diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-format.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-format.yml
index 569bb95..343add7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-format.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# This is a format job. Pre-commit has a first-party GitHub action, so we use
-# that: https://github.com/pre-commit/action
-
 name: Format
 
 on:
@@ -9,15 +6,4 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   pre-commit:
-    name: Format
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5.0.0
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.10'
-    - name: Install system hooks
-      run: sudo apt install -qq cppcheck
-    - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
-      with:
-        extra_args: --all-files --hook-stage manual
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-ci-format.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-ci-format.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-ci-format.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9f173e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-ci-format.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Format
+# This is a format job. Pre-commit has a first-party GitHub action, so we use
+# that: https://github.com/pre-commit/action
+# The pre-commit configuration is in .pre-commit-config.yaml
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+jobs:
+  pre-commit:
+    name: Format
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      AMENT_CPPCHECK_ALLOW_SLOW_VERSIONS: true
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5.0.0
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.10'
+    - name: Install system hooks
+      run: sudo apt install -qq clang-format-14 cppcheck
+    - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
+      with:
+        extra_args: --all-files --hook-stage manual