diff --git a/.github/workflows/black.yaml b/.github/workflows/black.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..637820a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/black.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: Lint
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: psf/black@stable
+        with:
+          version: "23.12.1"
+          args: ". --check --extend-exclude '.*_version\.py$'"
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 3bffb8d..92eb28f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ repos:
           - black
         files: ^(.+)(?<!\_version)\.py$
   - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 22.3.0
+    rev: 23.12.1
     hooks:
       - id: black
         args:
diff --git a/q2_amr/tests/card/test_reads.py b/q2_amr/tests/card/test_reads.py
index 4ff7d41..5ef00a4 100644
--- a/q2_amr/tests/card/test_reads.py
+++ b/q2_amr/tests/card/test_reads.py
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ def annotate_reads_card_test_body(self, read_type):
         ), patch("q2_amr.card.reads.read_in_txt", mock_read_in_txt), patch(
             "q2_amr.card.reads.create_count_table", mock_create_count_table
         ):
-
             # Run annotate_reads_card function
             result = annotate_reads_card(reads, card_db)
 
@@ -275,7 +274,6 @@ def test_visualize_annotation_stats(self):
             "q2_amr.card.reads.plot_sample_stats",
             side_effect=self.mock_plot_sample_stats,
         ), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
-
             # Run visualize_annotation_stats function
             visualize_annotation_stats(tmp, amr_reads_annotation)