diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6906b571b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+repos:
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: ruff-format-hook
+        name: Check ruff formatting
+        entry: sh scripts/pre-commit.sh
+        language: system
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae7a91538..2c16f24c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,15 +160,24 @@ From the root of this repo, run the following:
 
 ```shell
 pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
-python -m build
 ```
 
-This builds the package. To use the package locally (e.g. to run sample files), run
+This will install the necessary development dependencies. Also, make sure you install the git pre-commit hooks:
+
+```shell
+pre-commit install
+```
+
+The hooks will just save you time when you submit a PR by making sure your code follows the project rules.
+
+To use the package locally (e.g. to run sample files), run:
 
 ```shell
 pip install --editable ".[option,...]"
 ```
 
+The `--editable` option makes sure you don't have to run `pip install` again and you can just edit the project files locally.
+
 If you want to use this package from another directory, you can run:
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index ba5023f07..2a9c68581 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 build~=1.2.2
 grpcio-tools~=1.69.0
 pip-tools~=7.4.1
+pre-commit~=4.0.1
 pyright~=1.1.392
 pytest~=8.3.4
 ruff~=0.9.1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d2dba8b98..ee842a533 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ local_scheme = "no-local-version"
 fallback_version = "0.0.0-dev"
 
 [tool.ruff]
-exclude = ["*_pb2.py"]
+exclude = [".git", "*_pb2.py"]
 line-length = 100
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
diff --git a/scripts/pre-commit.sh b/scripts/pre-commit.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..22f00313d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pre-commit.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+NO_COLOR=1 ruff format --diff