diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index d313836..991ff5b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -   id: git-secrets
     name: Git Secrets
     description: git-secrets scans commits, commit messages, and --no-ff merges to prevent adding secrets into your git repositories.
-    entry: 'git-secrets --pre_commit_hook'
+    entry: pre-commit-hook-exec.sh
     language: script
diff --git a/pre-commit-hook-exec.sh b/pre-commit-hook-exec.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..89ed79a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pre-commit-hook-exec.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# pre-commit clones the git repo to a cache-directory that it manages.
+# The entry script is executed using the absolute path to this cache-directory
+# so we can use this to locate the git-secrets script and add it to PATH
+# without requiring the user to manually install it.
+
+set -eu
+
+PARENTDIR=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")
+export PATH="$PARENTDIR:$PATH"
+exec git secrets --pre_commit_hook "$@"