diff --git a/.github/workflows/herding_cats_explorer_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/herding_cats_explorer_tests.yml
index 3767e47..7edc043 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/herding_cats_explorer_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/herding_cats_explorer_tests.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   test:
+    needs: lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/herding_cats_linting.yml b/.github/workflows/herding_cats_linting.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15fa5c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/herding_cats_linting.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: HerdingCats Linting
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - "**/*.py"
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install ruff
+
+      - name: Run Ruff linting
+        run: ruff check .