diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b725978..20c8044 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ifneq ($(shell test $(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR) -ge 3 -a $(PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR) -ge
 endif
 
 
-.PHONY: pybinding venv doc clean
+.PHONY: pybinding install devel venv doc clean
 
 
 pybinding:
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ install: venv
 	@+$(MAKE) -C src frontend
 	@. $(VENV_PATH)/bin/activate && pip install src/dist/msspec-$(VERSION).tar.gz
 
+devel: venv
+	@+$(MAKE) -C src pybinding
+	@+$(MAKE) -C src frontend
+	@. $(VENV_PATH)/bin/activate && pip install -e src/
+
 venv:
 	virtualenv --python=$(PYTHON_EXE) --prompt="(msspec-$(VERSION)) " $(VENV_PATH)
 	. $(VENV_PATH)/bin/activate && pip install --upgrade pip && pip install -r src/pip.freeze