diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
index 49663ef..db60b84 100644
--- a/.githooks/pre-push
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ NOCOLOR='\033[0m'
 
 # Get the directory where this hook is located
 HOOK_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$HOOK_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+# Go up from .git/hooks/ to repo root
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$HOOK_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
 CHANGELOG_SCRIPT="$REPO_ROOT/scripts/update_changelog.sh"
 PREVIEW_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.changelog_preview.tmp"
 VERSION_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.changelog_version.tmp"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7ee10c2..5e82c49 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test-e2e:
 # Network - Distributed P2P Database System
 # Makefile for development and build tasks
 
-.PHONY: build clean test run-node run-node2 run-node3 run-example deps tidy fmt vet lint clear-ports
+.PHONY: build clean test run-node run-node2 run-node3 run-example deps tidy fmt vet lint clear-ports install-hooks
 
 VERSION := 0.53.13
 COMMIT  ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ build: deps
 	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS) -X 'github.com/DeBrosOfficial/network/pkg/gateway.BuildVersion=$(VERSION)' -X 'github.com/DeBrosOfficial/network/pkg/gateway.BuildCommit=$(COMMIT)' -X 'github.com/DeBrosOfficial/network/pkg/gateway.BuildTime=$(DATE)'" -o bin/gateway ./cmd/gateway
 	@echo "Build complete! Run ./bin/network-cli version"
 
+# Install git hooks
+install-hooks:
+	@echo "Installing git hooks..."
+	@bash scripts/install-hooks.sh
+
 # Clean build artifacts
 clean:
 	@echo "Cleaning build artifacts..."
diff --git a/scripts/install-hooks.sh b/scripts/install-hooks.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..51a7156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install-hooks.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Install git hooks from .githooks/ to .git/hooks/
+# This ensures the pre-push hook runs automatically
+
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+GITHOOKS_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/.githooks"
+GIT_HOOKS_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/.git/hooks"
+
+if [ ! -d "$GITHOOKS_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: .githooks directory not found at $GITHOOKS_DIR"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$GIT_HOOKS_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: .git/hooks directory not found at $GIT_HOOKS_DIR"
+    echo "Are you in a git repository?"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Installing git hooks..."
+
+# Copy all hooks from .githooks/ to .git/hooks/
+for hook in "$GITHOOKS_DIR"/*; do
+    if [ -f "$hook" ]; then
+        hook_name=$(basename "$hook")
+        dest="$GIT_HOOKS_DIR/$hook_name"
+        
+        echo "  Installing $hook_name..."
+        cp "$hook" "$dest"
+        chmod +x "$dest"
+        
+        # Make sure the hook can find the repo root
+        # The hooks already use relative paths, so this should work
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "✓ Git hooks installed successfully!"
+echo ""
+echo "The following hooks are now active:"
+ls -1 "$GIT_HOOKS_DIR"/* 2>/dev/null | xargs -n1 basename || echo "  (none)"
+