diff --git a/copier/_main.py b/copier/_main.py
index 96f5fac87..a17c63c39 100644
--- a/copier/_main.py
+++ b/copier/_main.py
@@ -1335,7 +1335,15 @@ def _apply_update(self) -> None:  # noqa: C901
                         # Remove ".rej" suffix
                         fname = fname[:-4]
                         # Undo possible non-rejected chunks
-                        git("checkout", "--", fname)
+                        git(
+                            # Ignore hooks to avoid errors from them or
+                            # issues when .pre-commit-config.yaml is changed
+                            "-c",
+                            f"core.hooksPath={os.devnull}",
+                            "checkout",
+                            "--",
+                            fname,
+                        )
                         # 3-way-merge the file directly
                         git(
                             "merge-file",
diff --git a/tests/test_updatediff.py b/tests/test_updatediff.py
index 79ce29f05..7c01c207a 100644
--- a/tests/test_updatediff.py
+++ b/tests/test_updatediff.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import platform
+import stat
 from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import rmtree
 from textwrap import dedent
@@ -480,6 +481,67 @@ def test_commit_hooks_respected(tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory) -> Non
         assert Path(f"{life}.rej").is_file()
 
 
+def test_post_checkout_hook_ignored(tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory) -> None:
+    """Ignore post-checkout hook when conflicts are encountered."""
+    # Prepare source template v1
+    src, dst = map(tmp_path_factory.mktemp, ("src", "dst"))
+    with local.cwd(src):
+        build_file_tree(
+            {
+                "copier.yml": (
+                    f"""
+                    _envops: {BRACKET_ENVOPS_JSON}
+                    _templates_suffix: {SUFFIX_TMPL}
+                    """
+                ),
+                "[[ _copier_conf.answers_file ]].tmpl": (
+                    """
+                    [[ _copier_answers|to_nice_yaml ]]
+                    """
+                ),
+                "test.txt": "This is a file",
+            }
+        )
+        git("init")
+        git("add", ".")
+        git("commit", "-m", "feat: commit 1")
+        git("tag", "v1")
+    # Copy source template
+    run_copy(
+        src_path=str(src),
+        dst_path=dst,
+    )
+    with local.cwd(dst):
+        git("init")
+        git("add", ".")
+        # Commit initial copy
+        git("commit", "-am", "feat: copied v1")
+        # Introduce conflict
+        Path("test.txt").write_text("This is a conflicting change")
+        git("add", ".")
+        git("commit", "-am", "feat: edit test.txt")
+        # Add post-checkout hook that fails
+        hook_file = Path(".git") / "hooks" / "post-checkout"
+        hook_file.write_text("exit 1")
+        hook_file.chmod(hook_file.stat().st_mode | stat.S_IXUSR)
+    # Evolve source template to v2
+    with local.cwd(src):
+        build_file_tree(
+            {
+                "test.txt": "This is an edited file in v2",
+            }
+        )
+        git("add", ".")
+        git("commit", "-m", "feat: Update post-checkout")
+        git("tag", "v2")
+    # Update subproject to v2
+    # No errors should be raised due to post-checkout hook
+    run_update(
+        dst_path=dst,
+        overwrite=True,
+    )
+
+
 def test_update_from_tagged_to_head(tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory) -> None:
     src, dst = map(tmp_path_factory.mktemp, ("src", "dst"))
     # Build a template