diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 66481f6..04381f5 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@ repos:
       - id: trailing-whitespace
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: mixed-line-ending
+
+  # Ensure the uv.lock file has been updated
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv-pre-commit
+    rev: 0.8.7
+    hooks:
+      - id: uv-lock
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 7c53922..821c2b1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ pre-commit.
 uvx nox -s dev
 ```
 
+### Validate uv.lock
+
+```console
+uvx nox -s lock
+```
+
 ### Run tests and display coverage
 
 ```console
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ uvx nox -s test
 Passing extra arguements to pytest:
 
 ```console
-uvx nos -s test -- -vvv -x --full-trace
+uvx nox -s test -- -vvv -x --full-trace
 ```
 
 ### Run linters
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index b83b45a..f9c100d 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 # Define the default sessions run when `nox` is called on the CLI
 nox.options.default_venv_backend = "uv"
-nox.options.sessions = ["format", "lint", "test"]
+nox.options.sessions = ["lock", "format", "lint", "test"]
 
 # All linters and formatters are run with `uv run --active`
 LINTERS: list[tuple[str, ...]] = [
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ def build_artifacts(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     session.run("uv", "build")
 
 
+@nox.session(name="lock", python=False)
+def validate_lock_file(session: nox.Session) -> None:
+    """Ensure the uv.lock file exists and is aligned with dependencies."""
+    session.run("uv", "lock")
+
+
 @nox.session(name="upgrade", python=False)
 def upgrade_dependencies(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     """Upgrade all versions of all dependencies."""