diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_precommit b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_precommit
index 07d657f1fd..278d0bb0f3 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_precommit
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_precommit
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:22.04
 WORKDIR /opt/cp2k-precommit
 COPY ./tools/precommit/ /opt/cp2k-precommit/
 RUN ./install_requirements.sh
+ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Install sources.
 WORKDIR /opt/cp2k
diff --git a/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py b/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
index a188b670aa..55c1a175a9 100755
--- a/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
+++ b/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:22.04
 WORKDIR /opt/cp2k-precommit
 COPY ./tools/precommit/ /opt/cp2k-precommit/
 RUN ./install_requirements.sh
+ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Install sources.
 WORKDIR /opt/cp2k
diff --git a/tools/precommit/install_requirements.sh b/tools/precommit/install_requirements.sh
index 4a69e84fd8..7723d16b69 100755
--- a/tools/precommit/install_requirements.sh
+++ b/tools/precommit/install_requirements.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
   less \
   nano \
   python3 \
+  python3-venv \
   python3-pip \
   python3-wheel \
   python3-setuptools \
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends \
   wget
 rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Create and activate a virtual environment for Python packages.
+python3 -m venv /opt/venv
+export PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
 # Install Python packages. Upgrade via:
 #   pip3 install black flask gunicorn mdformat-gfm cmake-format
 #   pip3 freeze > requirements.txt