diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b95037993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: GitHub CI
+
+# Execute this for every pull request (opened, reopened, and synchronized)
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  pre-commit-checks:
+    name: 'Core / Pre-Commit Checks'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      -
+        name: Checkout Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      -
+        name: Checkout target commit
+        run: git -c protocol.version=2 fetch --no-tags --prune --no-recurse-submodules --depth=1 origin ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+      -
+        name: Set up Python 3.11
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      -
+        # Store the current date to use it as cache key
+        name: Get current date
+        id: date
+        run: echo "date=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+      -
+        name: Cache dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cache/pip
+            ~/.cache/pre-commit
+          key: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}-${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+            ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+            develop
+            main
+      -
+        name: Install pre-commit and hooks
+        run: |
+          pip install pre-commit
+          pre-commit install --install-hooks
+      -
+        name: Run pre-commit checks
+        run: pre-commit run --show-diff-on-failure --from-ref ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }} --to-ref ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
diff --git a/doc/guide/Guide_CLIMADA_conventions.ipynb b/doc/guide/Guide_CLIMADA_conventions.ipynb
index 71bbe8078..6b4e4c290 100644
--- a/doc/guide/Guide_CLIMADA_conventions.ipynb
+++ b/doc/guide/Guide_CLIMADA_conventions.ipynb
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@
     "\n",
     "   ```shell\n",
     "   git fetch -t\n",
+    "   git checkout develop-white\n",
+    "   git checkout develop-black\n",
     "   ```\n",
     "   \n",
     "2. Switch to your feature branch and merge `develop-white` (in order to get the latest changes in `develop` before switching to `black`):\n",
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@
     "   ```shell\n",
     "   git checkout YOUR_BRANCH\n",
     "   git pull\n",
+    "   pre-commit uninstall || pip install pre-commit\n",
     "   git merge --no-ff develop-white\n",
     "   ```\n",
     "   If merge conflicts arise, resolve them and conclude the merge as instructed by Git.\n",
@@ -241,13 +244,13 @@
     "   ```shell\n",
     "   git merge --no-ff develop-black\n",
     "   ```\n",
-    "   * If merge conflicts arise, resolve them and conclude the merge as instructed by Git.\n",
-    "     Most conflicts will probably be resolved by choosing \"Ours\" over \"Theirs\" or the \"Current Change\" over the \"Incoming Change\".\n",
-    "     Still, be careful!\n",
-    "   * Once all conflicts are resolved, check if the tests pass.\n",
-    "     If so, the formatting was successful.\n",
-    "     If you cannot import Climada, one of the merges inflicted erroneous syntax.\n",
-    "     You will have to fix this manually before you commit the merge.\n",
+    "   Resolve all conflicts by choosing \"Ours\" over \"Theirs\" (\"Current Change\" over the \"Incoming Change\").\n",
+    "   \n",
+    "   ```shell\n",
+    "   git checkout --ours .\n",
+    "   git add -u\n",
+    "   git commit\n",
+    "   ```\n",
     "     \n",
     "6. Now, get up to date with the latest `develop` branch:\n",
     "\n",
@@ -258,6 +261,9 @@
     "   git merge --no-ff develop\n",
     "   ```\n",
     "   Again, fix merge conflicts if they arise and check if the tests pass.\n",
+    "   Accept the incoming changes for the tutorials 1_main, Exposures, LitPop Impact, Forecast and TropicalCyclone unless you made changes to those.\n",
+    "   Again, the file with the most likely merging conflicts is CHANGELOG.md, which should probably be resolved by accepting both changes.\n",
+    "   \n",
     "   \n",
     "7. Finally, push your latest changes:\n",
     "\n",