diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1628050..5d32449 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ test =
 
 [tool:pytest]
 junit_suite_name = template-package
+markers =
+    flake8
+    linter
 
 [options.entry_points]
 
diff --git a/test/spell_check.words b/test/spell_check.words
index 52c70fc..577de28 100644
--- a/test/spell_check.words
+++ b/test/spell_check.words
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 apache
 iterdir
+linter
 pathlib
+pydocstyle
 pytest
 scspell
 setuptools
diff --git a/test/test_copyright_license.py b/test/test_copyright_license.py
index e701370..dffe460 100644
--- a/test/test_copyright_license.py
+++ b/test/test_copyright_license.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import sys
 
+import pytest
 
+
+@pytest.mark.linter
 def test_copyright_license():
     missing = check_files([Path(__file__).parents[1]])
     assert not len(missing), \
@@ -25,8 +28,8 @@ def check_files(paths):
             if not content:
                 continue
             lines = content.splitlines()
-            has_copyright = \
-                any(line for line in lines if line.startswith('# Copyright'))
+            has_copyright = any(filter(
+                lambda line: line.startswith('# Copyright'), lines))
             has_license = \
                 '# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0' in lines
             if not has_copyright or not has_license:
diff --git a/test/test_flake8.py b/test/test_flake8.py
index 3792f47..cd42005 100644
--- a/test/test_flake8.py
+++ b/test/test_flake8.py
@@ -5,15 +5,21 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import sys
 
-from flake8 import LOG
-from flake8.api.legacy import get_style_guide
+import pytest
 
 
-# avoid debug and info messages from flake8 internals
-LOG.setLevel(logging.WARN)
+@pytest.mark.flake8
+@pytest.mark.linter
+def test_flake8():
+    from flake8.api.legacy import get_style_guide
 
+    # avoid debug / info / warning messages from flake8 internals
+    logging.getLogger('flake8').setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+
+    # for some reason the pydocstyle logger changes to an effective level of 1
+    # set higher level to prevent the output to be flooded with debug messages
+    logging.getLogger('pydocstyle').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
-def test_flake8():
     style_guide = get_style_guide(
         extend_ignore=['D100', 'D104'],
         show_source=True,
@@ -43,9 +49,6 @@ def test_flake8():
         if report_tests.total_errors:
             report_tests._application.formatter.show_statistics(
                 report_tests._stats)
-        print(
-            'flake8 reported {total_errors} errors'
-            .format_map(locals()), file=sys.stderr)
+        print(f'flake8 reported {total_errors} errors', file=sys.stderr)
 
-    assert not total_errors, \
-        'flake8 reported {total_errors} errors'.format_map(locals())
+    assert not total_errors, f'flake8 reported {total_errors} errors'
diff --git a/test/test_spell_check.py b/test/test_spell_check.py
index f016c1b..7c1559b 100644
--- a/test/test_spell_check.py
+++ b/test/test_spell_check.py
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
-from scspell import Report
-from scspell import SCSPELL_BUILTIN_DICT
-from scspell import spell_check
-
 
 spell_check_words_path = Path(__file__).parent / 'spell_check.words'
 
@@ -18,7 +14,12 @@ def known_words():
     return spell_check_words_path.read_text().splitlines()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.linter
 def test_spell_check(known_words):
+    from scspell import Report
+    from scspell import SCSPELL_BUILTIN_DICT
+    from scspell import spell_check
+
     source_filenames = [Path(__file__).parents[1] / 'setup.py'] + \
         list(
             (Path(__file__).parents[1] / 'template_package')
@@ -36,21 +37,23 @@ def test_spell_check(known_words):
 
     unknown_word_count = len(report.unknown_words)
     assert unknown_word_count == 0, \
-        'Found {unknown_word_count} unknown words: '.format_map(locals()) + \
+        f'Found {unknown_word_count} unknown words: ' + \
         ', '.join(sorted(report.unknown_words))
 
     unused_known_words = set(known_words) - report.found_known_words
     unused_known_word_count = len(unused_known_words)
     assert unused_known_word_count == 0, \
-        '{unused_known_word_count} words in the word list are not used: ' \
-        .format_map(locals()) + ', '.join(sorted(unused_known_words))
+        f'{unused_known_word_count} words in the word list are not used: ' + \
+        ', '.join(sorted(unused_known_words))
 
 
+@pytest.mark.linter
 def test_spell_check_word_list_order(known_words):
     assert known_words == sorted(known_words), \
         'The word list should be ordered alphabetically'
 
 
+@pytest.mark.linter
 def test_spell_check_word_list_duplicates(known_words):
     assert len(known_words) == len(set(known_words)), \
         'The word list should not contain duplicates'