diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-flake8.yml
similarity index 62%
rename from .github/workflows/python-tests.yml
rename to .github/workflows/python-flake8.yml
index ae5e6b2870..7756c00f1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-flake8.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-name: Python Tests
+# This action is centrally managed in https://github.com/<organization>/.github/
+# Don't make changes to this file in this repo as they will be overwritten with changes made to the same file in
+# the above-mentioned repo.
+
+name: flake8
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -19,8 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
-          python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools flake8
 
       - name: Test with flake8
         run: |