diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0de9c765..209d1e4a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,16 @@ dist:
 test:
 	python3 -m unittest discover --start-directory tests/python --pattern "bindings_test*.py"
 
+examples:
+	@for f in examples/python/example*.py; do \
+		echo "=== $$f ==="; \
+		python3 "$$f" || exit 1; \
+	done
+
+install:
+	pip install .
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf *.egg-info build dist tmp var tests/__pycache__ hnswlib.cpython*.so
 
-.PHONY: dist
+.PHONY: dist test examples install clean