diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 220f81804b3b..7e2a26056f12 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -16,12 +16,21 @@ repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v5.0.0
     hooks:
+    # Git
+    -   id: check-added-large-files
+    -   id: no-commit-to-branch
+        name: "ensure no direct commit to master/maintenance branches"
+        args: [--branch, "master", --pattern, "maintenance/.*"]
+    -   id: check-case-conflict
+    -   id: check-illegal-windows-names
+    # Contents
     -   id: check-ast
     -   id: check-builtin-literals
     -   id: check-case-conflict
     -   id: check-executables-have-shebangs
     -   id: check-merge-conflict
     -   id: check-shebang-scripts-are-executable
+    -   id: check-symlinks
     -   id: check-toml
     -   id: debug-statements
     -   id: destroyed-symlinks
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e09bb89d49e..d713b1d5ec19 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 * Added `--target-cuda[=ARCH]` option to replace the deprecated `--target=cuda`, allowing users to build for CUDA devices with optional architecture selection using [CodePlay oneAPI plug-in](https://developer.codeplay.com/products/oneapi/nvidia/home/) [#2478](https://github.com/IntelPython/dpnp/pull/2478)
+* Added several new `pre-commit` rules, including protection against direct commits to master/maintenance branches [#2500](https://github.com/IntelPython/dpnp/pull/2500)
 
 ### Changed