diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2e80bf48..ef27c8ab 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ down-maintenance: ## Stop the maintenance mode
 	fi \
 	,)
 
+.PHONY: venv
+venv: .venv ## Creates a python virtual environment with dev tools (pip, pylint, ...)
+.venv:
+	@python3 -m venv .venv
+	@.venv/bin/pip3 install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
+	@.venv/bin/pip3 install typer
+	@echo "To activate the venv, execute 'source .venv/bin/activate'"
+
 # Misc: info & clean
 .PHONY: info info-vars info-local
 info: ## Displays some important info