diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_changed_files.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_changed_files.yml
index c7f085f77a30..3a7f17ad6b84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_changed_files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_changed_files.yml
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           . "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/scripts/common/lint_package_json_files" "${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.files }}"
 
+      # Validate package.json metadata:
+      - name: 'Validate package.json metadata'
+        if: success() || failure()
+        run: |
+          make validate-pkg-json FILES="${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.files }}"
+
       # Lint REPL help files...
       - name: 'Lint REPL help files'
         if: success() || failure()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/common/lint_package_json_files b/.github/workflows/scripts/common/lint_package_json_files
index f3644dcbbe74..21e0d7331fcd 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/common/lint_package_json_files
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/common/lint_package_json_files
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # @license Apache-2.0
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 The Stdlib Authors.
+# Copyright (c) 2026 The Stdlib Authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# Script to lint package.json files and check/update metadata fields.
+# Script to lint package.json files.
 #
 # Usage: lint_package_json_files file1 [file2 file3 ...]
 #
@@ -32,61 +32,14 @@ root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 # Define the path to a utility for linting package.json files:
 lint_package_json="${root}/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/lint/pkg-json/bin/cli"
 
-# Define the path to the package name validation tool:
-validate_package_names="${root}/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/lint/pkg-json-names/bin/cli"
-
-# Define paths to utilities for updating package.json metadata fields:
-update_package_json_directories="${root}/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/scripts/update_directories"
-update_package_json_gypfile="${root}/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/scripts/update_gypfile"
-
 # Files to process:
 files_to_process="$*"
 
