diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68f97d3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+repos:
+  -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+      rev: v2.3.0
+      hooks:
+        -   id: check-yaml
+        -   id: end-of-file-fixer
+        -   id: trailing-whitespace
+        -   id: talisman-commit
+            name: talisman
+            entry: talisman --githook pre-commit
+            stages: [ commit ]
+            # talisman currently discovers files by itself and does not take them on the cli
+            pass_filenames: false
+            types: [ text ]
+            language: golang
+        - id: gitleaks
+          name: Detect hardcoded secrets
+          description: Detect hardcoded secrets using Gitleaks
+          entry: gitleaks protect --verbose --redact --staged
+          language: golang
+          pass_filenames: false
+        - id: gitleaks-docker
+          name: Detect hardcoded secrets
+          description: Detect hardcoded secrets using Gitleaks
+          entry: zricethezav/gitleaks protect --verbose --redact --staged
+          language: docker_image
+        - id: gitleaks-system
+          name: Detect hardcoded secrets
+          description: Detect hardcoded secrets using Gitleaks
+          entry: gitleaks protect --verbose --redact --staged
+          language: system
+        - id: pretty-format-java
+          name: Google Java Formatter
+          description: Runs Google Java Formatter over Java source files
+          entry: pretty-format-java
+          language: python
+          types: [ java ]
+          # this is needed because the hook downloads google-java-formatter and
+          # we don't have yet a nice way of ensuring a single download over multiple runs
+          require_serial: true
+          minimum_pre_commit_version: '1'
+
+