diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index cc5805df3efd..329fd846eddf 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Thank you for your interest in contributing to Azure SDK for Java.
 
 - To make code changes, or contribute something new, please follow the [GitHub Forks / Pull requests model](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/): Fork the repo, make the change and propose it back by submitting a pull request.
 
+- After cloning the repo, copy the [pre-commit hooks file](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/tree/main/eng/scripts/pre-commit) (located at `eng/scripts/pre-commit`) to your local `.git/hooks/` directory. This will run some validations before your changes are committed.
+
 - Refer to the [wiki](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/wiki/Building#testing-for-spotbugs-and-checkstyle-issues) to learn about how Azure SDK for java generates CheckStyle, SpotBugs, Jacoco, and JavaDoc reports.
 
 - There are two Maven projects in the repo. Refer to the [wiki](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/wiki/Building#pomclientxml-vs-pomdataxml) to learn about project structure for each.
diff --git a/eng/scripts/pre-commit b/eng/scripts/pre-commit
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..adfb445ed95e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/scripts/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Fail on first error
+set -e
+
+# Get the list of changed files
+changed_files=$(git diff --cached --name-only)
+
+# Cred Scanner
+
+# Setting up Cred Scanner Pre-Commit Git Hook locally requires installing Guardian and running the
+# initialization first before the pre-commit hook can actually be used.
+# https://eng.ms/docs/products/credential-risk-exposure-defense/solutions/credentials_in_code/precommit-git-hook
+
+if [[ "${CredScanBinDirPosix}" ]]; then
+    echo "########### Running credential scanner ###########"
+    "${CredScanBinDirPosix}/CredScanGitHook" -r "${PWD}"
+else
+    echo "To enable credential scanner pre-commit hook, follow the instructions here - https://eng.ms/docs/products/credential-risk-exposure-defense/solutions/credentials_in_code/precommit-git-hook"
+fi
+
+# Spell Check
+echo "########### Running spell check ###########"
+exec echo $changed_files | npx cspell --no-summary --no-progress --no-must-find-files --file-list stdin
+echo "Spell check completed successfully"
+
+# Validate library versions
+echo "########### Validating package versions ###########"
+pwsh eng/versioning/pom_file_version_scanner.ps1
+echo "Package versions validation completed successfully"
+
+# Verify links
+echo "########### Validating links ###########"
+for file in $changed_files; do
+    pwsh eng/common/scripts/Verify-Links.ps1 $file
+done