diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 0184a2266..795b6278a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -38,18 +38,21 @@ jobs:
         pip install --upgrade -r <(grep -Ev '^allennlp$' requirements.txt)
         pip install --upgrade -r dev-requirements.txt
 
+    - name: Show pip freeze
+      run: |
+        pip freeze
+
     - name: Lint
       run: |
-        flake8 -v
-        black -v --check .
+        make lint
 
     - name: Type check
       run: |
-        mypy allennlp_models --ignore-missing-imports --no-strict-optional --no-site-packages
+        make typecheck
 
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
-        pytest --cov=allennlp_models/ --cov-report=xml
+        make test-with-cov
 
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
       if: matrix.python == '3.7'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 27cc69141..faed318da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,16 +26,15 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Lint
       run: |
-        flake8 -v
-        black -v --check .
+        make lint
 
     - name: Type check
       run: |
-        mypy allennlp_models --ignore-missing-imports --no-strict-optional --no-site-packages
+        make typecheck
 
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
-        pytest -v
+        make test
 
     - name: Build Package
       run: |
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..807d68f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+.PHONY : lint
+lint :
+	flake8 -v
+	black -v --check .
+
+.PHONY : typecheck
+typecheck :
+	mypy allennlp_models --ignore-missing-imports --no-strict-optional --no-site-packages
+
+.PHONY : test
+test :
+	pytest -v --color=yes
+
+.PHONY : test-with-cov
+test-with-cov :
+	pytest -v --color=yes --cov=allennlp_models/ --cov-report=xml