diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -747,6 +747,13 @@ error and warning list
 blacklist a large number of the full list of rules that are checked by
 ``flake8`` by default.
 
+.. note::
+
+    You may want to use our precommit hooks (install with ``pre-commit install``) to
+    automate all style checks (black, isort and flake8). This is a very quick way to check
+    for mistakes on every commit because only updated lines are inspected. Note that it
+    may take a little while the first time it is run.
+
 Source code style guide
 -----------------------