diff --git a/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml b/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41e06152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: gitleaks
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 4 * * *" # run once a day at 4 AM
+jobs:
+  scan:
+    name: gitleaks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: gitleaks/gitleaks-action@v2
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITLEAKS_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.GITLEAKS_LICENSE}} # Only required for Organizations, not personal accounts.
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 40b838ae..842469d1 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ repos:
         args: ['--config=setup.cfg']
         additional_dependencies: [flake8-isort]
 
+  - repo: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
+    rev: v8.16.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: gitleaks
+
 
 # sets up .pre-commit-ci.yaml to ensure pre-commit dependencies stay up to date
 ci: