diff --git a/.mikaela/gitconfig b/.mikaela/gitconfig
index fe8e9b07..b3b191ff 100644
--- a/.mikaela/gitconfig
+++ b/.mikaela/gitconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 	ff = only
 [init]
 	defaultBranch = cxefa
+	# https://pre-commit.com/#pre-commit-init-templatedir
+	# pre-commit init-templatedir ~/.git-template
+	templateDir = ~/.git-template
 [advice]
 	# I am not developing in detached head state, I generally want to compile
 	# a specific version of a program and I know how to get out of it
diff --git a/conf/gitconfig b/conf/gitconfig
index 0533f711..375c9cb4 100644
--- a/conf/gitconfig
+++ b/conf/gitconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 	ff = only
 [init]
 	defaultBranch = cxefa
+	# https://pre-commit.com/#pre-commit-init-templatedir
+	# pre-commit init-templatedir ~/.git-template
+	templateDir = ~/.git-template
 [advice]
 	# I am not developing in detached head state, I generally want to compile
 	# a specific version of a program and I know how to get out of it