diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 5d47ac6584..40bf599453 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ repos:
             ^binaries/data/mods/_test.sim/simulation/templates.illformed.xml|
             ^binaries/data/mods/public/maps/.*\.xml
           )
-      - id: check-yaml
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
     rev: v0.6.1
     hooks:
@@ -69,3 +68,10 @@ repos:
             ^build/premake/|
             ^source/third_party/
           )
+  - repo: https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint
+    rev: v1.35.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: yamllint
+        args:
+          - --strict
+        exclude: ^build/premake/premake5/
diff --git a/.yamllint.yaml b/.yamllint.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0178ffe37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yamllint.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html
+extends: default
+rules:
+  line-length:
+    max: 100
+  truthy:
+    check-keys: false