diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index e433eb8c..489aa01a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-name: Lints
+name: Styling and lints
 on: [push, pull_request]
+
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Run lints
@@ -8,8 +9,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Run ruff
         uses: astral-sh/ruff-action@v3
-        src: >-
-          kernels
+        with:
+          src: kernels/src kernels/tests
 
   black:
     name: Run black check
@@ -24,28 +25,22 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: 3.12
 
-      - name: Install black
-        run: uv pip install black
-
       - name: Check formatting
-        run: |
-          uv run black --check kernels
+        run: uv run --with black black --check kernels/src kernels/tests
 
-  validate-dependencies:
-    name: Validate python_depends.json
+  isort:
+    name: Run isort check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      UV_PYTHON_PREFERENCE: only-managed
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      - name: Install uv and set the python version
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-
-      - name: Validate python_depends.json is up-to-date
-        run: |
-          python ( cd kernels && update_python_depends.py --validate ) || {
-            echo "Error: python_depends.json is out of date."
-            echo "Please run: python update_python_depends.py"
-            exit 1
-          }
+          python-version: 3.12
+
+      - name: Check import sorting
+        run: uv run --with isort isort --check-only --diff kernels/src kernels/tests
+
diff --git a/kernels/Makefile b/kernels/Makefile
index 7d6b214c..1eea7060 100644
--- a/kernels/Makefile
+++ b/kernels/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: style
+.PHONY: style quality
 
 export check_dirs := src tests
 
@@ -11,3 +11,8 @@ style:
 	black ${check_dirs}
 	isort ${check_dirs}
 	ruff check ${check_dirs} --fix
+
+quality:
+	black --check ${check_dirs}
+	isort --check-only --diff ${check_dirs}
+	ruff check ${check_dirs}
diff --git a/kernels/tests/test_tvm_ffi.py b/kernels/tests/test_tvm_ffi.py
index faa4deb2..abc5cd82 100644
--- a/kernels/tests/test_tvm_ffi.py
+++ b/kernels/tests/test_tvm_ffi.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 
-from kernels import get_kernel, install_kernel, get_local_kernel
-
+from kernels import get_kernel, get_local_kernel, install_kernel
 
 relu_supported_devices = ["cpu", "cuda", "xpu"]