diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e30e003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 100
+extend-ignore = E221,E501
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c42f168..75335fc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [tool.hatch.envs.lint.scripts]
+lint = [
+    "- flake8 src/lambda_calculus",
+    "- pylint src/lambda_calculus"
+]
 typecheck = "mypy -p lambda_calculus"
 release = [
     "typecheck"
@@ -79,6 +83,9 @@ warn_unused_ignores = true
 warn_return_any = true
 warn_unreachable = true
 
+[tool.pylint]
+max-line-length = 100
+
 [tool.coverage.run]
 source_pkgs = ["lambda_calculus"]
 branch = true
diff --git a/src/lambda_calculus/visitors/normalisation.py b/src/lambda_calculus/visitors/normalisation.py
index 346d939..9406733 100644
--- a/src/lambda_calculus/visitors/normalisation.py
+++ b/src/lambda_calculus/visitors/normalisation.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class BetaNormalisingVisitor(Visitor[Iterator[Step], str]):
     def skip_intermediate(self, term: terms.Term[str]) -> terms.Term[str]:
         """
         Calculate the beta normal form directly.
-        
+
         :param term: term which should be transformed into ist beta normal form
         :return: new term representing the beta normal form if it exists
         """
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def visit_abstraction(self, abstraction: terms.Abstraction[str]) -> Iterator[Ste
     def beta_reducation(self, abstraction: terms.Abstraction[str], argument: terms.Term[str]) -> Generator[Step, None, terms.Term[str]]:
         """
         Perform beta reduction of an application.
-        
+
         :param abstraction: abstraction of the application
         :param argument: argument of the application
         :return: Generator yielding steps and returning the reduced term