diff --git a/.gitlint b/.gitlint
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7218ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlint
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[general]
+fail-without-commits=True
+regex-style-search=True
+contrib=CC1
+
+[title-match-regex]
+regex=^\[\#[0-9Xx]+\]\s
+
+[ignore-by-title]
+regex=^Release(.*)
+ignore=title-match-regex
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fde2a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+ci:
+  autofix_prs: false
+
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint
+    rev:  v0.19.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: gitlint
+        stages: [commit-msg]
+      - id: gitlint-ci
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v4.4.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+      - id: check-case-conflict
+      - id: check-executables-have-shebangs
+      - id: check-shebang-scripts-are-executable
+      - id: check-merge-conflict
+      - id: check-json
+      - id: check-xml
+      - id: check-yaml
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+        args: [--markdown-linebreak-ext=md]
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+        exclude: ".key$"
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/shellcheck-py/shellcheck-py
+    rev: v0.9.0.2
+    hooks:
+      - id: shellcheck
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
+    rev: v1.51.2
+    hooks:
+      - id: golangci-lint
+
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      -   id: go-unit-tests
+          name: go unit tests
+          entry: make test
+          pass_filenames: false
+          types: [go]
+          language: system
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 86dba46d..76b8c036
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ REPO_BASENAME = $(shell basename `go list -m`)
 HUB_IMAGE ?= "truecloudlab/$(REPO_BASENAME)"
 HUB_TAG ?= "$(shell echo ${VERSION} | sed 's/^v//')"
 
-.PHONY: all $(BINS) $(BINDIR) dep docker/ test cover format image image-push dirty-image lint docker/lint version clean protoc
+.PHONY: all $(BINS) $(BINDIR) dep docker/ test cover format image image-push dirty-image lint docker/lint pre-commit unpre-commit version clean protoc
 
 # .deb package versioning
 OS_RELEASE = $(shell lsb_release -cs)
 PKG_VERSION ?= $(shell echo $(VERSION) | sed "s/^v//" | \
 			sed -E "s/(.*)-(g[a-fA-F0-9]{6,8})(.*)/\1\3~\2/" | \
 			sed "s/-/~/")-${OS_RELEASE}
-.PHONY: debpackage debclean			
+.PHONY: debpackage debclean
 
 # Make all binaries
 all: $(BINS)
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ docker/lint:
 	--env HOME=/src \
 	golangci/golangci-lint:v$(LINT_VERSION) bash -c 'cd /src/ && make lint'
 
+# Activate pre-commit hooks
+pre-commit:
+	pre-commit install -t pre-commit -t commit-msg
+
+# Deactivate pre-commit hooks
+unpre-commit:
+	pre-commit uninstall -t pre-commit -t commit-msg
+
 # Show current version
 version:
 	@echo $(VERSION)
@@ -143,6 +151,6 @@ debpackage:
 	dpkg-buildpackage --no-sign -b
 
 debclean:
-	dh clean	
+	dh clean
 
 include help.mk