diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6e936b9..79a6517 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Documentation: https://pre-commit.com/
 
 repos:
-  # Basic file checks first (fast and foundational)
+    # Basic file checks first (fast and foundational)
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v6.0.0
     hooks:
@@ -13,36 +13,36 @@ repos:
     -   id: check-added-large-files
         args: ["--maxkb=102400"]
 
-  # Format TOML files early (before other tools might read config)
+      # Format TOML files early (before other tools might read config)
 -   repo: https://github.com/pappasam/toml-sort
     rev: v0.24.4
     hooks:
     -   id: toml-sort
         args: ["--in-place"]
 
-  # Python syntax upgrades (should run before linting/formatting)
+      # Python syntax upgrades (should run before linting/formatting)
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
     rev: v3.21.2
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
         args: ["--py311-plus"]
 
-  # Import sorting (should run before Ruff to avoid conflicts)
+      # Import sorting (should run before Ruff to avoid conflicts)
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-isort
     rev: v5.10.1
     hooks:
     -   id: isort
         args: ["--profile", "black"]
 
-  # Ruff for linting and formatting Python files
+      # Ruff for linting and formatting Python files
 -   repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
     rev: v0.15.12
     hooks:
     -   id: ruff-check
         args: ["--fix"]
-    -   id: ruff-format  # Add Ruff formatter
+    -   id: ruff-format     # Add Ruff formatter
 
-  # nbQA to run Ruff on Jupyter Notebooks (after Python tools)
+      # nbQA to run Ruff on Jupyter Notebooks (after Python tools)
 -   repo: https://github.com/nbQA-dev/nbQA
     rev: 1.9.1
     hooks:
@@ -51,19 +51,25 @@ repos:
         args: ["--fix"]
         additional_dependencies: ["ruff"]
 
-  # Final cleanup (whitespace and newlines)
+      # validates CITATION.cff file formatting expectations
+-   repo: https://github.com/citation-file-format/cffconvert
+    rev: 054bda51dbe278b3e86f27c890e3f3ac877d616c
+    hooks:
+    -   id: validate-cff
+
+      # Final cleanup (whitespace and newlines)
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v6.0.0
     hooks:
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer
     -   id: trailing-whitespace
 
-  # Keep pre-commit itself up to date (run last)
+      # Keep pre-commit itself up to date (run last)
 -   repo: https://gitlab.com/vojko.pribudic.foss/pre-commit-update
     rev: v0.9.0
     hooks:
     -   id: pre-commit-update
-        args: ["--verbose"]
+        args: ["--verbose", "--exclude", "cffconvert"]
 
 -   repo: local
     hooks:
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ repos:
         name: ShellCheck
         description: Test shell scripts with ShellCheck
         entry: shellcheck
-        language: python
+        language: system
         types: [shell]
         args: ["--exclude=SC1091"]
         require_serial: true
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a102884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: If you use Buscar, please cite it using the metadata from the CITATION.cff file.
+title: Single-cell hit calling in high-content imaging screens with Buscar
+date-released: 2026-05-09
+authors:
+  - family-names: Serrano
+    given-names: Erik
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4188-9080
+    email: erik.serrano@cuanschutz.com
+  - family-names: Weishan
+    given-names: Li
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4643-9372
+  - family-names: Bunten
+    given-names: Dave
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6041-3665
+  - family-names: Way
+    given-names: Gregory
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0503-9348
+license: BSD-3-Clause
+identifiers:
+  - type: doi
+    value: 10.64898/2026.04.15.718737
+repository-code: https://github.com/WayScience/buscar
+abstract: Buscar is a Python framework for prioritizing compounds in high-content imaging drug screening using single-cell profiles.