-# Initialize needs_changes flag:
-needs_changes=0
-
 # Lint package.json files:
 files=$(echo "${files_to_process}" | tr ' ' '\n' | awk -F/ '$NF=="package.json"' | tr '\n' ' ' | sed 's/ $//')
 if [ -n "${files}" ]; then
 	echo "Linting package.json files..."
 	printf '%s' "${files}" | "${lint_package_json}" --split=" "
-
-	echo "Validating package names..."
-	if ! printf '%s' "${files}" | "${validate_package_names}" --split=" "; then
-		echo "ERROR: Package name validation failed"
-		needs_changes=1
-	fi
 else
 	echo "No package.json files to lint."
 fi
-
-# Check if metadata fields need to be updated in package.json files of affected packages:
-dirs=$(echo "${files_to_process}" | tr ' ' '\n' | \
-	xargs dirname | \
-	sed -E 's/\/(benchmark|bin|data|docs|etc|examples|include|lib|scripts|src|test)(\/.*)?$//' | \
-	sort -u)
-
-echo "Checking package.json files in directories: ${dirs}"
-for dir in ${dirs}; do
-	echo "Checking package.json in ${dir}..."
-	package_json="${dir}/package.json"
-	if [ ! -f "${package_json}" ]; then
-		continue
-	fi
-	original_content=$(cat "${package_json}")
-
-	"${update_package_json_directories}" "${dir}"
-	"${update_package_json_gypfile}" "${dir}"
-
-	new_content=$(cat "${package_json}")
-	if [ "$original_content" != "$new_content" ]; then
-		echo "ERROR: package.json in ${dir} needs updates to directories and/or gypfile fields"
-		git --no-pager diff "${package_json}"
-		needs_changes=1
-	fi
-done
-
-# Exit with failure if any needed changes were detected:
-if [ $needs_changes -eq 1 ]; then
-	exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/scripts/validate_package_json_files b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/scripts/validate_package_json_files
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..ad4aeabee5d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/scripts/validate_package_json_files
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# @license Apache-2.0
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2026 The Stdlib Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Script to validate package.json metadata fields.
+#
+# Usage: validate_package_json_files file1 [file2 file3 ...]
+#
+# Arguments:
+#
+#   file1       File path.
+#   file2       File path.
+#   file3       File path.
+
+# Determine root directory:
+root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+
+# Define the path to the package name validation tool:
+validate_package_names="${root}/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/lint/pkg-json-names/bin/cli"
+
+# Define paths to utilities for updating package.json metadata fields:
+update_package_json_directories="${root}/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/scripts/update_directories"
+update_package_json_gypfile="${root}/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/package-json/scripts/update_gypfile"
+
+# Files to process:
+files_to_process="$*"
+
+# Initialize needs_changes flag:
+needs_changes=0
+
+# Validate package.json package names:
+files=$(echo "${files_to_process}" | tr ' ' '\n' | awk -F/ '$NF=="package.json"' | tr '\n' ' ' | sed 's/ $//')
+if [ -n "${files}" ]; then
+	echo "Validating package names..."
+	if ! printf '%s' "${files}" | "${validate_package_names}" --split=" "; then
+		echo "ERROR: Package name validation failed"
+		needs_changes=1
+	fi
+else
+	echo "No package.json files to validate."
+fi
+
+# Check if metadata fields need to be updated in package.json files of affected packages:
+dirs=$(echo "${files_to_process}" | tr ' ' '\n' | \
+	xargs dirname | \
+	sed -E 's/\/(benchmark|bin|data|docs|etc|examples|include|lib|scripts|src|test)(\/[^@]*)?$//' | \
+	sort -u)
+
+echo "Checking package.json files in directories: ${dirs}"
+for dir in ${dirs}; do
+	echo "Checking package.json in ${dir}..."
+	package_json="${dir}/package.json"
+	if [ ! -f "${package_json}" ]; then
+		continue
+	fi
+	original_content=$(cat "${package_json}")
+
+	"${update_package_json_directories}" "${dir}"
+	"${update_package_json_gypfile}" "${dir}"
+
+	new_content=$(cat "${package_json}")
+	if [ "$original_content" != "$new_content" ]; then
+		echo "ERROR: package.json in ${dir} needs updates to directories and/or gypfile fields"
+		git --no-pager diff "${package_json}"
+		needs_changes=1
+	fi
+done
+
+# Exit with failure if any needed changes were detected:
+if [ $needs_changes -eq 1 ]; then
+	exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/tools/git/hooks/pre-commit b/tools/git/hooks/pre-commit
index dbee4c6e1076..ec3df9b9a3ad 100644
--- a/tools/git/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/tools/git/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -254,6 +254,20 @@ run_lint() {
 	else
 		task_status 'skipped'
 	fi
+	add_task 'validate_package_json'
+	if [[ -z "${skip_package_json}" ]]; then
+		files=$(echo "${changed_files}" | tr '\n' ' ')
+		make FILES="${files}" validate-pkg-json > /dev/null >&2
+		if [[ "$?" -ne 0 ]]; then
+			task_status 'failed'
+			echo '' >&2
+			echo 'package.json metadata out of date' >&2
+			return 1
+		fi
+		task_status 'passed'
+	else
+		task_status 'skipped'
+	fi
 	# Lint REPL help files...
 	add_task 'lint_repl_help'
 	if [[ -z "${skip_repl_help}" ]]; then
diff --git a/tools/make/lib/lint/package_json.mk b/tools/make/lib/lint/package_json.mk
index bd1ba86d1473..4c537056b589 100644
--- a/tools/make/lib/lint/package_json.mk
+++ b/tools/make/lib/lint/package_json.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ PACKAGE_JSON_LINTER ?= $(TOOLS_PKGS_DIR)/lint/pkg-json/bin/cli
 # Define the command-line options to be used when invoking the executable:
 PACKAGE_JSON_LINTER_FLAGS ?=
 
+# Define the path for script validating `package.json` metadata:
+VALIDATE_PKG_JSON ?= "${TOOLS_PKGS_DIR}/package-json/scripts/validate_package_json_files"
+
 
 # RULES #
 
@@ -38,3 +41,17 @@ lint-pkg-json: $(NODE_MODULES)
 	$(QUIET) NODE_PATH="$(NODE_PATH)" $(NODE) "$(PACKAGE_JSON_LINTER)" $(PACKAGE_JSON_LINTER_FLAGS) "$(ROOT_DIR)"
 
 .PHONY: lint-pkg-json
+
+#/
+# Validates `package.json` metadata associated with a list of files.
+#
+# @param {string} FILES - list of file paths
+#
+# @example
+# make validate-pkg-json FILES='/foo/lib/index.js /bar/package.json'
+#/
+validate-pkg-json: $(NODE_MODULES)
+	$(QUIET) echo 'Validating package.json metadata...'
+	$(QUIET) $(VALIDATE_PKG_JSON) $(FILES)
+
+.PHONY: validate-pkg-json