diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 134637b633..dcb02ad118 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: install install-dev install-pre-commit test style check docs docs-serve
+.PHONY: install install-dev install-pre-commit test unit style check docs docs-serve
 
 install:
 	pip install -e .
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ install-pre-commit:
 test:
 	python -m unittest
 
+unit:
+	SKIP_INTEGRATION=1 python -m unittest
+
 style:
 	pre-commit run --all-files
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0db8feb963..da03aeca0f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -470,7 +470,9 @@ make docs-serve
 ## Run Tests and Lint
 
 ```
-make check  # Set SKIP_INTEGRATION=1 to skip integration tests
+make style  # Only linter checks
+make unit   # Only unit tests & linter checks
+make check  # Full test suite & linter checks
 ```
 
 ## Benchmarks