diff --git a/copier.yml b/copier.yml
index 5be8572..a4022ab 100644
--- a/copier.yml
+++ b/copier.yml
@@ -194,3 +194,7 @@ github_ci_extra_env:
 
     Example: {"KEY": "VALUE"}
   when: *ci_is_github
+
+convert_readme_fragments_to_markdown:
+  default: "{% if odoo_version < 17.0 -%}no{% else %}yes{% endif %}"
+  type: bool
diff --git a/src/.pre-commit-config.yaml.jinja b/src/.pre-commit-config.yaml.jinja
index aca9cdf..52dc2a5 100644
--- a/src/.pre-commit-config.yaml.jinja
+++ b/src/.pre-commit-config.yaml.jinja
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ repos:
           - --org-name={{ org_slug }}
           - --repo-name={{ repo_slug }}
           - --if-source-changed
+          {%- if convert_readme_fragments_to_markdown %}
+          - --convert-fragments-to-markdown
+          {%- endif %}
       {%- if use_pyproject_toml and generate_requirements_txt %}
       - id: oca-gen-external-dependencies
       {%- endif %}