diff --git a/.yamllint b/.yamllint
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5270c528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yamllint
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+extends: default
+
+rules:
+  braces:
+    max-spaces-inside: 1
+    level: error
+  brackets:
+    max-spaces-inside: 1
+    level: error
+  commas: disable
+  comments: disable
+  comments-indentation: disable
+  document-start: disable
+  indentation:
+    spaces: consistent
+    indent-sequences: consistent
+  line-length: disable
+  truthy:
+    check-keys: false
diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 483b3bf9..0acfb9d8 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ endif
 GOTEST := $(GO) test
 GOTEST_DIR :=
 ifneq ($(CIRCLE_JOB),)
-ifneq ($(shell command -v gotestsum > /dev/null),)
+ifneq ($(shell command -v gotestsum 2> /dev/null),)
 	GOTEST_DIR := test-results
 	GOTEST := gotestsum --junitfile $(GOTEST_DIR)/unit-tests.xml --
 endif
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ endif
 .PHONY: common-yamllint
 common-yamllint:
 	@echo ">> running yamllint on all YAML files in the repository"
-ifeq (, $(shell command -v yamllint > /dev/null))
+ifeq (, $(shell command -v yamllint 2> /dev/null))
 	@echo "yamllint not installed so skipping"
 else
 	yamllint .