diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+.PHONY: test lint release
+
+# Run unit tests with pytest
+test:
+	pytest
+
+# Lint the codebase using flake8 and pydocstyle
+lint:
+	flake8 .
+	pydocstyle faster_llm
+
+# Publish a new release to PyPI using poetry
+release:
+	poetry publish --build
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
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+version: '3'
+
+tasks:
+  test:
+    desc: Run the unit test suite
+    cmds:
+      - pytest
+
+  lint:
+    desc: Lint the codebase
+    cmds:
+      - flake8 .
+      - pydocstyle faster_llm
+
+  release:
+    desc: Publish a new release via Poetry
+    cmds:
+      - poetry publish --build