diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 09a86a6..9c3a8ff 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -31,3 +31,8 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: [--fix, --exit-non-zero-on-fix, --unsafe-fixes]
+  - repo: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
+    rev: v8.28.0  # latest version
+    hooks:
+      - id: gitleaks
+        args: ['--verbose', '--redact']
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..378e7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+	"dependencies": {
+		"gitleaks": "^1.0.0"
+	}
+}