diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index c0963a9fc5..0de8990758 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run format checker
         run: |
-          bash .github/workflows/scripts/format/format.sh -check
+          bash .github/workflows/scripts/format/format.sh -fix
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/format/format.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/format/format.sh
index ed9841c210..c0f17fb088 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/format/format.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/format/format.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 # contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
@@ -15,78 +15,24 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-set -e
-set -o pipefail
-set -u
+set -euo pipefail
 
-# Parse action argument: must be -check or -fix
-if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
-    echo "Usage: $0 -check | -fix"
+if [[ $# -ne 1 || "$1" != "-fix" ]]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 -fix"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-ACTION="$1"
-
-if [[ "$ACTION" != "-check" && "$ACTION" != "-fix" ]]; then
-    echo "Invalid argument: $ACTION"
-    echo "Usage: $0 -check | -fix"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Ensure Maven is installed.
-mvn -version
-
 # Directory containing the source code to check
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 SRC_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../../../../"
 
-# Set image name.
-IMAGE_NAME=velox4j-format
-
-# Set Ubuntu version.
-OS_VERSION=24.04
-
-# Build the Docker image, passing the OS_VERSION build argument.
-docker build --build-arg "OS_VERSION=$OS_VERSION" -t "$IMAGE_NAME:$OS_VERSION" "$SCRIPT_DIR"
-
-# Determine the clang-format command
-if [[ "$ACTION" == "-check" ]]; then
-    FORMAT_COMMAND="clang-format-18 --dry-run --Werror"
-    CMAKE_FORMAT_COMMAND="cmake-format --first-comment-is-literal True --check"
-    MAVEN_COMMAND="spotless:check"
-else
-    FORMAT_COMMAND="clang-format-18 -i"
-    CMAKE_FORMAT_COMMAND="cmake-format --first-comment-is-literal True -i"
-    MAVEN_COMMAND="spotless:apply"
+if ! command -v pre-commit >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Missing required command: pre-commit"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
-# CPP code path.
-CPP_ROOT="$SRC_DIR/src/main/cpp/"
-CPP_MAIN_DIR="main/"
-CPP_TEST_DIR="test/"
-
-# 1. Run clang-format-18 on the CPP main code.
-docker run --rm -v "$CPP_ROOT":/workspace -w /workspace "$IMAGE_NAME:$OS_VERSION" \
-    sh -c "find $CPP_MAIN_DIR \( -name '*.h' -o -name '*.cc' -o -name '*.cpp' \) | xargs -r $FORMAT_COMMAND"
-
-# 2. Run clang-format-18 on the CPP test code.
-docker run --rm -v "$CPP_ROOT":/workspace -w /workspace "$IMAGE_NAME:$OS_VERSION" \
-    sh -c "find $CPP_TEST_DIR \( -name '*.h' -o -name '*.cc' -o -name '*.cpp' \) | xargs -r $FORMAT_COMMAND"
-
-# 3. Run cmake-format on root CMakeLists.txt.
-docker run --rm -v "$CPP_ROOT":/workspace -w /workspace "$IMAGE_NAME:$OS_VERSION" \
-    sh -c "$CMAKE_FORMAT_COMMAND CMakeLists.txt"
-
-# 4. Run cmake-format on CPP main code.
-docker run --rm -v "$CPP_ROOT":/workspace -w /workspace "$IMAGE_NAME:$OS_VERSION" \
-    sh -c "find $CPP_MAIN_DIR \( -name 'CMakeLists.txt' -o -name '*.cmake' \) | xargs -r $CMAKE_FORMAT_COMMAND"
+PRE_COMMIT_BIN="$(command -v pre-commit)"
 
-# 5. Run cmake-format on CPP test code.
-docker run --rm -v "$CPP_ROOT":/workspace -w /workspace "$IMAGE_NAME:$OS_VERSION" \
-    sh -c "find $CPP_TEST_DIR \( -name 'CMakeLists.txt' -o -name '*.cmake' \) | xargs -r $CMAKE_FORMAT_COMMAND"
+cd "$SRC_DIR"
 
