diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ff9f06045..5da33975ed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ reports:
 	mkdir -p $@
 
 black: reports
-	(set -o pipefail && $@ $(BLACK_ARGS) --skip-string-normalization --fast --line-length 160 awx awxkit awx_collection | tee reports/$@.report)
+	(set -o pipefail && $@ $(BLACK_ARGS) awx awxkit awx_collection | tee reports/$@.report)
 
 genschema: reports
 	$(MAKE) swagger PYTEST_ARGS="--genschema --create-db "
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3496e7ac91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 160
+fast = true
+skip-string-normalization = true