diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a378bb0..cf7c03a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ cache/
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0100eae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
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index e1fd6d0..c7f7f76 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eedbab4..b5a4f21 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
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-    "release:major": "SEMVER=major npm run release"
+    "release:major": "SEMVER=major npm run release",
+    "prepare": "husky || true"
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