diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 16cbaaed0..3f100ce4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ make venv
 source .venv/bin/activate
 ```
 
+   * `make venv` will also run `make hooks`, which will configure Git to use the hooks found in `.githooks/` to check certain code-quality standards on new commits in this repository.  These checks are also enforced in CI.
+
 4. Run SecureDrop Client
 
 ```
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ make venv
 source .venv/bin/activate
 ```
 
+   * `make venv` will also run `make hooks`, which will configure Git to use the hooks found in `.githooks/` to check certain code-quality standards on new commits in this repository.  These checks are also enforced in CI.
+
 4. Run SecureDrop Client
 
 ```
@@ -151,6 +155,8 @@ It is possible to run the development environment in macOS on non-Apple Silicon
    make venv-mac
    source .venv/bin/activate
    ```
+   * `make venv-mac` will also run `make hooks`, which will configure Git to use the hooks found in `.githooks/` to check certain code-quality standards on new commits in this repository.  These checks are also enforced in CI.
+
 7. Run SecureDrop Client
    ```
    ./run.sh