diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 82b01b7..49dc049 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -48,3 +48,8 @@ repos:
     hooks:
     -   id: mypy
         exclude: tests/
+-   repo: https://github.com/PrincetonUniversity/blocklint
+    rev: v0.2.4
+    hooks:
+    -   id: blocklint
+        exclude: 'docs/Makefile|docs/release_notes.rst|tox.ini'
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ce1da94..90d502d 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ extend-ignore=E203
 max-line-length=88
 per-file-ignores=__init__.py:F401
 
+[blocklint]
+max_issue_threshold=1
+
 [testenv]
 usedevelop=True
 commands=