diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 97da994..fe26ed5 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v4.3.0
     hooks:
+      - id: no-commit-to-branch
+        args: ['--branch', 'master']
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
-        stages: [commit]  # avoid Colab update EOF issues
       - id: trailing-whitespace
       - id: check-case-conflict
       - id: check-yaml