diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 4293eea6b..cc47bc8fd 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
       }
     }
   },
-  "postCreateCommand": "rm -f ~/.docker/config.json; git config --global --add safe.directory /workspaces/prescriptionsforpatients; make install; direnv allow ."
+  "remoteEnv": { "LOCAL_WORKSPACE_FOLDER": "${localWorkspaceFolder}" },
+  "postCreateCommand": "rm -f ~/.docker/config.json; git config --global --add safe.directory /workspaces/prescriptionsforpatients; make install; direnv allow .; docker build -f /workspaces/eps-workflow-quality-checks/dockerfiles/nhsd-git-secrets.dockerfile -t git-secrets ."
   // "features": {},
   // Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
   // "forwardPorts": [],
diff --git a/.gitallowed b/.gitallowed
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49086f83e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitallowed
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+token: ?"?\$\{\{\s*secrets\.GITHUB_TOKEN\s*\}\}"?
+github-token: ?"?\$\{\{\s*secrets\.GITHUB_TOKEN\s*\}\}"?
+token: ?"?\$\{\{\s*secrets\.DEPENDABOT_TOKEN\s*\}\}"?
+id-token: write
+--token=\$\{\{\s*steps\.generate-token\.outputs\.token\s*\}\}
+--token=\$GITHUB-TOKEN
+--token="\$GITHUB-TOKEN"
+"accountId": "123456789012"
+accountId: "123456789012"
+console\.log\(`access token : \${access_token}`\)
+.*CidrBlock.*
+.*Gemfile\.lock.*
+.*\.gitallowed.*
+.*nhsd-rules-deny.txt.*
+.*\.venv.*
+.*node_modules.*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c92b892d9..44da1367b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   quality_checks:
-    uses: NHSDigital/eps-workflow-quality-checks/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml@v3.0.0
+    uses: NHSDigital/eps-workflow-quality-checks/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml@v4.0.2
     secrets:
       SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index fb1e35970..426fa7c49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   quality_checks:
-    uses: NHSDigital/eps-workflow-quality-checks/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml@v3.0.0
-    secrets:
+    uses: NHSDigital/eps-workflow-quality-checks/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml@v4.0.2
+    secrets: 
       SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
 
   pr_title_format_check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 77788ba2b..83fa51858 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   quality_checks:
-    uses: NHSDigital/eps-workflow-quality-checks/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml@v3.0.0
+    uses: NHSDigital/eps-workflow-quality-checks/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml@v4.0.2
     secrets:
       SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 4f9faa97f..74da0190e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -137,5 +137,16 @@ repos:
         types_or: [sh, shell]
         pass_filenames: false
 
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: git-secrets
+        name: Git Secrets
+        description: git-secrets scans commits, commit messages, and --no-ff merges to prevent adding secrets into your git repositories.
+        entry: bash
+        args:
+          - -c
+          - 'docker run -v "$LOCAL_WORKSPACE_FOLDER:/src" git-secrets --pre_commit_hook'
+        language: system
+
 fail_fast: true
 default_stages: [commit]