diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d4f9acf87..839dc9f78 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-.PHONY: all clean release force_release
+.PHONY: all lint clean release force_release
 
 all:
 	@awk -F: '/^[[:alpha:]].*:/ && !/^all:/ {print $$1}' Makefile
 
+lint:
+	SKIP=black-format pre-commit run --all-files --hook-stage manual
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf build/ dist/ .eggs/ .tox/
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cb6c88c2..5ae43dc46 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -148,11 +148,8 @@ To lint, and apply automatic code formatting, run:
 pre-commit run --all-files
 ```
 
-Code formatting can also be done by itself by running:
-
-```
-black .
-```
+- Linting without modifying code can be done with: `make lint`
+- Auto-formatting without other lint checks can be done with: `black .`
 
 To typecheck, run: