diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 761903a..3baf502 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Pre-commit hooks
       run: |
         pre-commit run --all-files
-    - name: PyLint
-      run: |
-        pylint $( find . -path './neopixel.py' )
-        ([[ ! -d "examples" ]] || pylint --disable=missing-docstring,invalid-name,bad-whitespace $( find . -path "./examples/*.py" ))
     - name: Build assets
       run: circuitpython-build-bundles --filename_prefix ${{ steps.repo-name.outputs.repo-name }} --library_location .
     - name: Archive bundles
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 07f886c..354c761 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -17,3 +17,18 @@ repos:
     -   id: check-yaml
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer
     -   id: trailing-whitespace
+-   repo: https://github.com/pycqa/pylint
+    rev: pylint-2.7.1
+    hooks:
+    -   id: pylint
+        name: pylint (library code)
+        types: [python]
+        exclude: "^(docs/|examples/|setup.py$)"
+-   repo: local
+    hooks:
+    -   id: pylint_examples
+        name: pylint (examples code)
+        description: Run pylint rules on "examples/*.py" files
+        entry: /usr/bin/env bash -c
+        args: ['([[ ! -d "examples" ]] || for example in $(find . -path "./examples/*.py"); do pylint --disable=missing-docstring,invalid-name $example; done)']
+        language: system
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 5c31f66..6176893 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ dummy-variables-rgx=_+$|(_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+?$)|dummy|^ignored_|^unused_
 ignored-argument-names=_.*|^ignored_|^unused_
 
 # Tells whether we should check for unused import in __init__ files.
-init-import=no
+init-import=yes
 
 # List of qualified module names which can have objects that can redefine
 # builtins.