diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index 6fda60d3aaa..775aa598fb6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 - id: poetry-lock-check
   name: poetry-lock-check
-  description: run poetry lock to check lock file is up-to-date with pyproject.toml
+  description: check that poetry lock file is consistent with pyproject.toml
   entry: poetry lock --check
   language: python
   pass_filenames: false