diff --git a/.github/linters/.markdown-lint.yml b/.github/linters/.markdown-lint.yml
index 66b3ac68..b7475f6d 100644
--- a/.github/linters/.markdown-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/linters/.markdown-lint.yml
@@ -1,29 +1,7 @@
 # https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint#rules--aliases
-# markdownlint -c .github/linters/.markdown-lint.yml .
-
-# MD001/heading-increment/header-increment Heading levels should only increment by one level at a time
-MD001: false
 
 # MD013/line-length Line length
 MD013: false
 
-# MD024/no-duplicate-heading/no-duplicate-header
-MD024: false
-
-# MD026/no-trailing-punctuation Trailing punctuation in heading
-MD026: false
-
-# MD029/ol-prefix Ordered list item prefix
-MD029: false
-
-# MD033/no-inline-html Inline HTML
-MD033: false
-
-# MD040 fenced-code-language - Fenced code blocks should have a language specified
-MD040: false
-
-# MD041/first-line-heading/first-line-h1 First line in a file should be a top-level heading
-MD041: false
-
-# MD059/descriptive-link-text Link text should be descriptive
-MD059: false
+# MD036/no-emphasis-as-heading Emphasis used instead of a heading
+MD036: false
diff --git a/.markdownlint.yaml b/.markdownlint.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f1d751b6..00000000
--- a/.markdownlint.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Markdownlint configuration
-# Disable line length rule for long URLs and badges
-MD013: false
-# Allow emphasis for styled section labels
-MD036: false
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index de2e1097..c2ce1e4a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ exclude: |
 
 repos:
   # Standard pre-commit hooks for basic file checks
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-zip-file-is-not-committed
+        name: check no zip files are committed
+        description: Zip files are not allowed in the repository
+        language: fail
+        entry: |
+          Zip files are not allowed in the repository as they are hard to
+          track and have security implications. Please remove the zip file from the repository.
+        files: (?i)\.zip$
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v6.0.0
     hooks:
@@ -29,6 +39,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v4.0.0-alpha.8
     hooks:
       - id: prettier
+        name: run prettier
         types_or: [css, html, javascript, json, markdown, yaml]
         additional_dependencies: ["prettier@3.8.1"]
 
@@ -36,3 +47,18 @@ repos:
     rev: v0.47.0
     hooks:
       - id: markdownlint
+        name: run markdownlint
+        description: check Markdown files with markdownlint
+        args: [--config=.github/linters/.markdown-lint.yml]
+        types: [markdown]
+        files: \.md$
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint
+    rev: v1.38.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: yamllint
+        name: run yamllint
+        description: check YAML files with yamllint
+        args: [--strict, -c=.github/linters/.yaml-lint.yml]
+        types: [yaml]
+        files: \.ya?ml$