diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 50bd307c..6a4291f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ on:
       - master
 
 jobs:
-  flake8:
+  lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         - name: Run flake8
-          run: |
-            # ignore errors for long lines and multi-statement lines
-            pipx run flake8 --ignore=E501,E701,W503 .
+          run: make lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rstcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/rstcheck.yml
index 89635395..c27a54cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rstcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rstcheck.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,5 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install rstcheck
       - name: Run rstcheck
-        run: |
-          python -m rstcheck --ignore-directives autofunction README.rst reference/*.rst
+        run: make rstcheck
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbf1e79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+lint:
+# ignore errors for long lines and multi-statement lines
+	@pipx run flake8 --ignore=E501,E701,W503 .
+
+rstcheck:
+	@pipx run rstcheck --ignore-directives autofunction README.rst reference/*.rst
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 0052ccf4..afb69b66 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ Releases are done by running ``make-release.sh VERSION_GOES_HERE`` to build the
 Testing
 ~~~~~~~
 
+Prerequisite: `Install pipx <https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/installation/>`__.
+
 To run all the tests:
 
 .. code:: bash
@@ -306,13 +308,13 @@ To run static analysis:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-    python -m flake8 --ignore=E501,E701,W503 speech_recognition tests examples setup.py
+    make lint
 
 To ensure RST is well-formed:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-    python -m rstcheck README.rst reference/*.rst
+    make rstcheck
 
 Testing is also done automatically by GitHub Actions, upon every push.
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8de63858..33ac0595 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 [options.extras_require]
 dev =
-    flake8
-    rstcheck
     pytest
     pytest-randomly
     respx