diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 484cd171f5f52..f81410ab40690 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+default_install_hook_types:
+  - pre-commit
+  - commit-msg
 default_stages:
   - pre-commit # Run locally
   - manual # Run in CI
diff --git a/format.sh b/format.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6ba93e0a19ba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/format.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "vLLM linting system has been moved from format.sh to pre-commit hooks."
+echo "Please run 'pip install -r requirements/lint.txt', followed by"
+echo "'pre-commit install' to install the pre-commit hooks."
+echo "Then linters will run automatically before each commit."
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