diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 32b143a4778b..bb0c08233c5b 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ least be tagged with the `release_notes` label.
 - [ ] Documentation updated (if public API changed)
 - [ ] Python bindings updated (if public API changed)
 - [ ] Benchmarks are included here if the change is intended to affect
-  performance.
+      performance.
 - [ ] Commits include AI attribution where applicable (see Code of Conduct)
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 14e09ef8adba..b5b28d9d0db6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ repos:
           - mdformat-gfm
           - mdformat-ruff
           - mdformat-shfmt
+        exclude: ^.github/pull_request_template\.md$  # mdformat-gfm doesn't understand GitHub's checklists.
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
     rev: v0.15.5