diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 355b4e9..ef1316d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v2.2.6
     hooks:
     -   id: codespell
-        args: ['--write-changes']
+        args: ['--config', './data/codespell.cfg', '--write-changes']
 -   repo: https://github.com/ambv/black
     rev: 23.12.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ca333a7..c1de0d8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ on some systems with controllable charge speeds.
 0.10.1
 ------
 
-This release fixes a bug in the authorisation codepath added in 0.10.0, where holding
+This release fixes a bug in the authorization codepath added in 0.10.0, where holding
 a profile could still succeed despite having sent a denial to the calling process.
 
 This release also makes the pylint test optional. It should not be used unless the goal
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ is to contribute patches to assuage it.
 0.10.0
 ------
 
-This release adds authorisation checks for the profile holds and profile switching
+This release adds authorization checks for the profile holds and profile switching
 features of the backend daemon, through polkit. It is recommended that all
 distributions upgrade to this version as soon as possible.
 
diff --git a/data/codespell.cfg b/data/codespell.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..061f382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/codespell.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[codespell]
+builtin = clear,informal,en-GB_to_en-US
+skip = *.po,*.csv,*.svg,*.p7c,subprojects,.git,pcrs,build*,data/codespell.cfg
+ignore-words-list = optin