diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index cdc07006a..af0d748da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  pre_commit:
+    name: Run pre-commit
+    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
+    steps:
+      - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/pre-commit@v0.1a17
+
   test_suite:
     name: Tests on ${{ matrix.os }} with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    needs: [pre_commit]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -72,6 +79,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test_pip:
     name: Pip tests on ${{ matrix.os }} with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    needs: [pre_commit]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/datashader/core.py b/datashader/core.py
index 8f94b1ed6..b7b9c5cfc 100644
--- a/datashader/core.py
+++ b/datashader/core.py
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ def area(self, source, x, y, agg=None, axis=0, y_stack=None):
         Aggregate two area regions across all rows. The first starting
         with coordinates df.A1 by df.B1 and the second with coordinates
         df.A2 by df.B2. Both regions are filled to the y=0 line
-        >>> agg = cvs.area(df, x=['A1', 'A2'], y=['B1', 'B2'],
+        >>> agg = cvs.area(df, x=['A1', 'A2'], y=['B1', 'B2'],  # doctest: +SKIP
                            agg=ds.count(), axis=0)
         ... tf.shade(agg)
 
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ def area(self, source, x, y, agg=None, axis=0, y_stack=None):
         Aggregate 6 length-2 area regions, one per row, where the ith region
         starts with coordinates [df.A1[i], df.A2[i]] by [df.B1[i], df.B2[i]]
         and is filled to the y=0 line
-        >>> agg = cvs.area(df, x=['A1', 'A2'], y=['B1', 'B2'],
+        >>> agg = cvs.area(df, x=['A1', 'A2'], y=['B1', 'B2'],  # doctest: +SKIP
                            agg=ds.count(), axis=1)
         ... tf.shade(agg)