diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 20edda6..dc75b57 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ android {
 	}
 }
 
+// https://gist.github.com/KenVanHoeylandt/c7a928426bce83ffab400ab1fd99054a?permalink_comment_id=4032669#gistcomment-4032669
+tasks.register('installGitHooks', Copy) {
+	from new File(rootProject.rootDir, 'pre-commit')
+	into { new File(rootProject.rootDir, '.git/hooks') }
+	fileMode 0775
+}
+
+afterEvaluate {
+	preBuild.dependsOn installGitHooks
+}
+
 dependencies {
     implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
     implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1'
diff --git a/pre-commit b/pre-commit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64e77b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# ref: gist at https://gist.github.com/chadmaughan/5889802
+
+# stash any unstaged changes
+git stash -q --keep-index
+
+# run the tests with the gradle wrapper
+./gradlew spotlessCheck --full-stacktrace
+
+# store the last exit code in a variable
+RESULT=$?
+
+# unstash the unstashed changes
+git stash pop -q
+
+# if [[ $RESULT != 0 ]]; then
+#       echo "Formatting violations detected! Please run ./gradlew spotlessApply to fix the formatting errors."
+# fi
+
+# return the './gradlew test' exit code
+exit $RESULT