diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 82f00f1..d58e921 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ junit-py*
 docs/_build
 .cache
 build
+.env*
+.eggs
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8573637..1598964 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ python:
 # - pypy still no pypy 2.6
 
 install:
-  - pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
-  - pip install --upgrade .[test]
+  - make install
 
-script: py.test pygal/ --flake8 --cov-report= --cov=pygal
+script:
+  - make lint
+  - make check
 
 after_success: coveralls
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac3624f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+include Makefile.config
+-include Makefile.custom.config
+
+all: install lint check check-outdated
+
+install:
+	test -d $(VENV) || virtualenv $(VENV) -p $(PYTHON_VERSION)
+	$(PIP) install --upgrade --no-cache pip setuptools -e .[test] devcore
+
+clean:
+	rm -fr $(VENV)
+	rm -fr *.egg-info
+
+lint:
+	$(PYTEST) --flake8 -m flake8 $(PROJECT_NAME)
+	$(PYTEST) --isort -m isort $(PROJECT_NAME)
+
+check:
+	$(PYTEST) $(PROJECT_NAME) $(PYTEST_ARGS) --cov-report= --cov=pygal
+
+check-outdated:
+	$(PIP) list --outdated --format=columns
+
+release:
+	git pull
+	$(eval VERSION := $(shell PROJECT_NAME=$(PROJECT_NAME) $(VENV)/bin/devcore bump $(LEVEL)))
+	git commit -am "Bump $(VERSION)"
+	git tag $(VERSION)
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py sdist bdist_wheel upload
+	git push
+	git push --tags
diff --git a/Makefile.config b/Makefile.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90a12e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.config
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+PROJECT_NAME = pygal
+
+# Python env
+PYTHON_VERSION ?= python
+VENV = $(PWD)/.env$(if $(filter $(PYTHON_VERSION),python),,-$(PYTHON_VERSION))
+PIP = $(VENV)/bin/pip
+PYTHON = $(VENV)/bin/python
+PYTEST = $(VENV)/bin/py.test
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 40a8157..bdae69e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [wheel]
 universal = 1
 
-[pytest]
+[tool:pytest]
 flake8-ignore =
     *.py E731 E402
     pygal/__init__.py F401