diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6350268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/rbubley/mirrors-prettier
+    rev: v3.4.2
+    hooks:
+      - id: prettier
diff --git a/.prettierrc.yaml b/.prettierrc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1deb191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierrc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+proseWrap: always
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 361b91c..3dd47c8 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -96,10 +96,19 @@ Please use branches and pull requests to contribute content. If you are not part
 
 ```shell
 git clone https://github.com/NLeSC/guide.git
+cd guide
 git branch newbranch
 git checkout newbranch
 ```
 
+Please install [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) and enable the pre-commit
+hooks by running
+
+```shell
+pre-commit install
+```
+to automatically format your changes when committing.
+
 Add your new awesome feature, fix bugs, make other changes.
 
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