diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake8.yml b/.github/workflows/flake8.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f383de9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Flake8
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.8'
+
+    - name: Install pre-commit hooks
+      run: |
+        pip install pre-commit
+        pre-commit install --install-hooks
+
+    - name: Code style check via pre-commit
+      run: |
+        pre-commit run --all-files
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68827d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Configuration of checks run by pre-commit
+#
+# The tests are executed in the CI pipeline,
+# see CONTRIBUTING.rst for further instructions.
+# You can also run the checks directly at the terminal, e.g.
+#
+# $ pre-commit install
+# $ pre-commit run --all-files
+#
+repos:
+-   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8
+    rev: '5.0.4'
+    hooks:
+    -   id: flake8
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index f9cf7f9..eb70db1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,39 @@ This way, your installation always stays up-to-date,
 even if you pull new changes from the Github repository.
 
 
+Coding Convention
+-----------------
+
+We follow the PEP8_ convention for Python code
+and check for correct syntax with flake8_.
+Exceptions are defined under the ``[flake8]`` section
+in :file:`setup.cfg`.
+
+The checks are executed in the CI using `pre-commit`_.
+You can enable those checks locally by executing::
+
+    pip install pre-commit  # consider system wide installation
+    pre-commit install
+    pre-commit run --all-files
+
+Afterwards flake8_ is executed
+every time you create a commit.
+
+You can also install flake8_
+and call it directly::
+
+    pip install flake8  # consider system wide installation
+    flake8
+
+It can be restricted to specific folders::
+
+    flake8 audfoo/ tests/
+
+.. _PEP8: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/
+.. _flake8: https://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/index.html
+.. _pre-commit: https://pre-commit.com
+
+
 Building the Documentation
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f933dec..d019314 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ setup_requires =
 
 [tool:pytest]
 addopts =
-    --flake8
     --doctest-plus
     --cov=audplot
     --cov-fail-under=100
@@ -47,6 +46,12 @@ addopts =
 xfail_strict = true
 
 [flake8]
-ignore =
-    W503  # math, https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle/issues/513
-    __init__.py F401  # ignore unused imports
+exclude =
+    .eggs,
+    build,
+extend-ignore =
+    # math, https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle/issues/513
+    W503,
+per-file-ignores =
+    # ignore unused imports
+    __init__.py: F401,
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index e844817..6e530fc 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-# To avoid https://github.com/tholo/pytest-flake8/issues/87
-flake8 <5.0.0
 librosa
 pytest
-pytest-flake8
 pytest-doctestplus
 pytest-cov