diff --git a/.devcontainer/post_create_command.sh b/.devcontainer/post_create_command.sh
index 4ec57efb..dac00886 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/post_create_command.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/post_create_command.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 
-echo 'hello!!!!!!!!'
+# ensure pre-commit is installed
+pre-commit install