/config/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugin-config/init.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ require('plugin-config.nvim-treesitter')
 -- nvim-tree
 require('plugin-config.nvim-tree')
 
+-- gitsings
+require('plugin-config.gitsigns')
+
 -- plugin keybinds
 require('plugin-config.keybinds.vim-fugitive')
 require('plugin-config.keybinds.fzf')
diff --git a/config/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua b/config/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
index 20c579e..bd27aed 100644
--- a/config/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/config/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ require('packer').startup(function(use)
     tag = 'nightly'
   }
 
-  -- * vanilla vim plugins * -- 
+  -- * vanilla vim plugins * --
 
   -- normal mode keybinds
   use 'tpope/vim-commentary'
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ require('packer').startup(function(use)
   -- git
   use 'tpope/vim-fugitive'
   use 'tpope/vim-rhubarb'
-  use 'airblade/vim-gitgutter'
+  -- use 'airblade/vim-gitgutter'
+  use { 'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim' }
 
   -- fzf
   use { 'junegunn/fzf', run = ":call fzf#install()" }
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ require('packer').startup(function(use)
     'rose-pine/neovim',
     as = 'rose-pine',
     config = function()
-        vim.cmd('colorscheme rose-pine')
+      vim.cmd('colorscheme rose-pine')
     end
   })
 end)