diff --git a/spacy/tests/package/test_requirements.py b/spacy/tests/package/test_requirements.py
index 9e83d5fb1..fab1e8218 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/package/test_requirements.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/package/test_requirements.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def test_build_dependencies():
         "flake8",
         "hypothesis",
         "pre-commit",
+        "cython-lint",
         "black",
         "isort",
         "mypy",