diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
index 45ba9284..081219d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install apt dependencies
       run: |
         apt-get update
-        apt-get install -y build-essential clang-format file git python3-pip python3-colcon-common-extensions python3-rosdep
-    - name: Install pip dependencies
-      run: pip install pre-commit
+        apt-get install -y build-essential clang-format file git python3-pip python3-colcon-common-extensions python3-rosdep pre-commit
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b74181f..e9219a60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ pre-commit formatting checks
 
 This repo has a [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) check that runs in CI.
 You can use this locally and set it up to run automatically before you commit
-something. To install, use pip:
+something. To install, use apt:
 
 ```bash
-pip3 install --user pre-commit
+sudo apt install pre-commit
 ```
 
 To run over all the files in the repo manually: