diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47b80d18e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+repos:
+-   repo: https://github.com/psf/black
+    rev: 22.1.0
+    hooks:
+    -   id: black
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 86324fdcd..ff70a35de 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ setup(
             "pytest>=3",
             "sphinx",
             "sphinx_rtd_theme",
+            "pre-commit",
         ]
     },
     include_package_data=True,