diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e8a58ece0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# 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: v4.2.0
+    hooks:
+    -   id: trailing-whitespace
+    -   id: end-of-file-fixer
+    -   id: check-yaml
+    -   id: check-added-large-files
+    -   id: mixed-line-ending
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5065b4f877..2a4f557e3b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ inventree                               # Install the latest version of the Inve
 markdown==3.3.4                         # Force particular version of markdown
 pep8-naming==0.11.1                     # PEP naming convention extension
 pillow==9.0.1                           # Image manipulation
+pre-commit==2.19.0                      # Git pre-commit
 py-moneyed==0.8.0                       # Specific version requirement for py-moneyed
 pygments==2.7.4                         # Syntax highlighting
 python-barcode[images]==0.13.1          # Barcode generator
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 2ed0b4d35e..db3a68d503 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ def install(c):
     # Install required Python packages with PIP
     c.run('pip3 install -U -r requirements.txt')
 
+def setup_dev(c):
+    """
+    Sets up everything needed for the dev enviroment
+    """
+
+    print("Installing required python packages from 'requirements.txt'")
+
+    # Install required Python packages with PIP
+    c.run('pip3 install -U -r requirements.txt')
+
+    # Install pre-commit hook
+    c.run('pre-commit install')
+
 @task
 def shell(c):
     """
@@ -253,7 +266,7 @@ def update(c):
     - static
     - clean_settings
     """
-    
+
     # Recompile the translation files (.mo)
     # We do not run 'invoke translate' here, as that will touch the source (.po) files too!
     manage(c, 'compilemessages', pty=True)