diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2ead9da46d6ba..0d73dbf8b3c91 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -31,3 +31,13 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: trailing-whitespace
+
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: check_deps_changes
+        name: Check for dependency changes
+        entry: python -m scripts.githook_deps_check
+        language: system
+        always_run: true
+        stages: [post-checkout, post-merge]
+        verbose: true
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 91c668317c991..74ed788e2b6d5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -274,9 +274,12 @@ format:            		  ## Run black and isort code formatter
 format-modified:   		  ## Run black and isort code formatter on modified files
 	($(VENV_RUN); python -m isort `git ls-files -m | grep '\.py$$' | xargs`; python -m black `git ls-files -m | grep '\.py$$' | xargs` )
 
-init-precommit:    		  ## install te pre-commit hook into your local git repository
+init-precommit:    		  ## install the pre-commit hook into your local git repository
 	($(VENV_RUN); pre-commit install)
 
+init-githooks:    		  ## install all githooks into your local git repository
+	($(VENV_RUN); pre-commit install -t pre-commit -t post-checkout -t post-merge)
+
 clean:             		  ## Clean up (npm dependencies, downloaded infrastructure code, compiled Java classes)
 	rm -rf .filesystem
 	rm -rf localstack/dashboard/web/node_modules
diff --git a/scripts/githook_deps_check.py b/scripts/githook_deps_check.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6d0b751b3c872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/githook_deps_check.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+"""
+Git hook that checks if there's been any updates to a set of predefined files
+
+This is for example useful to be alerted if there might be a need to reinstall the project
+"""
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+from rich.console import Console
+
+c = Console()
+
+DISABLE_CHECKS_ENV_VAR = "GITHOOK_DISABLE_DEPS_CHECK"
+
+# basically anything that might lead to issues with an existing local setup
+files_to_watch = ["setup.py", "setup.cfg", "requirements.txt", "Makefile", "pyproject.toml"]
+
+# TODO: alert on rebase
+# TODO: alert on pull
+# TODO: compare providers
+# TODO: compare plugins
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if os.environ.get(DISABLE_CHECKS_ENV_VAR, "0") == "1":
+        exit(0)
+
+    envs = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k.startswith("PRE_COMMIT")}
+
+    # checkout
+    from_commit = envs.get("PRE_COMMIT_FROM_REF")
+    to_commit = envs.get("PRE_COMMIT_TO_REF")
+
+    if from_commit and to_commit:
+        r = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "diff", "--name-only", from_commit, to_commit], capture_output=True
+        )
+
+        files = r.stdout.decode().splitlines()
+
+        for file in files_to_watch:
+            if file in files:
+                c.print(
+                    f"[red]ATTENTION![/red] Found a change in file [red]{file}[/red] during the checkout."
+                )
+                c.print(
+                    f"\t>> show changes: [bold]git diff {from_commit[:8]}:{file} {to_commit[:8]}:{file}[/bold]\n"
+                )