diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1563cffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: v0.2.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: ruff
+        args:
+          - --fix
+      - id: ruff-format
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v4.5.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-merge-conflict
+      - id: check-yaml
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 592252db..c8a1c425 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -172,6 +172,14 @@ Follow these steps to start contributing:
    $ make quality
    ```
 
+   You can also set up [`pre-commit`](https://pre-commit.com/) to run these checks
+   automatically as Git commit hooks.
+
+   ```bash
+   $ pip install pre-commit
+   $ pre-commit install
+   ```
+
    Once you're happy with your changes, add changed files using `git add` and
    make a commit with `git commit` to record your changes locally: