diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format-check.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-format-check.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index fd6d7dd..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format-check.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-name: clang-format Check
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - develop
-  pull_request:
-
-jobs:
-  formatting-check:
-    name: Formatting Check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Run clang-format style check for C/C++/Protobuf programs.
-      uses: jidicula/clang-format-action@v4.13.0
-      with:
-        clang-format-version: '13'
-        check-path: ${{ matrix.path }}
-        exclude-regex: 'include/json.hpp'
-        fallback-style: 'Mozilla' # optional
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0240fee..6123ab2 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ repos:
     - id: black
 # clang-format for C/C++ formatting
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-clang-format
-    rev: v8.0.1
+    rev: v19.1.2
     hooks:
     -   id: clang-format
         args: ['--style=file']
         exclude: "include/json.hpp"
+        types_or: [c++]
diff --git a/include/general.h b/include/general.h
index c164cff..70d9fc4 100644
--- a/include/general.h
+++ b/include/general.h
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ inline V *FANS_malloc(size_t n)
 
 #define VERBOSITY 0
 
-//#define EIGEN_RUNTIME_NO_MALLOC
+// #define EIGEN_RUNTIME_NO_MALLOC
diff --git a/include/solver.h b/include/solver.h
index 17531db..f2ccc1e 100644
--- a/include/solver.h
+++ b/include/solver.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Solver {
     void iterateCubes(F f);
 
     void         solve();
-    virtual void internalSolve(){}; // important to have "{}" here, otherwise we get an error about undefined reference to vtable
+    virtual void internalSolve() {}; // important to have "{}" here, otherwise we get an error about undefined reference to vtable
 
     template <int padding, typename F>
     void compute_residual_basic(RealArray &r_matrix, RealArray &u_matrix, F f);