diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0c315ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# expected stages: commit, commit-msg, manual, merge-commit, post-checkout, post-commit, post-merge, post-rewrite, prepare-commit-msg, push
+
+  - id: check-doorstop-errors
+    args: ["-W"]
+    name: check for doorstop errors
+    description: ensures the changes introduces no errors
+    entry: doorstop
+    language: python
+    verbose: true
+    pass_filenames: false
+    stages: [commit, push, manual]
+
+  - id: check-unreviewed-items
+    name: ensure that all requirements are reviewed before being committed
+    description: ensure that all documents/requirements are reviewed before being committed
+    entry: git_hooks/check_unreviewed_requirements.sh
+    language: script
+    verbose: true
+    pass_filenames: false
+    stages: [merge-commit, manual]
diff --git a/git_hooks/check_unreviewed_requirements.sh b/git_hooks/check_unreviewed_requirements.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c94069797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git_hooks/check_unreviewed_requirements.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+output="$(doorstop -W 2>&1 | grep 'unreviewed changes')"
+
+if [ -n "$output" ]; then
+  echo "$output"
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d0cd6264d..e5f84d51b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ profile = "black"
 [build-system]
 
 requires = ["poetry>=0.12"]
-build-backend = "poetry.masonry.api"
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"