diff --git a/.ci/scripts/check_bump.sh b/.ci/scripts/check_bump.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..004843538c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/scripts/check_bump.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eux
+bump-my-version bump release --dry-run --allow-dirty
+bump-my-version show-bump
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh b/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
index d11ff4f504..724236ab35 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@
 # make sure this script runs at the repo root
 cd "$(dirname "$(realpath -e "$0")")"/../..
 
-set -uv
+set -u
 
-MATCHES=$(grep -n -r --include \*.py "_(f")
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+  MATCHES=$(grep -n "_(f" "$@" 2>/dev/null || true)
+else
+  # fallback to original behavior if no files are provided
+  set -v
+  MATCHES=$(grep -n -r --include \*.py "_(f")
+fi
 
-if [ $? -ne 1 ]; then
+if [ -n "$MATCHES" ]; then
   printf "\nERROR: Detected mix of f-strings and gettext:\n"
   echo "$MATCHES"
   exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 3c44618914..c53194be1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -23,49 +23,26 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
           path: "pulpcore"
-
       - uses: "actions/setup-python@v5"
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
-
-      - name: "Install python dependencies"
-        run: |
-          echo ::group::PYDEPS
-          pip install -r lint_requirements.txt
-          echo ::endgroup::
-
-      - name: "Lint workflow files"
-        run: |
-          yamllint -s -d '{extends: relaxed, rules: {line-length: disable}}' .github/workflows
-
-      - name: "Verify bump version config"
-        run: |
-          bump-my-version bump --dry-run release
-          bump-my-version show-bump
-
-      # run black separately from flake8 to get a diff
-      - name: "Run black"
-        run: |
-          black --version
-          black --check --diff .
-
-      # Lint code.
-      - name: "Run flake8"
-        run: |
-          flake8
-
-      - name: "Run extra lint checks"
-        run: |
-          [ ! -x .ci/scripts/extra_linting.sh ] || .ci/scripts/extra_linting.sh
-
-      - name: "Check for any files unintentionally left out of MANIFEST.in"
-        run: |
-          check-manifest
-
-      - name: "Verify requirements files"
-        run: |
-          python .ci/scripts/check_requirements.py
-
-      - name: "Check for common gettext problems"
-        run: |
-          sh .ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
+      # cache example from:
+      # https://pre-commit.com/#github-actions-example
+      - name: set PY
+        run: echo "PY=$(python -VV | sha256sum | cut -d' ' -f1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - uses: actions/cache@v5
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/pre-commit
+          key: pre-commit|${{ env.PY }}|${{ hashFiles('.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}
+      - name: Install pre-commit
+        run: |
+          pip install pre-commit
+      - name: Run pre-commit
+        shell: "bash"
+        env:
+          PY_COLORS: "1"
+          FORCE_COLOR: "1"
+          PRE_COMMIT_COLOR: "always"
+          TERM: "xterm-256color"
+        run: |
+          pre-commit run --all-files -v
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa751b2651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# See https://pre-commit.com for more information
+# See https://pre-commit.com/hooks.html for more hooks
+repos:
+  - repo: 'https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks'
+    rev: v3.2.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-yaml
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+  - repo: 'https://github.com/pycqa/flake8'
+    rev: 7.3.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: flake8
+        args: ["--config", ".flake8"]
+        language_version: '3.11'
+  - repo: 'https://github.com/psf/black'
+    rev: 24.3.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: black
+        language_version: "3.11"
+        pass_filenames: false
+        args: ["--check", "."]
+        additional_dependencies: ["flake8-black"]
+  - repo: 'https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint'
+    rev: v1.37.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: yamllint
+  - repo: 'https://github.com/mgedmin/check-manifest'
+    rev: "0.51"
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-manifest
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-bump
+        name: check-bump
+        language: python
+        entry: .ci/scripts/check_bump.sh
+        pass_filenames: false
+        additional_dependencies: ["bump-my-version"]
+      - id: check-requirements
+        name: check-requirements
+        language: python
+        entry: python .ci/scripts/check_requirements.py
+        pass_filenames: false
+        additional_dependencies: ["packaging"]
+      - id: check-gettext
+        name: check-gettext
+        language: unsupported_script
+        types: [python]
+        entry: .ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
+      - id: extra-lint
+        name: extra-lint
+        language: unsupported
+        entry: sh -c "[ ! -x .ci/scripts/extra_linting.sh ] || .ci/scripts/extra_linting.sh"
+        pass_filenames: false
diff --git a/.yamllint.yaml b/.yamllint.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b7fa1b99d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yamllint.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+extends: relaxed
+
+rules:
+  line-length: disable
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fdb6d11f71..ba3a295247 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ ignore = [
     ".github/**",
     "lint_requirements.txt",
     ".flake8",
+    ".yamllint.yaml",
+    ".pre-commit-config.yaml",
     "pulpcore/tests/functional/assets/**",
 ]