diff --git a/repo_helper/files/pre_commit.py b/repo_helper/files/pre_commit.py
index 4ca4f452..44d9a944 100644
--- a/repo_helper/files/pre_commit.py
+++ b/repo_helper/files/pre_commit.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def make_pre_commit(repo_path: pathlib.Path, templates: jinja2.Environment) -> L
 
 	formate = Repo(
 			repo=make_github_url("repo-helper", "formate"),
-			rev="v0.3.2",
+			rev="v0.4.0",
 			hooks=[{"id": "formate", "exclude": formate_excludes}],
 			)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_files/test_testing_/test_make_pre_commit.yaml b/tests/test_files/test_testing_/test_make_pre_commit.yaml
index ccaad70e..962e4742 100644
--- a/tests/test_files/test_testing_/test_make_pre_commit.yaml
+++ b/tests/test_files/test_testing_/test_make_pre_commit.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ repos:
     - id: forbid-crlf
 
  - repo: https://github.com/repo-helper/formate
-   rev: v0.3.2
+   rev: v0.4.0
    hooks:
     - id: formate
       exclude: ^(doc-source/conf|__pkginfo__|make_conda_recipe|setup)\.(_)?py$