diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 577f060..ecac318 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,39 @@ pylint:
       - ./pylint/
     expire_in: 1 week
 
+pylint-check:
+  stage: Formatter
+  needs: []
+  allow_failure: true
+  before_script:
+    - pip install pylint pylint-exit anybadge
+    - apt-get update
+    - apt-get install -y bc
+  script:
+    # Identify changed Python files
+    - if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "merge_request_event" ]; then
+        TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME);
+        CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $SOURCE_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA $TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
+      else
+        CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA $CI_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
+      fi
+    - if [ -z "$CHANGED_FILES" ]; then echo "No Python files changed."; exit 0; fi
+
+    # Run pylint only on changed files
+    - mkdir ./pylint
+    - pylint $CHANGED_FILES --output-format=text . | tee ./pylint/pylint_changed_files.log || pylint-exit $?
+    - PYLINT_SCORE=$(sed -n 's/^Your code has been rated at \([-0-9.]*\)\/.*/\1/p' ./pylint/pylint_changed_files.log)
+    - echo "Pylint score is $PYLINT_SCORE"
+
+    # Fail the job if the pylint score is below 9
+    - if [ "$(echo "$PYLINT_SCORE < 9" | bc)" -eq 1 ]; then echo "Your pylint score is below the acceptable threshold (9)."; exit 1; fi
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - ./pylint/
+    expire_in: 1 week
+
+
+
 pytest:
   stage: Test
   script: