diff --git a/.pre-commit b/.pre-commit
index 2c0996e..e7c979d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit
+++ b/.pre-commit
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
- # If there are whitespace errors, print the offending file names and fail.
+# Give execute permission to the pre-commit hook script
+chmod +x "$0"
+
+# If there are whitespace errors, print the offending file names and fail.
 # git diff-index --check --cached $against --
 
 # Execute steps extracted from GitHub Actions