diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/compilerla/conventional-pre-commit
+    rev: v2.0.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: conventional-pre-commit
+        stages: [commit-msg]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Atmosphere
+
+## Contributing
+
+You'll need to make sure that you have [`pre-commit`](https://pre-commit.com)
+setup and installed in your environment by running these commands:
+
+```console
+pre-commit install --hook-type commit-msg
+````