diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fbb3398e..709ce0b9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+T := dev/make_virtual_target
+
 PACKAGE_JSONS := package.json
 PACKAGE_JSONS += packages/backend/package.json
 PACKAGE_JSONS += packages/client/package.json
@@ -13,19 +15,28 @@ RUSTY_STUFF := $(foreach dir, $(RUST_DIR)/src, $(wildcard $(dir)/*))
 RUSTY_STUFF += $(foreach dir, $(RUST_DIR)/migration/src, $(wildcard $(dir)/*))
 RUSTY_STUFF += $(CARGO_TOMLS)
 
+MIGRATIONS := $(foreach dir, packages/backend/migration, $(wildcard $(dir)/*))
+MIGRATIONS += $(foreach dir, packages/backend/migration-neko, $(wildcard $(dir)/*))
+MIGRATIONS += $(foreach dir, $(RUST_DIR)/migration/src, $(wildcard $(dir)/*))
+
+UPDATE_SCRIPTS := update.sh
+UPDATE_SCRIPTS += $(foreach dir, neko/update, $(wildcard $(dir)/*))
+
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: build-image
 
 
 .PHONY: pre-commit
-pre-commit: shellcheck pnpm-lock.yaml $(RUST_DIR)/Cargo.lock regenerate-entities neko/index.js rust-lint
+pre-commit: shellcheck update-lockfiles regenerate-entities neko/index.js rust-lint
 
 
+.PHONY: update-lockfiles
+update-lockfiles: pnpm-lock.yaml $(RUST_DIR)/Cargo.lock
+
 pnpm-lock.yaml: pnpm-workspace.yaml $(PACKAGE_JSONS)
 	pnpm install
 
-
 $(RUST_DIR)/Cargo.lock: $(CARGO_TOMLS)
 	cd $(RUST_DIR) && cargo update
 
@@ -39,18 +50,25 @@ debug:
 
 
 .PHONY: shellcheck
-shellcheck:
-	shellcheck --external-sources update.sh
-	shellcheck --external-sources neko/update/*
+shellcheck: $(T)/shellcheck
+
+$(T)/shellcheck: $(UPDATE_SCRIPTS)
+	shellcheck --external-sources $^
+	touch $@
 
 
 .PHONY: rust-lint
-rust-lint:
+rust-lint: $(T)/rust-lint
+
+$(T)/rust-lint:
 	cd $(RUST_DIR) && pnpm run lint
+	touch $@
 
 
 .PHONY: regenerate-entities
-regenerate-entities:
+regenerate-entities: $(T)/regenerate-entities
+
+$(T)/regenerate-entities: $(MIGRATIONS)
 	pnpm run migrate
 	cd $(RUST_DIR) && \
 	sea-orm-cli generate entity \
@@ -66,6 +84,7 @@ regenerate-entities:
 	done
 	sed -i 's/#\[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum)\]/#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum)]\n#[napi_derive::napi]/' \
 	  $(RUST_DIR)/src/model/entity/sea_orm_active_enums.rs
+	touch $@
 
 
 neko/index.js: $(RUSTY_STUFF)
diff --git a/dev/make_virtual_target/.gitignore b/dev/make_virtual_target/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e7d2734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/make_virtual_target/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore