diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 70952cc6f..a6cbc1d3a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ repos:
   rev: 1.13.0
   hooks:
   - id: blacken-docs
+    files: docs
     additional_dependencies:
     - black==23.1.0