diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b92a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# See https://pre-commit.com for more information
+# See https://pre-commit.com/hooks.html for more hooks
+repos:
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: black
+        name: black
+        entry: black
+        language: system
+        types: [python]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0eab91d..5f20e32 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ requires = [
     "setuptools_scm[toml]",
 ]
 
-
 [tool.setuptools]
 packages = ["esmgrids"]
 
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ write_to = "esmgrids/_version.py"
 devel = [
     "flake8",
     "black",
+    "pre-commit"
 ]
 test = [
     "pytest",