diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pdf.yml b/.github/workflows/build-pdf.yml
index 39859365..d325c130 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pdf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pdf.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 name: Create Specification Document
 
 # The workflow is triggered by pull request, push to main, and manual dispatch.
@@ -9,22 +10,22 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
       revision_mark:
-          description: 'Set revision mark as Draft, Release or Stable:'
-          required: true
-          type: string
-          default: 'Draft'
+        description: 'Set revision mark as Draft, Release or Stable:'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: Draft
       prerelease:
-        description: 'Tag as a pre-release?'
+        description: Tag as a pre-release?
         required: false
         type: boolean
         default: true
       draft:
-        description: 'Create release as a draft?'
+        description: Create release as a draft?
         required: false
         type: boolean
         default: false
       pages:
-        description: 'Deploy HTML to Github pages?'
+        description: Deploy HTML to Github pages?
         required: false
         type: boolean
         default: false
@@ -39,57 +40,57 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     # Checkout the repository
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: 'recursive'
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
 
     # Pull the latest RISC-V Docs container image
-    - name: Pull Container
-      run: docker pull riscvintl/riscv-docs-base-container-image:latest
+      - name: Pull Container
+        run: docker pull riscvintl/riscv-docs-base-container-image:latest
 
     # Build PDF and HTML.
-    - name: Build Files
-      run: make all
-      env:
-        VERSION: v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-        REVMARK: ${{ github.event.inputs.revision_mark }}
+      - name: Build Files
+        run: make all
+        env:
+          VERSION: v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          REVMARK: ${{ github.event.inputs.revision_mark }}
 
     # Upload the built PDF and HTML files as a single artifact
-    - name: Upload Build Artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        name: Build Artifacts
-        path: |
-          build/*.pdf
-          build/*.html
-        retention-days: 30
+      - name: Upload Build Artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: Build Artifacts
+          path: |
+            build/*.pdf
+            build/*.html
+          retention-days: 30
 
     # Upload gitlab pages artefact.
-    - name: Make gitlab pages directory
-      run: mkdir dist && cp build/*.html dist/index.html
-      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      - name: Make gitlab pages directory
+        run: mkdir dist && cp build/*.html dist/index.html
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
 
-    - name: Upload artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        path: dist
-      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          path: dist
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
 
     # Create Release
-    - name: Create Release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-      with:
-        files: |
-          build/*.pdf
-          build/*.html
-        tag_name: v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-        name: Release ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-        draft: ${{ github.event.inputs.draft }}
-        prerelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.prerelease }}
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHTOKEN }}
-      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: |
+            build/*.pdf
+            build/*.html
+          tag_name: v${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          name: Release ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          draft: ${{ github.event.inputs.draft }}
+          prerelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.prerelease }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHTOKEN }}
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
       # This condition ensures this step only runs for workflow_dispatch events.
 
   # Deploy HTML to Github pages.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2126ca60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+name: pre-commit
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  pre-commit:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63fae1b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v4.5.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-json
+      - id: check-symlinks
+      - id: check-yaml
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+        args: [--markdown-linebreak-ext=md]
+
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: forbidden-file-extensions
+        name: forbidden-file-extensions
+        entry: disallow these file extensions
+        language: fail
+        # Disallow other asciidoc extensions except .adoc
+        files: .*\.(asciidoc|asc)$
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/jumanjihouse/pre-commit-hook-yamlfmt
+    rev: 0.2.3
+    hooks:
+      - id: yamlfmt
+        args: [--mapping, '2', --sequence, '4', --offset, '2']
diff --git a/readme.adoc b/readme.adoc
index 2dc1c3a6..b0ce9905 100644
--- a/readme.adoc
+++ b/readme.adoc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Lic
 
 == Contributors
 
-The list of contributors to this specification is maintained in the link:contributors.adoc[contributors] file.
+The list of contributors to this specification is maintained in the link:src/contributors.adoc[contributors] file.
 
 For guidelines on how to contribute, refer to the link:CONTRIBUTING.md[CONTRIBUTING] file.
 
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@ To build the document, you'll need the following tools installed on your system:
 
 === Cloning the Repository
 
-`git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/riscv/riscv-cheri.git`
+```shell
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/riscv/riscv-cheri.git
+```
 
 === Building the Documentation
 
 To start the build process, run `cd ./riscv-cheri && make all`.
 
-The Makefile script will check the availability of Docker on your system:
+The link:Makefile[] script will check the availability of Docker on your system:
 
 * If Docker is available, the documentation will be built inside a Docker container using the image riscvintl/riscv-docs-base-container-image:latest. This ensures a consistent build environment across different systems.
 * If Docker is not available, the documentation will be built directly on your system using the installed tools.