diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index fe5dc5a8..c81cb767 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -15,32 +15,42 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: jsonschema_dir_validate
         name: Check 2.0.x
-        language: python
-        always_run: true
+        types:
+          - json
+        files: ^json-schemas/2.0.x/.*\.json$
+        require_serial: true
         pass_filenames: false
         args: [ "json-schemas/2.0.x" ]
       - id: json_validation
         name: Validate 2.0.x prototype data
-        language: python
-        always_run: true
+        types:
+          - json
+        files: ^prototype-data/2.0.x/.*\.json$
+        require_serial: true
         pass_filenames: false
         args: [ "-c", "json-schemas/2.0.x", "prototype-data/2.0.x" ]
       - id: jsonschema_dir_validate
         name: Check 1.0.x
-        language: python
-        always_run: true
+        types:
+          - json
+        files: ^json-schemas/1.0.x/.*\.json$
+        require_serial: true
         pass_filenames: false
         args: [ "json-schemas/1.0.x" ]
       - id: json_validation
         name: Validate 1.0.x prototype data
-        language: python
-        always_run: true
+        types:
+          - json
+        files: ^prototype-data/1.0.x/.*\.json$
+        require_serial: true
         pass_filenames: false
         args: [ "-c", "json-schemas/1.0.x", "prototype-data/1.0.x" ]
       - id: jsonschema_dir_validate
         name: Check 0.4.x
-        language: python
-        always_run: true
+        types:
+          - json
+        files: ^json-schemas/0.4.x/.*\.json$
+        require_serial: true
         pass_filenames: false
         args: [ "json-schemas/0.4.x" ]
   - repo: https://github.com/jmfernandez/pre-commit_mirrors-actionlint.git