diff --git a/.gitallowed b/.gitallowed
deleted file mode 100644
index 767a184e6f..0000000000
--- a/.gitallowed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-token: ?"?\$\{\{\s*secrets\.GITHUB_TOKEN\s*\}\}"?
-github-token: ?"?\$\{\{\s*secrets\.GITHUB_TOKEN\s*\}\}"?
-token: ?"?\$\{\{\s*secrets\.DEPENDABOT_TOKEN\s*\}\}"?
-id-token: write
---token=\$\{\{\s*steps\.generate-token\.outputs\.token\s*\}\}
---token=\$GITHUB-TOKEN
---token="\$GITHUB-TOKEN"
-"accountId": "123456789012"
-accountId: "123456789012"
-"account": "123456789012"
-account: "123456789012"
-console\.log\(`access token : \${access_token}`\)
-.*CidrBlock.*
-.*Gemfile\.lock.*
-.*\.gitallowed.*
-.*nhsd-rules-deny.txt.*
-.*\.venv.*
-.*node_modules.*
-self.token = token
-.*poetry\.lock.*brotli.*platform_python_implementation.*
-password: ""
-token: "{{authorization_header_value}}"
-http://0\.0\.0\.0
---host 0\.0\.0\.0
diff --git a/.gitleaksignore b/.gitleaksignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41feae8fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitleaksignore
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+49ee7453e3f8aad31483888945a0af451cecca94:bruno/PSU/Pull_Request_Deployment/Apigee/Apigee_PULL_REQUEST_Notify_Callback.yml:generic-api-key:148
+49ee7453e3f8aad31483888945a0af451cecca94:bruno/PSU/Pull_Request_Deployment/Apigee/Apigee_PULL_REQUEST_Notify_Callback.yml:generic-api-key:198
+4202b41adcbac609aa626b5677dccb92c2141d14:bruno/PSU Collection/Pull Request Deployment/Apigee/Apigee PULL REQUEST Notify Callback.yml:generic-api-key:148
+4202b41adcbac609aa626b5677dccb92c2141d14:bruno/PSU Collection/Pull Request Deployment/Apigee/Apigee PULL REQUEST Notify Callback.yml:generic-api-key:198
+4c0318af471cb340e9f80f5b052bc9ffd96fc8a0:packages/nhsNotifyLambda/.jest/setEnvVars.js:generic-api-key:7
+c5a2eaf8199a2d63d11992703de5100f40e2441b:packages/nhsNotifyLambda/.jest/setEnvVars.js:generic-api-key:7
+06849808acb57396da9ee19ad49c9c7303285930:packages/nhsNotifyLambda/.jest/setEnvVars.js:generic-api-key:7
+2500c61930eda7dd415281cbf16f65db40afa29d:SAMtemplates/functions/main.yaml:generic-api-key:392
+0f940ea336b24c2d41a6612789f9263ff976a4b0:packages/nhsNotifyLambda/src/utils.ts:generic-api-key:17
+09519c4f2eac4d0275e645ff698ff095e0c8f607:packages/checkPrescriptionStatusUpdates/tests/testHander.test.ts:generic-api-key:67
+65004a5340565126d2309b28e4a2ffc49ff89216:packages/checkPrescriptionStatusUpdates/tests/testHander.test.ts:generic-api-key:67
+036ce12776ece652688e374c169d25cfb0c32be6:packages/checkPrescriptionStatusUpdates/tests/testHander.test.ts:generic-api-key:80
+036ce12776ece652688e374c169d25cfb0c32be6:packages/checkPrescriptionStatusUpdates/tests/testDynamoDBclient.test.ts:generic-api-key:136
+036ce12776ece652688e374c169d25cfb0c32be6:packages/checkPrescriptionStatusUpdates/tests/testDynamoDBclient.test.ts:generic-api-key:185
+8501c6774eaa45acf47777dc16233cda3cdff73f:packages/checkPrescriptionStatusUpdates/tests/testHander.test.ts:generic-api-key:119
+8501c6774eaa45acf47777dc16233cda3cdff73f:packages/checkPrescriptionStatusUpdates/tests/testDynamoDBclient.test.ts:generic-api-key:136
+8501c6774eaa45acf47777dc16233cda3cdff73f:packages/checkPrescriptionStatusUpdates/tests/testDynamoDBclient.test.ts:generic-api-key:185
+13c3d6d3754723fa2fa2fa47deac58d84844a285:packages/checkPrescriptionStatusUpdates/tests/testDynamoDBclient.test.ts:generic-api-key:131
+13c3d6d3754723fa2fa2fa47deac58d84844a285:packages/checkPrescriptionStatusUpdates/tests/testDynamoDBclient.test.ts:generic-api-key:176
+796fda23a4f8ab9c2100d414e90ba7a9390ff287:packages/specification/eps-prescription-status-update-api.yaml:generic-api-key:6
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 847e8dc9ce..5a7475ac4b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -179,15 +179,13 @@ repos:
         types_or: [sh, shell]
         pass_filenames: false
 
-  - repo: local
-    hooks:
-      - id: git-secrets
-        name: Git Secrets
-        description: git-secrets scans commits, commit messages, and --no-ff merges to prevent adding secrets into your git repositories.
+      - id: gitleaks
+        name: Git Leaks
+        description: gitleaks scans commits, commit messages, and --no-ff merges to prevent adding secrets into your git repositories.
         entry: bash
         args:
           - -c
-          - 'git-secrets --pre_commit_hook'
+          - "gitleaks git --pre-commit --redact --staged --verbose"
         language: system
 fail_fast: true
 default_stages: [pre-commit]