diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 3f7f7e9d..abd4df16 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ repos:
     - id: end-of-file-fixer        # Makes sure files end with a newline.
     - id: trailing-whitespace      # Checks for any tabs or spaces after the last non-whitespace character on the line.
     - id: check-docstring-first    # Checks that code comes after the docstrings.
+    - id: check-yaml               # Check valid yml file
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.rst b/docs/release-notes.rst
index 1d8285c5..73103aab 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This release...
 
 Internal Changes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* Pre-commit hook to check for valid yml by `Cora Schneck`_ in (:pr:`625`)
 * CI to run on macos-latest instead of macos-14 by `Cora Schneck`_ in (:pr:`617`)
 * Update and setup autoupdate for pre-commit hooks by `Cora Schneck`_ in (:pr:`604`)
 * Removed ``pre-commit.yaml`` action in favor of pre-commit.ci by `Cora Schneck`_ in (:pr:`608`)