diff --git a/.gitlint b/.gitlint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..203a36e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlint
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[general]
+regex-style-search=true
+contrib=contrib-allowed-authors
+ignore=body-is-missing
+
+# While they should be ≤72, 80 is the limit
+[title-max-length]
+line-length=80
+
+# Every message must start with an upper case letter
+[title-match-regex]
+regex=^[A-Z]
+
+[ignore-by-title]
+regex=^(amend|fixup|squash).*
+ignore=title-max-length
+
+[contrib-allowed-authors]
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eebb675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+default_install_hook_types:
+  - commit-msg
+  - post-commit
+  - pre-commit
+
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint
+    rev: v0.19.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: gitlint
+        name: Lint git commit message
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker.python
+    rev: 2.7.3
+    hooks:
+      - id: editorconfig-checker
+        alias: ec
+
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: gitlint-author
+        name: Check commit author
+        description: This hook checks the commit author after the commit (without rejecting)
+        entry: gitlint
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
+        stages:
+          - post-commit
diff --git a/AUTHORS.txt b/AUTHORS.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9910cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AUTHORS.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Denis Natusch <denis.natusch@mailbox.tu-dresden.de>
+Eren Asker <eren.asker@mailbox.tu-dresden.de>
+Erik Hohlfeld <erik.hohlfeld@mailbox.tu-dresden.de>
+Mathis Kral <mathis_tiberius.kral@mailbox.tu-dresden.de>
+Paul Heimer <heimerp54@gmail.com>
+Simon Bruder <simon.bruder@mailbox.tu-dresden.de>
+Theo Reichert <theo.reichert@mailbox.tu-dresden.de>
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 098e143..06666a0 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@ with pkgs;
 mkShell {
   buildInputs = [
     asciidoctor
+    editorconfig-checker
+    gitlint
     jdk17
     plantuml
+    pre-commit
     watchexec # enables automatic compiling on change
   ];
+
+  shellHook = ''
+    pre-commit install
+  '';
 }