diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index e7c341c..19ca877 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.4.31")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-serialization:1.4.31")
     implementation("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:6.1.0")
-    implementation("org.jlleitschuh.gradle:ktlint-gradle:9.4.1")
+    implementation("org.jlleitschuh.gradle:ktlint-gradle:10.0.0")
     implementation("com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.28.0")
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/be/simplenotes/junit-convention.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/be/simplenotes/junit-convention.gradle.kts
index 919ea4d..788afc3 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/be/simplenotes/junit-convention.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/be/simplenotes/junit-convention.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 tasks.withType<Test> {
-    useJUnitPlatform()
+    useJUnitPlatform {
+        excludeTags("slow")
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/persistence/test/DbHealthCheckImplTest.kt b/persistence/test/DbHealthCheckImplTest.kt
index a590e4f..2782e1a 100644
--- a/persistence/test/DbHealthCheckImplTest.kt
+++ b/persistence/test/DbHealthCheckImplTest.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package be.simplenotes.persistence
 
 import be.simplenotes.config.DataSourceConfig
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.parallel.ResourceLock
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class H2DbHealthCheckImplTest : DbTest() {
     }
 }
 
+@Tag("slow")
 @ResourceLock("mariadb")
 class MariaDbHealthCheckImplTest : DbTest() {
     lateinit var mariaDB: KMariadbContainer
diff --git a/persistence/test/notes/H2NoteRepositoryImplTests.kt b/persistence/test/notes/H2NoteRepositoryImplTests.kt
index f371d2b..36b41bc 100644
--- a/persistence/test/notes/H2NoteRepositoryImplTests.kt
+++ b/persistence/test/notes/H2NoteRepositoryImplTests.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import be.simplenotes.persistence.KMariadbContainer
 import be.simplenotes.persistence.h2dataSourceConfig
 import be.simplenotes.persistence.mariadbDataSourceConfig
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.parallel.ResourceLock
 
 @ResourceLock("h2")
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ internal class H2NoteRepositoryImplTests : BaseNoteRepositoryImplTest() {
     override fun dataSourceConfig() = h2dataSourceConfig()
 }
 
+@Tag("slow")
 @ResourceLock("mariadb")
 internal class MariaDbNoteRepositoryImplTests : BaseNoteRepositoryImplTest() {
     lateinit var mariaDB: KMariadbContainer
diff --git a/persistence/test/users/UserRepositoryImplTests.kt b/persistence/test/users/UserRepositoryImplTests.kt
index 15cfca6..b9cb863 100644
--- a/persistence/test/users/UserRepositoryImplTests.kt
+++ b/persistence/test/users/UserRepositoryImplTests.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import be.simplenotes.persistence.KMariadbContainer
 import be.simplenotes.persistence.h2dataSourceConfig
 import be.simplenotes.persistence.mariadbDataSourceConfig
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.parallel.ResourceLock
 
 @ResourceLock("h2")
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ internal class UserRepositoryImplTest : BaseUserRepositoryImplTest() {
     override fun dataSourceConfig() = h2dataSourceConfig()
 }
 
+@Tag("slow")
 @ResourceLock("mariadb")
 internal class MariaDbUserRepositoryImplTest : BaseUserRepositoryImplTest() {
     lateinit var mariaDB: KMariadbContainer