diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 87546333..e25b6bea 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@
 	"postCreateCommand": "poetry config virtualenvs.create false && poetry install",
 	// Comment out connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
 	"remoteUser": "vscode"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml
index 46b94dc4..6bfc1478 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ services:
     command: /bin/sh -c "while sleep 1000; do :; done"
     network_mode: host
 # networks:
-#     default:
\ No newline at end of file
+#     default:
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 5dc46e6b..314766e9 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 * text=auto eol=lf
 *.{cmd,[cC][mM][dD]} text eol=crlf
-*.{bat,[bB][aA][tT]} text eol=crlf
\ No newline at end of file
+*.{bat,[bB][aA][tT]} text eol=crlf
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b893e583..80226df1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -112,4 +112,4 @@ venv.bak/
 
 # other
 scratch.py
-settings.json
\ No newline at end of file
+settings.json
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index ccfbf0c5..1a8aba5d 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
   "version": "0.2.0",
   "configurations": [
-    
+
     {
       "name": "Python: Current File",
       "type": "python",
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
       "justMyCode": true
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7da9d83..de9743d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ What is Speckle? Check our ![YouTube Video Views](https://img.shields.io/youtube
 Give Speckle a try in no time by:
 
 - [![speckle XYZ](https://img.shields.io/badge/https://-speckle.xyz-0069ff?style=flat-square&logo=hackthebox&logoColor=white)](https://speckle.xyz) ⇒ creating an account at our public server
-- [![create a droplet](https://img.shields.io/badge/Create%20a%20Droplet-0069ff?style=flat-square&logo=digitalocean&logoColor=white)](https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/speckle-server?refcode=947a2b5d7dc1) ⇒ deploying an instance in 1 click 
+- [![create a droplet](https://img.shields.io/badge/Create%20a%20Droplet-0069ff?style=flat-square&logo=digitalocean&logoColor=white)](https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/speckle-server?refcode=947a2b5d7dc1) ⇒ deploying an instance in 1 click
 
 ### Resources
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Give Speckle a try in no time by:
 
 ## Usage
 
-Send and receive data from a Speckle Server with `operations`, interact with the Speckle API with the `SpeckleClient`, create and extend your own custom Speckle Objects with `Base`, and more! 
+Send and receive data from a Speckle Server with `operations`, interact with the Speckle API with the `SpeckleClient`, create and extend your own custom Speckle Objects with `Base`, and more!
 
 Head to the [**📚 specklepy docs**](https://speckle.guide/dev/python.html) for more information and usage examples.
 
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ To execute any python script run `$ poetry run python my_script.py`
 
 > Alternatively you may roll your own virtual-env with either venv, virtualenv, pyenv-virtualenv etc. Poetry will play along an recognize if it is invoked from inside a virtual environment.
 
+### Style guide
+
+All our repo  wide styling linting and other rules are checked and enforced by `pre-commit`, which is included in the dev dependencies.
+It is recommended to set up `pre-commit` after installing the dependencies by running `$ pre-commit install`.
+Commiting code that doesn't adhere to the given rules, will fail the checks in our CI system.
+
 ### Local Data Paths
 
 It may be helpful to know where the local accounts and object cache dbs are stored. Depending on on your OS, you can find the dbs at:
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ The Speckle Community hangs out on [the forum](https://discourse.speckle.works),
 
 ## Security
 
-For any security vulnerabilities or concerns, please contact us directly at security[at]speckle.systems. 
+For any security vulnerabilities or concerns, please contact us directly at security[at]speckle.systems.
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5c01e55a..9dcdb08d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.isort]
-profile = "black"
\ No newline at end of file
+profile = "black"
diff --git a/src/specklepy/api/resources/branch.py b/src/specklepy/api/resources/branch.py
index 5e8aa10c..7f3f2280 100644
--- a/src/specklepy/api/resources/branch.py
+++ b/src/specklepy/api/resources/branch.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def get(self, stream_id: str, name: str, commits_limit: int = 10):
                               createdAt
                             }
                         }
-                    }                      
+                    }
                 }
             }
             """