diff --git a/.github/DEVELOPMENT.md b/.github/DEVELOPMENT.md
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@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ With `-e` passed to `pip install` above pip can reference the code you are
 modifying in the *virtual env*. That way, you do not need to run `pip install`
 again to make your changes applied to the *virtual env*.
 
+### `pre-commit` checks
+
+Code is automatically checked on commit by a [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) git hook.
+
+Following checks are performed:
+
+- [`isort`](https://pycqa.github.io/isort/) for sorting imports
+- [`flake8`](https://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/) for code linting
+- [`mypy`](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) for static type checking
+
+Install the git hook by executing `pre-commit install`.
+
 ## Running tests
 
 `trino-python-client` uses [pytest](https://pytest.org/) for its tests. To run