diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b37a56b..5c30e70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@ See also git tags: https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/tags
 
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+* [**dev**](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.19.2...main)
+  * 2024-09-25 - Add: test_pre_commit_hooks()
+  * 2024-09-25 - Move git pre-commit hook from dev-cli.py to update command
 * [v0.19.2](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.19.1...v0.19.2)
   * 2024-09-24 - Add piwheels hashes, too.
   * 2024-09-24 - Apply update from cookiecutter templates
@@ -356,6 +359,9 @@ See also git tags: https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/tags
 * [v0.19.0](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.18.0...v0.19.0)
   * 2024-09-15 - NEW: setup_python.py
   * 2024-09-15 - Update requirements
+
+<details><summary>Expand older history entries ...</summary>
+
 * [v0.18.0](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.17.1...v0.18.0)
   * 2024-08-29 - Fix wrong "module" in publish call :(
   * 2024-08-29 - Fix wrong "distribution_name" in publish command
@@ -373,9 +379,6 @@ See also git tags: https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/tags
   * 2024-07-09 - Split CLI
   * 2024-02-22 - Update requirements
   * 2023-12-30 - Fix typos
-
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-
 * [v0.17.1](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.17.0...v0.17.1)
   * 2023-12-29 - Still support Python v3.9
 * [v0.17.0](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.16.2...v0.17.0)
diff --git a/dev-cli.py b/dev-cli.py
index 8e0086c..8d5a6a2 100755
--- a/dev-cli.py
+++ b/dev-cli.py
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ def main(argv):
 
         # Activate git pre-commit hooks:
         verbose_check_call(PYTHON_PATH, '-m', 'pre_commit', 'install')
-        verbose_check_call(PYTHON_PATH, '-m', 'pre_commit', 'autoupdate')
 
     # Call our entry point CLI:
     try:
diff --git a/manageprojects/cli_dev/packaging.py b/manageprojects/cli_dev/packaging.py
index 9750f65..884444b 100644
--- a/manageprojects/cli_dev/packaging.py
+++ b/manageprojects/cli_dev/packaging.py
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ def update():
     # Install new dependencies in current .venv:
     verbose_check_call(bin_path / 'pip-sync', 'requirements.dev.txt')
 
+    # Update git pre-commit hooks:
+    verbose_check_call(bin_path / 'pre_commit', 'autoupdate')
+
 
 @cli.command()
 def publish():
diff --git a/manageprojects/tests/test_project_setup.py b/manageprojects/tests/test_project_setup.py
index d5abf4c..492d303 100644
--- a/manageprojects/tests/test_project_setup.py
+++ b/manageprojects/tests/test_project_setup.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from bx_py_utils.path import assert_is_file
 from cli_base.cli_tools.code_style import assert_code_style
+from cli_base.cli_tools.subprocess_utils import ToolsExecutor
 from packaging.version import Version
 
 from manageprojects import __version__
@@ -38,3 +39,8 @@ def test_check_editor_config(self):
 
         max_line_length = get_py_max_line_length(package_root=PACKAGE_ROOT)
         self.assertEqual(max_line_length, 119)
+
+    def test_pre_commit_hooks(self):
+        executor = ToolsExecutor(cwd=PACKAGE_ROOT)
+        for command in ('migrate-config', 'validate-config', 'validate-manifest'):
+            executor.verbose_check_call('pre-commit', command, exit_on_error=True)