diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 50c10d1..09d7fc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 18 * * *'
 
 jobs:
+  pre_commit:
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    name: prek
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      # tools used in pre-commit hooks
+      # /tools
+      - id: prek
+        uses: rusticata/ci-action-prek@v1
+
   check:
     name: Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -18,8 +29,9 @@ jobs:
           - 1.63.0
           - nightly
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Install ${{ matrix.rust }} toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
       - name: Cargo update
@@ -37,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           - --features=serialize
           - --features=integers
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Install stable toolchain
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - run: cargo test ${{ matrix.features }}
@@ -46,8 +58,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Rustfmt
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Install stable rustfmt
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
           components: rustfmt
       - run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
@@ -56,8 +69,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Clippy
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Install nightly clippy
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
         with:
           components: clippy
       - run: cargo clippy -- -D warnings
@@ -68,8 +82,9 @@ jobs:
     env:
       RUSTDOCFLAGS: --cfg docsrs
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Install nightly rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
       - run: cargo doc --workspace --no-deps --all-features
 
   semver:
@@ -77,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Check semver
         uses: obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks-action@v2
 
@@ -86,11 +101,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
-        with:
-          toolchain: nightly-2025-08-06
-          # ^ sync with https://github.com/awslabs/cargo-check-external-types/blob/main/rust-toolchain.toml
-      - run: cargo install cargo-check-external-types
-      - run: cargo check-external-types
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - id: cargo-rdme
+        uses: rusticata/ci-action-check-external-types@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-audit.yml b/.github/workflows/security-audit.yml
index c8e58c0..a4845b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-audit.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   security_audit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: rustsec/audit-check@v1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36e1fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# See https://pre-commit.com for more information
+# See https://pre-commit.com/hooks.html for more hooks
+fail_fast: true
+
+exclude: |
+  (?x)^(
+    .*/(assets)/.*|
+  )$
+
+repos:
+  - repo: 'https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks'
+    rev: v6.0.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: check-yaml
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: cargo-fmt
+        name: cargo fmt
+        entry: cargo fmt --
+        language: system
+        types: [rust]
+        pass_filenames: false # This makes it a lot faster
+
+      - id: cargo-clippy
+        name: cargo clippy
+        language: system
+        types: [rust]
+        pass_filenames: false
+        entry: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a219316..f68f0c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# ssh-parser
-
+![Maintenance](https://img.shields.io/badge/maintenance-activly--developed-brightgreen.svg)
 [![LICENSE](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v2.1-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/rusticata/ssh-parser/actions/workflows/rust.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rusticata/ssh-parser/actions/workflows/rust.yml)
 [![Crates.io Version](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/ssh-parser.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/ssh-parser)
 
+# ssh-parser
 
 ## Overview