diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index f73a61e923..2a05106e15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -20,28 +20,52 @@ jobs:
             python: python3.12
             repos: 'el9toel10,common'
             container: ubi9
+          - name: Run python linters for el9toel10 and common repositories on python 3.12
+            python: python3.12
+            repos: 'el9toel10,common'
+            container: ubi9-lint
           - name: Run unit tests for el9toel10 and common repositories on python 3.9
             python: python3.9
             repos: 'el9toel10,common'
             container: ubi9
+          - name: Run python linters for el9toel10 and common repositories on python 3.9
+            python: python3.9
+            repos: 'el9toel10,common'
+            container: ubi9-lint
           # 8to9
           - name: Run unit tests for el8toel9 and common repositories on python 3.9
             python: python3.9
             repos: 'el8toel9,common'
             container: ubi9
+          - name: Run python linters for el8toel9 and common repositories on python 3.9
+            python: python3.9
+            repos: 'el8toel9,common'
+            container: ubi9-lint
           - name: Run unit tests for el8toel9 and common repositories on python 3.6
             python: python3.6
             repos: 'el8toel9,common'
             container: ubi8
+          - name: Run python linters for el8toel9 and common repositories on python 3.6
+            python: python3.6
+            repos: 'el8toel9,common'
+            container: ubi8-lint
           # 7to8
           - name: Run unit tests for el7toel8 and common repositories on python 3.6
             python: python3.6
             repos: 'el7toel8,common'
             container: ubi8
+          - name: Run python linters for el7toel8 and common repositories on python 3.6
+            python: python3.6
+            repos: 'el7toel8,common'
+            container: ubi8-lint
           - name: Run unit tests for el7toel8 and common repositories on python 2.7
             python: python2.7
             repos: 'el7toel8,common'
             container: ubi7
+          - name: Run python linters for el7toel8 and common repositories on python 2.7
+            python: python2.7
+            repos: 'el7toel8,common'
+            container: ubi7-lint
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
diff --git a/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi7 b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi7
index c38489e738..44625a7688 100644
--- a/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi7
+++ b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi7
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ RUN yum -y install python27-python-pip && \
     python -m pip install --ignore-installed pip==20.3.4 ipaddress virtualenv
 
 WORKDIR /payload
-ENTRYPOINT make install-deps && make test
+ENTRYPOINT make install-deps && make test_no_lint
diff --git a/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi7-lint b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi7-lint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed54898592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi7-lint
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi7/ubi:7.9
+
+VOLUME /payload
+
+RUN yum update -y && \
+    yum install python-virtualenv python-setuptools make git -y
+
+# NOTE(ivasilev,pstodulk) We need at least pip v10.0.1, however centos:7
+# provides just v8.1.2 (via EPEL). So do this: install epel repos -> install
+# python2-pip -> use pip to update to specific pip version we require. period
+# NOTE(pstodulk) I see we take care about pip for py3 inside the Makefile,
+# however I am afraid of additional possible troubles in future because of the
+# archaic pip3 version (v9.0.1). As we want to run tests for Py2 and Py3 in ci
+# always anyway, let's put py3 installation here as well..
+# Dropped Python3 as it is now added in its own container on RHEL8
+
+# This is some trickery: We install python27-python-pip from the scl, use the scl to bootstrap the python
+# module of pip version 20.3.0 and then make it update to 20.3.4 resulting the 'pip' command to be available.
+# The --target approach doesn't add it, but at least we now have pip 20.3.4 installed ;-)
+RUN yum -y install python27-python-pip && \
+    scl enable python27 -- pip install -U --target /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ pip==20.3.0 && \
+    python -m pip install --ignore-installed pip==20.3.4 ipaddress virtualenv
+
+WORKDIR /payload
+ENTRYPOINT make install-deps && make lint
diff --git a/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi8 b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi8
index 24cee963a2..4da60c18c4 100644
--- a/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi8
+++ b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi8
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ RUN dnf update -y && \
     dnf install python3-virtualenv python3-setuptools python3-pip make git -y
 
 WORKDIR /payload
-ENTRYPOINT make install-deps && make test
+ENTRYPOINT make install-deps && make test_no_lint
diff --git a/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi8-lint b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi8-lint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b5c48b2b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi8-lint
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:latest
+
+VOLUME /payload
+
+RUN dnf update -y && \
+    dnf install python3-virtualenv python3-setuptools python3-pip make git -y
+
+WORKDIR /payload
+ENTRYPOINT make install-deps && make lint
diff --git a/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi9 b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi9
index 1e616a9954..4d5d9985c8 100644
--- a/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi9
+++ b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi9
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ RUN dnf update -y && \
 RUN pip install virtualenv
 
 WORKDIR /payload
-ENTRYPOINT make install-deps && make test
+ENTRYPOINT make install-deps && make test_no_lint
diff --git a/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi9-lint b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi9-lint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be34173218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/container-tests/Containerfile.ubi9-lint
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi:latest
+
+VOLUME /payload
+
+RUN dnf update -y && \
+    dnf install python3-setuptools python3-pip make git -y
+
+RUN pip install virtualenv
+
+WORKDIR /payload
+ENTRYPOINT make install-deps && make lint