diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..d14bcfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.egg*
+__pycache__
+prio.otl
+bugs
+build/
+.ruff_cache/
+.pytest_cache/
+.mypy_cache/
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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+repos:
+- repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+  rev: v0.14.6
+  hooks:
+  - id: ruff-check
+- repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
+  rev: v1.18.2
+  hooks:
+  - id: mypy
+    args: [--strict, --ignore-missing-imports]
+- repo: local
+  hooks:
+  - id: copy-clog
+    name: Copy CHANGELOG.md to package data dir
+    entry: python scripts/copy_changelog.py
+    language: system