diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9b8f28c77506..97da994e2917 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v4.3.0
     hooks:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
+        stages: [commit]  # avoid Colab update EOF issues
       - id: trailing-whitespace
       - id: check-case-conflict
       - id: check-yaml