diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index 2a3a08848..af5a80b97 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
     Check whether the current commit message follows committing rules. Allow
     empty commit messages by default, because they typically indicate to Git
     that the commit should be aborted.
-  entry: cz check
-  args: [--allow-abort, --commit-msg-file]
+  entry: cz
+  args: [check, --allow-abort, --commit-msg-file]
   stages: [commit-msg]
   language: python
   language_version: python3
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     default branch on the origin repository. Useful for checking messages after
     the fact (e.g., pre-push or in CI) without an expensive check of the entire
     repository history.
-  entry: cz check
-  args: [--rev-range, origin/HEAD..HEAD]
+  entry: cz
+  args: [check, --rev-range, origin/HEAD..HEAD]
   always_run: true
   pass_filenames: false
   language: python