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@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ Release Notes
 Upcoming Release
 ================
 
-* new feature
+* Individual commits are now tested against pre-commit hooks. This includes black style formatting, sorting of package imports, Snakefile formatting and others. Installation instructions can for the pre-commit can be found `here <https://pre-commit.com/>`_. 
+* Pre-commit CI is now part of the repository's CI.
 
 
 PyPSA-Eur 0.6.0 (10th September 2022)