diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
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+LC_ALL=C
+
+local_branch="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
+
+valid_branch_regex="^(dependabot|feature|fix|docs|style|refactor|perf|hotfix|test|chore|create)(\/[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+)+$"
+
+message="There is something wrong with your branch name. Branch names in this project must adhere to this contract: $valid_branch_regex. Your commit will be rejected. You should rename your branch to a valid name and try again."
+
+if [[ ! $local_branch =~ $valid_branch_regex ]]
+then
+    echo "$message"
+    exit 1
+fi