diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
index 5d2b1576f7..ba6dfbcdb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.install-deps.outcome == 'success' }}
         run: .github/workflows/script/verify-pr-checks.sh
 
-      - name: Run pr-checks tests
+      - name: Run pr-checks checks
         if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.install-deps.outcome == 'success' }}
         working-directory: pr-checks
-        run: npx tsx --test
+        run: npm run checks
 
       - name: Run `pr-checks/changenotes.ts` to ensure that all unreleased change notes are valid
         if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.install-deps.outcome == 'success' }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76ac14cf2d..31607ff78a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     "test": "npm run ava -- src/",
     "test-debug": "npm run test -- --timeout=20m",
     "transpile": "tsc --build --verbose tsconfig.json",
-    "update-pr-checks": "./pr-checks/sync.sh"
+    "update-pr-checks": "./pr-checks/sync.sh",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "workspaces": [
diff --git a/pr-checks/package.json b/pr-checks/package.json
index 343f943814..f96b919c15 100644
--- a/pr-checks/package.json
+++ b/pr-checks/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
   "private": true,
   "description": "Dependencies for codeql-action scripts",
   "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "test": "npx tsx --test",
+    "checks": "npm run typecheck && npm run test"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^2.0.3",
     "@actions/github": "^8.0.1",
diff --git a/pr-checks/tsconfig.json b/pr-checks/tsconfig.json
index e0a6c856c9..367148ab9a 100644
--- a/pr-checks/tsconfig.json
+++ b/pr-checks/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
     "noEmit": true
   },
   "include": ["./**/*.ts", "../src/**/*.ts"],
-  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "../src/**/*.test.ts"]
 }