diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 05b89fe..9d9d77e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -43,3 +43,9 @@ repos:
         entry: YAML filenames must have .yaml extension.
         language: fail
         files: .yml$
+      - id: validate-patches
+        name: validate patch registry
+        entry: Rscript local/validate-patches.R
+        language: system
+        files: ^local/patches/
+        pass_filenames: false