diff --git a/.ci/ansible/build_container.yaml b/.ci/ansible/build_container.yaml
index c380b430a55..93ce3ebbfba 100644
--- a/.ci/ansible/build_container.yaml
+++ b/.ci/ansible/build_container.yaml
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 
     - name: "Clean image cache"
       docker_prune:
-        images : true
+        images: true
 ...
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/check_bump.sh b/.ci/scripts/check_bump.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d77132982fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/scripts/check_bump.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# WARNING: DO NOT EDIT!
+#
+# This file was generated by plugin_template, and is managed by it. Please use
+# './plugin-template --github pulpcore' to update this file.
+#
+# For more info visit https://github.com/pulp/plugin_template
+
+set -eux
+bump-my-version bump release --dry-run --allow-dirty
+bump-my-version show-bump
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh b/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
index d11ff4f5041..d3753f3e426 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
@@ -10,12 +10,25 @@
 # make sure this script runs at the repo root
 cd "$(dirname "$(realpath -e "$0")")"/../..
 
-set -uv
+set -u
 
-MATCHES=$(grep -n -r --include \*.py "_(f")
+PATTERN="_(f[\"\']"
 
-if [ $? -ne 1 ]; then
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+  # check files provided via arguments
+  RESULT=$(grep -n "$PATTERN" "$@")
+  EXIT_CODE=$?
+else
+  # original behavior (check all)
+  set -v
+  RESULT=$(grep -n -r --include \*.py "$PATTERN")
+  EXIT_CODE=$?
+fi
+
+# grep returns 1 if it doesn't find a match
+if [ $EXIT_CODE -eq 0 ]; then
   printf "\nERROR: Detected mix of f-strings and gettext:\n"
-  echo "$MATCHES"
+  echo "$RESULT"
   exit 1
 fi
+exit 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 3c446189145..7f24996065f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -31,41 +31,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Install python dependencies"
         run: |
           echo ::group::PYDEPS
-          pip install -r lint_requirements.txt
+          pip install pre-commit
           echo ::endgroup::
 
-      - name: "Lint workflow files"
-        run: |
-          yamllint -s -d '{extends: relaxed, rules: {line-length: disable}}' .github/workflows
-
-      - name: "Verify bump version config"
-        run: |
-          bump-my-version bump --dry-run release
-          bump-my-version show-bump
-
-      # run black separately from flake8 to get a diff
-      - name: "Run black"
-        run: |
-          black --version
-          black --check --diff .
-
-      # Lint code.
-      - name: "Run flake8"
-        run: |
-          flake8
-
-      - name: "Run extra lint checks"
-        run: |
-          [ ! -x .ci/scripts/extra_linting.sh ] || .ci/scripts/extra_linting.sh
-
-      - name: "Check for any files unintentionally left out of MANIFEST.in"
-        run: |
-          check-manifest
-
-      - name: "Verify requirements files"
-        run: |
-          python .ci/scripts/check_requirements.py
-
-      - name: "Check for common gettext problems"
-        run: |
-          sh .ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
+      # cache example from: https://pre-commit.com/#github-actions-example
+      - name: set PY
+        run: echo "PY=$(python -VV | sha256sum | cut -d' ' -f1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - uses: actions/cache@v5
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/pre-commit
+          key: pre-commit|${{ env.PY }}|${{ hashFiles('.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}
+      - name: Run pre-commit
+        shell: "bash"
+        env:
+          PY_COLORS: "1"
+          FORCE_COLOR: "1"
+          PRE_COMMIT_COLOR: "always"
+          TERM: "xterm-256color"
+        run: |
+          pre-commit run --all-files -v
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd8fc2c4712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# WARNING: DO NOT EDIT!
+#
+# This file was generated by plugin_template, and is managed by it. Please use
+# './plugin-template --github pulpcore' to update this file.
+#
+# For more info visit https://github.com/pulp/plugin_template
+
+# See https://pre-commit.com for more information
+# See https://pre-commit.com/hooks.html for more hooks
+repos:
+  - repo: 'https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks'
+    rev: 'v3.2.0'
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-yaml
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+
+  - repo: 'https://github.com/pycqa/flake8'
+    rev: '7.3.0'
+    hooks:
+      - id: flake8
+        args: ["--config", ".flake8"]
+        language_version: '3.11'
+
+  - repo: 'https://github.com/psf/black'
+    rev: '24.3.0'
+    hooks:
+      - id: black
+        language_version: "3.11"
+        pass_filenames: false
+        args: ["--extend-exclude", ".*venv.*", "."]
+        additional_dependencies: ["flake8-black"]
+
+  - repo: 'https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint'
+    rev: 'v1.37.1'
+    hooks:
+      - id: yamllint
+
+  - repo: 'https://github.com/mgedmin/check-manifest'
+    rev: '0.51'
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-manifest
+
+  # Custom checks
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-bump
+        name: check-bump
+        language: python
+        entry: .ci/scripts/check_bump.sh
+        pass_filenames: false
+        additional_dependencies: ["bump-my-version"]
+
+      - id: check-requirements
+        name: check-requirements
+        language: python
+        entry: python .ci/scripts/check_requirements.py
+        pass_filenames: false
+        additional_dependencies: ["packaging"]
+
+      - id: check-gettext
+        name: check-gettext
+        language: unsupported_script
+        types: [python]
+        entry: .ci/scripts/check_gettext.sh
+
+      - id: extra-lint
+        name: extra-lint
+        language: unsupported
+        types: [python]
+        entry: sh -c "[ ! -x .ci/scripts/extra_linting.sh ] || .ci/scripts/extra_linting.sh"
diff --git a/.yamllint.yaml b/.yamllint.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d05c5f4c5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yamllint.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# WARNING: DO NOT EDIT!
+#
+# This file was generated by plugin_template, and is managed by it. Please use
+# './plugin-template --github pulpcore' to update this file.
+#
+# For more info visit https://github.com/pulp/plugin_template
+
+extends: relaxed
+rules:
+  line-length: disable
diff --git a/lint_requirements.txt b/lint_requirements.txt
index 859b6ac9ad8..bcad90863b7 100644
--- a/lint_requirements.txt
+++ b/lint_requirements.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@
 #
 # For more info visit https://github.com/pulp/plugin_template
 
+# CI linting uses pre-commit
+# keeping here for compatibility
 black==24.3.0
-bump-my-version
-check-manifest
-flake8
+check-manifest==0.51
+flake8==7.3.0
+yamllint==1.37.1
+
 flake8-black
+bump-my-version
 packaging
-yamllint
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ac1acf902b2..da31aca63f0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ ignore = [
     "lint_requirements.txt",
     ".flake8",
     "pulpcore/tests/functional/assets/**",
+    ".yamllint.yaml",
+    ".pre-commit-config.yaml",
 ]
 
 [tool.bumpversion]