diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 000d706..02c3518 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,18 +26,21 @@ LD_FLAGS = \
 # and prepare the local changes for submission.
 #
 # Usage: `make clean`
+.PHONY: clean
 clean: tidy vet fmt fix
 
 # The `run` target is intended to build and
 # execute the Docker image for the plugin.
 #
 # Usage: `make run`
+.PHONY: run
 run: build docker-build docker-run
 
 # The `tidy` target is intended to clean up
 # the Go module files (go.mod & go.sum).
 #
 # Usage: `make tidy`
+.PHONY: tidy
 tidy:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Tidying Go module"
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ tidy:
 # Go source code for potential issues.
 #
 # Usage: `make vet`
+.PHONY: vet
 vet:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Vetting Go code"
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ vet:
 # Go source code to meet the language standards.
 #
 # Usage: `make fmt`
+.PHONY: fmt
 fmt:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Formatting Go Code"
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ fmt:
 # Go source code using old APIs.
 #
 # Usage: `make fix`
+.PHONY: fix
 fix:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Fixing Go Code"
@@ -74,6 +80,7 @@ fix:
 # the tests for the Go source code.
 #
 # Usage: `make test`
+.PHONY: test
 test:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Testing Go Code"
@@ -84,6 +91,7 @@ test:
 # open the test coverage report.
 #
 # Usage: `make test-cover`
+.PHONY: test-cover
 test-cover:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Creating test coverage report"
@@ -96,6 +104,7 @@ test-cover:
 # the Go source code into a binary.
 #
 # Usage: `make build`
+.PHONY: build
 build:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Building release/vela-scp binary"
@@ -116,6 +125,7 @@ build:
 # the Go source code into a statically linked binary.
 #
 # Usage: `make build-static`
+.PHONY: build-static
 build-static:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Building static release/vela-scp binary"
@@ -137,6 +147,7 @@ build-static:
 # when used within a CI environment.
 #
 # Usage: `make build-static-ci`
+.PHONY: build-static-ci
 build-static-ci:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Building CI static release/vela-scp binary"
@@ -155,6 +166,7 @@ build-static-ci:
 # dependencies from the Go module that need updates.
 #
 # Usage: `make check`
+.PHONY: check
 check: check-install
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Checking dependencies for updates"
@@ -164,6 +176,7 @@ check: check-install
 # dependencies from the Go module that need updates.
 #
 # Usage: `make check-direct`
+.PHONY: check-direct
 check-direct: check-install
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Checking direct dependencies for updates"
@@ -173,6 +186,7 @@ check-direct: check-install
 # all dependencies from the Go module.
 #
 # Usage: `make check-full`
+.PHONY: check-full
 check-full: check-install
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Checking all dependencies for updates"
@@ -182,6 +196,7 @@ check-full: check-install
 # the tool used to check dependencies from the Go module.
 #
 # Usage: `make check-install`
+.PHONY: check-install
 check-install:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Installing psampaz/go-mod-outdated"
@@ -191,6 +206,7 @@ check-install:
 # non-test dependencies for the Go module.
 #
 # Usage: `make bump-deps`
+.PHONY: bump-deps
 bump-deps: check
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Upgrading dependencies"
@@ -200,6 +216,7 @@ bump-deps: check
 # all dependencies for the Go module.
 #
 # Usage: `make bump-deps-full`
+.PHONY: bump-deps-full
 bump-deps-full: check
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Upgrading all dependencies"
@@ -209,6 +226,7 @@ bump-deps-full: check
 # the Docker image for the plugin.
 #
 # Usage: `make docker-build`
+.PHONY: docker-build
 docker-build:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Building vela-scp:local image"
@@ -220,6 +238,7 @@ docker-build:
 # for integration testing the plugins work with other systems.
 #
 # Usage: `make docker-test`
+.PHONY: docker-test
 docker-test:
 	@test/integration-tests.sh
 
@@ -227,6 +246,7 @@ docker-test:
 # the Docker image for the scp plugin.
 #
 # Usage: `make docker-run-scp`
+.PHONY: docker-run-scp
 docker-run-scp:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Executing vela-scp:local image"
@@ -247,6 +267,7 @@ docker-run-scp:
 # the Docker image for the ssh plugin.
 #
 # Usage: `make docker-run-ssh`
+.PHONY: docker-run-ssh
 docker-run-ssh:
 	@echo
 	@echo "### Executing vela-ssh:local image"