diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
index 8aabe3760..698fdb368 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.8", "3.10"]
-        requirements-file: ["pt2", "pt13"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -23,5 +22,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements/${{ matrix.requirements-file }}.txt
-          pip install .
\ No newline at end of file
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          pip install .
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5506c38d8..4abb5b6e8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 *.py[cod]
 
 # envs
-.pt13
-.pt2
+.venv
 
 # directories
 /checkpoints
 /dist
 /outputs
 /build
-/src
\ No newline at end of file
+/src
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63611d991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Contains helpful make targets for development
+
+.venv: requirements.txt ## Create a virtual environment and install dependencies
+	python3 -m venv --clear .venv
+	.venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean: ## Remove the virtual environment
+	@rm -rf .venv
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61fa687b8..ad4afced2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ This is assuming you have navigated to the `generative-models` root after clonin
 
 ```shell
 # install required packages from pypi
-python3 -m venv .pt2
-source .pt2/bin/activate
-pip3 install -r requirements/pt2.txt
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
 #### 3. Install `sgm`
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2cc502168..89c38d1e7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [tool.hatch.envs.ci.scripts]
 test-inference = [
     "pip install torch==2.0.1+cu118 torchvision==0.15.2+cu118 torchaudio==2.0.2+cu118 --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu118",
-    "pip install -r requirements/pt2.txt",    
+    "pip install -r requirements.txt",    
     "pytest -v tests/inference/test_inference.py {args}",
 ]
diff --git a/requirements/pt2.txt b/requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from requirements/pt2.txt
rename to requirements.txt