diff --git a/.buildlibrary b/.buildlibrary
index adff929..894cb03 100644
--- a/.buildlibrary
+++ b/.buildlibrary
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ValidationKey: '9909793'
+ValidationKey: '10051000'
 AutocreateReadme: yes
 AutocreateCITATION: yes
 AcceptedWarnings:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index d85a316..54aa78b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ jobs:
           [ -f requirements.txt ] && python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel || true
           [ -f requirements.txt ] && pip install -r requirements.txt || true
 
+      - name: Run pre-commit checks
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install pre-commit
+          python -m pip freeze --local
+          pre-commit run --show-diff-on-failure --color=always --all-files
+
       - name: Verify validation key
         shell: Rscript {0}
         run: lucode2:::validkey(stopIfInvalid = TRUE)
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 6e6f162..96af9f8 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: If you use this software, please cite it using the metadata from this file.
 type: software
 title: 'lucode2: Code Manipulation and Analysis Tools'
-version: 0.49.3
-date-released: '2025-01-13'
+version: 0.50.0
+date-released: '2025-01-14'
 abstract: A collection of tools which allow to manipulate and analyze code.
 authors:
 - family-names: Dietrich
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 0944601..3ce8f2f 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: lucode2
 Title: Code Manipulation and Analysis Tools
-Version: 0.49.3
-Date: 2025-01-13
+Version: 0.50.0
+Date: 2025-01-14
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Jan Philipp", "Dietrich", , "dietrich@pik-potsdam.de", role = c("aut", "cre"),
            comment = c(affiliation = "Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research", ORCID = "0000-0002-4309-6431")),
diff --git a/R/buildLibrary.R b/R/buildLibrary.R
index 0035c2f..eb90c4b 100644
--- a/R/buildLibrary.R
+++ b/R/buildLibrary.R
@@ -150,12 +150,6 @@ buildLibrary <- function(lib = ".", cran = TRUE, updateType = NULL,
 
   # hidden files in inst/extdata produce NOTE during check, so remove leading dot from .pre-commit-config.yaml
   conditionalCopy(".pre-commit-config.yaml", "pre-commit-config.yaml")
-  if (packageName != "lucode2") {
-    preCommitConfig <- sub("autoupdate_schedule: weekly", "autoupdate_schedule: quarterly",
-                           readLines(".pre-commit-config.yaml"))
-    writeLines(preCommitConfig, ".pre-commit-config.yaml")
-  }
-
   conditionalCopy("Makefile")
 
   ##########################################################
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97ac4a2..20bf88c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Code Manipulation and Analysis Tools
 
-R package **lucode2**, version **0.49.3**
+R package **lucode2**, version **0.50.0**
 
 [![CRAN status](https://www.r-pkg.org/badges/version/lucode2)](https://cran.r-project.org/package=lucode2) [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.4389418.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4389418) [![R build status](https://github.com/pik-piam/lucode2/workflows/check/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pik-piam/lucode2/actions) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/pik-piam/lucode2/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/pik-piam/lucode2) [![r-universe](https://pik-piam.r-universe.dev/badges/lucode2)](https://pik-piam.r-universe.dev/builds)
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ In case of questions / problems please contact Jan Philipp Dietrich <dietrich@pi
 
 To cite package **lucode2** in publications use:
 
-Dietrich J, Sauer P, Klein D, Giannousakis A, Bonsch M, Bodirsky B, Baumstark L, Richters O, Pflüger M (2025). "lucode2: Code Manipulation and Analysis Tools." doi:10.5281/zenodo.4389418 <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4389418>, Version: 0.49.3, <https://github.com/pik-piam/lucode2>.
+Dietrich J, Sauer P, Klein D, Giannousakis A, Bonsch M, Bodirsky B, Baumstark L, Richters O, Pflüger M (2025). "lucode2: Code Manipulation and Analysis Tools." doi:10.5281/zenodo.4389418 <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4389418>, Version: 0.50.0, <https://github.com/pik-piam/lucode2>.
 
 A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
 
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
   title = {lucode2: Code Manipulation and Analysis Tools},
   author = {Jan Philipp Dietrich and Pascal Sauer and David Klein and Anastasis Giannousakis and Markus Bonsch and Benjamin Leon Bodirsky and Lavinia Baumstark and Oliver Richters and Mika Pflüger},
   doi = {10.5281/zenodo.4389418},
-  date = {2025-01-13},
+  date = {2025-01-14},
   year = {2025},
   url = {https://github.com/pik-piam/lucode2},
-  note = {Version: 0.49.3},
+  note = {Version: 0.50.0},
 }
 ```
diff --git a/inst/extdata/check.yaml b/inst/extdata/check.yaml
index d85a316..54aa78b 100644
--- a/inst/extdata/check.yaml
+++ b/inst/extdata/check.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ jobs:
           [ -f requirements.txt ] && python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel || true
           [ -f requirements.txt ] && pip install -r requirements.txt || true
 
+      - name: Run pre-commit checks
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install pre-commit
+          python -m pip freeze --local
+          pre-commit run --show-diff-on-failure --color=always --all-files
+
       - name: Verify validation key
         shell: Rscript {0}
         run: lucode2:::validkey(stopIfInvalid = TRUE)