diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 805f37f..3e001da 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 ### Fixed
 
 - race condition in deploy task (#19)
+- pylint task ignored the test folder (the other linters did)
 
 
 ## [5.3.4] 2023-11-06
diff --git a/src/Taskfile.yaml b/src/Taskfile.yaml
index b6afe88..e406636 100644
--- a/src/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/src/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ tasks:
     desc: Find code smells, errors and style issues
     <<: *preparation
     cmds:
-      - poetry run pylint --exit-zero {{.PACKAGE}}
-      - poetry run pylint {{.PACKAGE}} {{.XML_PARAMS}}
+      - poetry run pylint --exit-zero tests {{.PACKAGE}}
+      - poetry run pylint tests {{.PACKAGE}} {{.XML_PARAMS}}
     vars:
       FORMAT: --output-format=pylint_junit.JUnitReporter
       JUNIT_FILE: ./{{.DIST_DIR}}/junit-pylint.xml