diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 645516f52b344348f99030b5abf9e8185ada86d6..a5aea8a72af24f5be26f41f86a0f00866e4ceedf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ variables:
 default:
   tags: [cvmfs]
 
-check-copyright:
-  image: gitlab-registry.cern.ch/ci-tools/ci-worker:cc7
-  script:
-    - curl -o lb-check-copyright "https://gitlab.cern.ch/lhcb-core/LbDevTools/raw/master/LbDevTools/SourceTools.py?inline=false"
-    - python lb-check-copyright origin/${TARGET_BRANCH} --exclude lhcbproject.yml
-
 include:
   - project: 'lhcb-rta/reference-update-bot'
     file: 'templates/ref-bot-ci-trigger-template.yml'
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 05e8a044578995b465155ebfaf96eef81d2f5bb0..d2f979994b1f8fbe420990bc60e4e47171bbf851 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -33,3 +33,8 @@ repos:
         args: [ --fix ]
     # Run the formatter.
     -   id: ruff-format
+-   repo: "https://gitlab.cern.ch/lhcb-core/LbDevTools.git"
+    rev: 2.1.4
+    hooks:
+      - id: lb-add-copyright
+        exclude: "^lhcbproject.yml$"