diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 766c6288..9f526adc 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ repos:
       - id: detect-private-key
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: fix-byte-order-marker
+      - id: forbid-submodules
       - id: mixed-line-ending
       - id: trailing-whitespace
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell