diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index 81848d7dcf7..137957045a6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   description: "Black: The uncompromising Python code formatter"
   entry: black
   language: python
-  language_version: python3
   minimum_pre_commit_version: 2.9.2
   require_serial: true
   types_or: [python, pyi]
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@
     "Black: The uncompromising Python code formatter (with Jupyter Notebook support)"
   entry: black
   language: python
-  language_version: python3
   minimum_pre_commit_version: 2.9.2
   require_serial: true
   types_or: [python, pyi, jupyter]
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a678aaefc2a..a4b8e01fb93 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 - Add support for formatting Jupyter Notebook files (#2357)
 - Move from `appdirs` dependency to `platformdirs` (#2375)
 
+### Integrations
+
+- The provided pre-commit hooks no longer specify `language_version` to avoid overriding
+  `default_language_version` (#2430)
+
 ## 21.7b0
 
 ### _Black_