diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 52065f4..f4f8182 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,14 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: ggshield
         language_version: python3
-        stages: [pre-commit]
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+        stages: [pre-commit]
+
+  # Safety net for line endings: the build's NormalizeDocsLineEndings task fixes
+  # PlatyPS-generated docs, but this catches CRLF from any other source (editors,
+  # ad-hoc tooling) before it reaches the index. .gitattributes already pins LF
+  # but only acts at git operations; this enforces it before the commit lands.
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v5.0.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: mixed-line-ending
+        args: [--fix=lf]
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diff --git a/build.psake.ps1 b/build.psake.ps1
index be29e07..4b52329 100644
--- a/build.psake.ps1
+++ b/build.psake.ps1
@@ -74,7 +74,33 @@ $unitTestPreReqs = {
     return $result
 }
 
-Task -Name 'UnitTest' -Depends 'Build' -PreCondition $unitTestPreReqs -Description 'Execute Pester tests (excluding Integration)' {
+# Normalize PlatyPS-generated doc line endings to LF.
+# PlatyPS (invoked by PowerShellBuild's BUILDHELP task) writes files with CRLF
+# on Windows, which contradicts .gitattributes (`* text=auto eol=lf`) and
+# leaves docs/en-US/*.md as dirty in `git status` after every local build.
+# Inserting this between Build and the test tasks keeps the working tree clean
+# without depending on a pre-commit hook firing later.
+Task -Name 'NormalizeDocsLineEndings' -Depends 'Build' -Description 'Normalize generated doc files to LF (PlatyPS writes CRLF on Windows)' {
+    $docsPath = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath 'docs'
+    if (-not (Test-Path $docsPath)) {
+        return
+    }
+    $utf8NoBom = [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new($false)
+    $changed = 0
+    Get-ChildItem -Path $docsPath -Filter '*.md' -Recurse -File | ForEach-Object {
+        $original = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($_.FullName)
+        $normalized = $original -replace "`r`n", "`n"
+        if ($original -cne $normalized) {
+            [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($_.FullName, $normalized, $utf8NoBom)
+            $changed++
+        }
+    }
+    if ($changed -gt 0) {
+        Write-Host "  Normalized $changed doc file(s) to LF" -ForegroundColor Gray
+    }
+}
+
+Task -Name 'UnitTest' -Depends 'NormalizeDocsLineEndings' -PreCondition $unitTestPreReqs -Description 'Execute Pester tests (excluding Integration)' {
     # Remove any previously imported project modules and import from the output dir
     $moduleManifest = Join-Path $PSBPreference.Build.ModuleOutDir "$($PSBPreference.General.ModuleName).psd1"
     Get-Module $PSBPreference.General.ModuleName | Remove-Module -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
@@ -125,7 +151,7 @@ $scriptAnalysisPreReqs = {
     return $result
 }
 
-Task -Name 'ScriptAnalysis' -Depends 'Build' -PreCondition $scriptAnalysisPreReqs -Description 'Execute PSScriptAnalyzer' {
+Task -Name 'ScriptAnalysis' -Depends 'NormalizeDocsLineEndings' -PreCondition $scriptAnalysisPreReqs -Description 'Execute PSScriptAnalyzer' {
     # Get only .ps1 files (exclude .psd1 module manifests which are auto-generated)
     $ps1Files = Get-ChildItem -Path $PSBPreference.Build.ModuleOutDir -Filter '*.ps1' -Recurse