diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0510cb2..d857aa3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake)
 add_subdirectory(src)
 
 if(CNTGS_BUILD_TESTS)
+    include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake/CntgsInstallGitHooks.cmake")
     find_package(doctest REQUIRED)
     enable_testing()
     include(doctest)
diff --git a/cmake/CntgsGitHooksInstaller.cmake b/cmake/CntgsGitHooksInstaller.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b78b559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/CntgsGitHooksInstaller.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Dennis Hezel
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+file(
+    COPY "${GIT_HOOKS_SOURCE_DIR}/pre-commit" "${GIT_HOOKS_SOURCE_DIR}/CntgsPreCommit.cmake"
+    DESTINATION "${GIT_HOOKS_TARGET_DIR}"
+    FILE_PERMISSIONS
+        OWNER_READ
+        GROUP_READ
+        WORLD_READ
+        OWNER_WRITE
+        OWNER_EXECUTE
+        GROUP_EXECUTE
+        WORLD_EXECUTE)
diff --git a/cmake/CntgsInstallGitHooks.cmake b/cmake/CntgsInstallGitHooks.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b083d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/CntgsInstallGitHooks.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Dennis Hezel
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+find_package(Git)
+
+function(cntgs_create_init_git_hooks_target)
+    if(TARGET cntgs-init-git-hooks)
+        return()
+    endif()
+
+    set(CNTGS_GIT_HOOKS_TARGET_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/hooks")
+    set(CNTGS_GIT_HOOKS_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/git-hooks/")
+
+    if(NOT EXISTS "${CNTGS_GIT_HOOKS_TARGET_DIR}/pre-commit" OR NOT EXISTS
+                                                                "${CNTGS_GIT_HOOKS_TARGET_DIR}/CntgsPreCommit.cmake")
+        message(
+            AUTHOR_WARNING
+                "Initialize clang-format and cmake-format pre-commit hooks by building the CMake target cntgs-init-git-hooks."
+        )
+    endif()
+
+    find_program(CNTGS_CMAKE_FORMAT_PROGRAM cmake-format)
+    find_program(CNTGS_CLANG_FORMAT_PROGRAM clang-format)
+
+    if(NOT CNTGS_CMAKE_FORMAT_PROGRAM OR NOT CNTGS_CLANG_FORMAT_PROGRAM)
+        message(
+            AUTHOR_WARNING
+                "Cannot create init-git-hooks target with\ncmake-format: ${CNTGS_CMAKE_FORMAT_PROGRAM}\nclang-format: ${CNTGS_CLANG_FORMAT_PROGRAM}"
+        )
+        return()
+    endif()
+
+    set(CNTGS_INIT_GIT_HOOKS_SOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/hooks/pre-commit.in"
+                                     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/hooks/CntgsPreCommit.cmake.in")
+    configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/hooks/pre-commit.in" "${CNTGS_GIT_HOOKS_SOURCE_DIR}/pre-commit"
+                   @ONLY NEWLINE_STYLE UNIX)
+    configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/hooks/CntgsPreCommit.cmake.in"
+                   "${CNTGS_GIT_HOOKS_SOURCE_DIR}/CntgsPreCommit.cmake" @ONLY NEWLINE_STYLE UNIX)
+
+    set(_cntgs_command_arguments
+        "-DGIT_HOOKS_TARGET_DIR=${CNTGS_GIT_HOOKS_TARGET_DIR}" "-DGIT_HOOKS_SOURCE_DIR=${CNTGS_GIT_HOOKS_SOURCE_DIR}"
+        -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/CntgsGitHooksInstaller.cmake")
+    string(REPLACE ";" " " _cntgs_pretty_command_arguments "${_cntgs_command_arguments}")
+    add_custom_target(
+        cntgs-init-git-hooks
+        DEPENDS ${CNTGS_INIT_GIT_HOOKS_SOURCES}
+        SOURCES ${CNTGS_INIT_GIT_HOOKS_SOURCES}
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} ${_cntgs_command_arguments}
+        COMMENT "cmake ${_cntgs_pretty_command_arguments}"
+        VERBATIM)
+endfunction()
+
+if(GIT_FOUND)
+    cntgs_create_init_git_hooks_target()
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/hooks/CntgsPreCommit.cmake.in b/cmake/hooks/CntgsPreCommit.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ffa7d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/hooks/CntgsPreCommit.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Dennis Hezel
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+# Do not ignore empty list items
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0007 NEW)
+
+execute_process(
+    COMMAND "@GIT_EXECUTABLE@" "diff-index" "--cached" "--name-only" "--diff-filter=ACMRT" "HEAD"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE _git_output
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY "@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@")
+
+string(REPLACE "\r" "" _git_output_no_carriage "${_git_output}")
+string(REPLACE "\n" ";" _git_output_list "${_git_output_no_carriage}")
+list(REMOVE_ITEM _git_output_list "")
+
+# process CMake files
+foreach(_git_out IN LISTS _git_output_list)
+    string(REGEX MATCHALL ".*\\.cmake\\.in\$|.*\\.cmake\$|.*CMakeLists.txt\$" _file "${_git_out}")
+
+    if(NOT "${_file}" STREQUAL "")
+        execute_process(COMMAND "@CNTGS_CMAKE_FORMAT_PROGRAM@" "-i" "${_file}" WORKING_DIRECTORY "@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@")
+
+        execute_process(COMMAND "@GIT_EXECUTABLE@" "add" "${_file}" WORKING_DIRECTORY "@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@")
+    endif()
+endforeach()
+
+# process cpp files
+foreach(_git_out IN LISTS _git_output_list)
+    string(REGEX MATCHALL ".*\\.hpp\$|.*\\.cpp\$|.*\\.h\$|.*\\.c\$" _file "${_git_out}")
+
+    if(NOT "${_file}" STREQUAL "")
+        execute_process(COMMAND "@CNTGS_CLANG_FORMAT_PROGRAM@" "-i" "-style=file" "${_file}"
+                        WORKING_DIRECTORY "@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@")
+
+        execute_process(COMMAND "@GIT_EXECUTABLE@" "add" "${_file}" WORKING_DIRECTORY "@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@")
+    endif()
+endforeach()
diff --git a/cmake/hooks/pre-commit.in b/cmake/hooks/pre-commit.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89b0905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/hooks/pre-commit.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+"@CMAKE_COMMAND@" -P "@CNTGS_GIT_HOOKS_TARGET_DIR@/CntgsPreCommit.cmake"
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