diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8699b14..cc99e25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,13 @@ jobs:
                     python-version: "3.10"
             -   run: pip install mypy
             -   run: mypy --install-types --non-interactive
+
+    pylint:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+            - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+              with:
+                  python-version: "3.12"
+            - run: pip install pylint
+            - run: pylint --verbose --fail-under=10 --rcfile .pylintrc cmake_file_api
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e17bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+disable=
+    c-extension-no-member,
+    consider-iterating-dictionary,
+    consider-using-f-string,
+    invalid-name,
+    line-too-long,
+    logging-fstring-interpolation,
+    missing-class-docstring,
+    missing-function-docstring,
+    missing-module-docstring,
+    R0801,
+    raise-missing-from,
+    redefined-builtin,
+    redefined-outer-name,
+    too-few-public-methods,
+    too-many-arguments,
+    too-many-instance-attributes,
+    too-many-locals,
+    too-many-positional-arguments,
+    unspecified-encoding,
+    unused-argument,