diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index 6d5f176be..27d9025cd 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ IndentCaseLabels: 'false'
 IndentWidth: '8'
 IncludeBlocks: 'Regroup'
 KeepEmptyLinesAtTheStartOfBlocks: 'false'
-Language: 'Cpp'
 MaxEmptyLinesToKeep: '1'
 PointerAlignment: 'Right'
 SortIncludes: 'true'
@@ -32,10 +31,12 @@ SpaceInEmptyParentheses: 'false'
 SpacesInSquareBrackets: 'false'
 TabWidth: '8'
 UseTab: 'Always'
-
 PenaltyBreakAssignment: '3'
 PenaltyBreakBeforeFirstCallParameter: '15'
-
+---
+Language: 'Proto'
+---
+Language: 'Cpp'
 IncludeCategories:
   - Regex:           '^"config.h"$'
     Priority:        '0'
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 04458d091..0c574614b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ repos:
     -   id: check-executables-have-shebangs
     -   id: forbid-new-submodules
     -   id: check-yaml
+        exclude: '.clang-format'
     -   id: check-json
     -   id: check-symlinks
     -   id: check-xml
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer
-        types_or: [c, shell, python]
+        types_or: [c, shell, python, proto]
     -   id: trailing-whitespace
         types_or: [c, shell, python, xml]
     -   id: check-docstring-first