-# 6. Run Maven Spotless check or apply under the project root.
-(
-    cd "$SRC_DIR"
-    mvn "$MAVEN_COMMAND"
-)
+"$PRE_COMMIT_BIN" run --all-files
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d681f00cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+repos:
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: clang-format-fix
+        name: clang-format (fix)
+        language: python
+        additional_dependencies:
+          - clang-format==18.1.8
+        entry: clang-format -i
+        files: ^src/main/cpp/(main|test)/.*\.(h|cc|cpp)$
+
+      - id: cmake-format-fix
+        name: cmake-format (fix)
+        language: python
+        additional_dependencies:
+          - cmakelang==0.6.13
+          - pyyaml==6.0.3
+        entry: cmake-format --first-comment-is-literal True -i
+        files: ^src/main/cpp/(CMakeLists\.txt|(main|test)/.*(CMakeLists\.txt|\.cmake))$
+
+      - id: spotless-apply
+        name: spotless (apply)
+        language: system
+        entry: mvn --batch-mode spotless:apply
+        pass_filenames: false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c4f2ab0511..0824878dae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -273,13 +273,9 @@ the C++ code and Java code:
 bash .github/workflows/scripts/format/format.sh -fix
 ```
 
-Note, Docker environment is required to run the script.
-
-If you only need to check the code format without fixing them, use the subcommand`-check` instead:
-
-```shell
-bash .github/workflows/scripts/format/format.sh -check
-```
+The script is backed by `pre-commit` hooks for `clang-format`, `cmake-format`, and Spotless.
+Install `pre-commit` before running it by following the official instructions:
+https://pre-commit.com/#installation
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/iterator/DownIterator.h b/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/iterator/DownIterator.h
index 8010755bdc..c194c8c059 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/iterator/DownIterator.h
+++ b/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/iterator/DownIterator.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class DownIteratorJniWrapper final : public spotify::jni::JavaClass {
     DownIteratorJniWrapper::initialize(env);
   }
 
-  DownIteratorJniWrapper() : JavaClass(){};
+  DownIteratorJniWrapper() : JavaClass() {};
 
   const char* getCanonicalName() const override;
 
diff --git a/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/jni/JniCommon.h b/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/jni/JniCommon.h
index c12b23e100..906971baf6 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/jni/JniCommon.h
+++ b/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/jni/JniCommon.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class SafeNativeArray {
       JNIEnv* env,
       JavaArrayType javaArray,
       JniNativeArrayType nativeArray)
-      : env_(env), javaArray_(javaArray), nativeArray_(nativeArray){};
+      : env_(env), javaArray_(javaArray), nativeArray_(nativeArray) {};
 
   JNIEnv* env_;
   JavaArrayType javaArray_;
diff --git a/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/lifecycle/ObjectStore.h b/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/lifecycle/ObjectStore.h
index cf753dc7f1..a2a44326c4 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/lifecycle/ObjectStore.h
+++ b/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/lifecycle/ObjectStore.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ObjectStore {
 
   void releaseInternal(ResourceHandle handle);
 
-  explicit ObjectStore(StoreHandle storeId) : storeId_(storeId){};
+  explicit ObjectStore(StoreHandle storeId) : storeId_(storeId) {};
   StoreHandle storeId_;
   ResourceMap<std::shared_ptr<void>> store_;
   // Preserves handles of objects in the store in order, with the text
diff --git a/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/lifecycle/Session.h b/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/lifecycle/Session.h
index 3f007a9aab..dfd967014a 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/lifecycle/Session.h
+++ b/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/lifecycle/Session.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace velox4j {
 class Session {
  public:
   Session(MemoryManager* memoryManager)
-      : memoryManager_(memoryManager), objectStore_(ObjectStore::create()){};
+      : memoryManager_(memoryManager), objectStore_(ObjectStore::create()) {};
   virtual ~Session() = default;
 
   MemoryManager* memoryManager() {
diff --git a/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/memory/JavaAllocationListener.h b/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/memory/JavaAllocationListener.h
index 7cbb825907..cf9e80d2fc 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/memory/JavaAllocationListener.h
+++ b/src/main/cpp/main/velox4j/memory/JavaAllocationListener.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class JavaAllocationListenerJniWrapper final : public spotify::jni::JavaClass {
     JavaAllocationListenerJniWrapper::initialize(env);
   }
 
-  JavaAllocationListenerJniWrapper() : JavaClass(){};
+  JavaAllocationListenerJniWrapper() : JavaClass() {};
 
   const char* getCanonicalName() const override;