diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml
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+name: pre-commit checks
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+      - reopened
+      - ready_for_review
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+jobs:
+  pre-commit:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
+      - uses: pre-commit-ci/lite-action@v1.0.1
+        # This will tell git to always run the pre-commit hook, even if the commit is a fast-forward
+        if: always() 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v4.4.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-yaml