diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28d70672c..bb69ace03 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ DOC_FILES := \
 	runtime-config.md \
 	runtime-config-linux.md \
 	glossary.md
+EPOCH_TEST_COMMIT := 041eb73d2e0391463894c04c8ac938036143eba3
 
 docs: pdf html
+.PHONY: docs
 
 pdf:
 	@mkdir -p output/ && \
@@ -40,6 +42,22 @@ html:
 	vbatts/pandoc -f markdown_github -t html5 -o /output/docs.html $(patsubst %,/input/%,$(DOC_FILES)) && \
 	ls -sh $(shell readlink -f output/docs.html)
 
+.PHONY: test .govet .golint .gitvalidation
+
+test: .govet .golint .gitvalidation
+
+# `go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/vet`
+.govet:
+	go vet -x ./...
+
+# `go get github.com/golang/lint/golint`
+.golint:
+	golint ./...
+
+# `go get github.com/vbatts/git-validation`
+.gitvalidation:
+	git-validation -q -run DCO,short-subject -v -range $(EPOCH_TEST_COMMIT)..HEAD
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf output/ *~