diff --git a/.github/changed-files.yml b/.github/changed-files.yml
index f8fb54369..d14d9965a 100644
--- a/.github/changed-files.yml
+++ b/.github/changed-files.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ pre-commit:
   - '!tests/deps/*/**'
   - '!tests/benchmarks/deps/*/**'
 
+# pre-commit-config.yaml changing can change every file, not just the changed ones
+pre-commit-config:
+  - ".pre-commit-config.yaml"
+
 # Determines which files are appropriate for running clangd-tidy checks on.
 clangd:
   - "**/*.{hpp,cpp,inc}"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index b7f2d8235..cea5f9e97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -45,12 +45,17 @@ jobs:
           files_yaml_from_source_file: .github/changed-files.yml
 
       - name: Style checks via prek
+        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.pre-commit-config_any_changed != 'true'
         uses: j178/prek-action@5337cb91e0fa35a7ff31b9ca345126d8bbbcdf16 # v2.0.6
         env:
           CHANGED_FILES: '"${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.pre-commit_all_changed_files }}"' # Wrap with quotes to bookend internal quote separators
         with:
           extra-args: --files ${{ env.CHANGED_FILES }}
 
+      - name: Style checks via prek for all files
+        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.pre-commit-config_any_changed == 'true'
+        uses: j178/prek-action@5337cb91e0fa35a7ff31b9ca345126d8bbbcdf16 # v2.0.6
+
   build-master:
     name: 🛠️ Build
     needs: static-checks-builds
@@ -81,4 +86,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: re-actors/alls-green@a638d6464689bbb24c325bb3fe9404d63a913030
         with:
           allowed-skips: static-checks-builds, build-master, merge-library-files
-          jobs: ${{ toJson(needs) }}
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+          jobs: ${{ toJson(needs) }}