diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index b5c5c1b..132d026 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -76,13 +76,19 @@ tasks:
 
   unit-test:
     desc: Run the unit tests
+    vars:
+      # If CLI_ARGS are set, append them as an "and" after the -m unit
+      MARK_EXPR: unit{{if .CLI_ARGS}} and {{.CLI_ARGS}}{{end}}
     cmds:
-      - '{{.RUN_SCRIPT}} pytest --keep-baked-projects -m unit tests/'
+      - '{{.RUN_SCRIPT}} pytest --keep-baked-projects -m "{{.MARK_EXPR}}" tests/'
 
   integration-test:
     desc: Run the integration tests
+    vars:
+      # If CLI_ARGS are set, append them as an "and" after the -m integration
+      MARK_EXPR: integration{{if .CLI_ARGS}} and {{.CLI_ARGS}}{{end}}
     cmds:
-      - '{{.RUN_SCRIPT}} pytest --keep-baked-projects -m integration tests/'
+      - '{{.RUN_SCRIPT}} pytest --keep-baked-projects -m "{{.MARK_EXPR}}" tests/'
 
   update:
     desc: Update the project dev and runtime dependencies
diff --git a/docs/testing.md b/docs/testing.md
index f6c496d..e76c5e5 100644
--- a/docs/testing.md
+++ b/docs/testing.md
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ task unit-test          # Run unit tests only
 task integration-test   # Run integration tests only
 ```
 
+If you'd like to exclude tests that are marked a certain way, you can pass additional details to the above tasks, for instance:
+
+```bash
+task test -- "not slow" # Skip slow tests
+```
+
 ### What Template Tests Cover
 
 - **Generation Validation**: Tests with various input combinations to ensure valid project generation
diff --git a/tests/test_cookiecutter.py b/tests/test_cookiecutter.py
index f786177..59c53aa 100755
--- a/tests/test_cookiecutter.py
+++ b/tests/test_cookiecutter.py
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ def test_autofix_hook(cookies, context):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
+@pytest.mark.slow
 def test_default_project(cookies):
     """
     Test a default project thoroughly
diff --git "a/{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md" "b/{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md"
similarity index 100%
rename from "{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md"
rename to "{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md"
diff --git "a/{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/Taskfile.yml" "b/{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/Taskfile.yml"
index 3cb6af8..bbafbea 100644
--- "a/{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/Taskfile.yml"	
+++ "b/{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/Taskfile.yml"	
@@ -164,17 +164,23 @@ tasks:
   unit-test:
     desc: Run the project unit tests
     deps: ["coverage-erase"]
+    vars:
+      # If CLI_ARGS are set, append them as an "and" after the -m unit
+      MARK_EXPR: unit{{ '{{if .CLI_ARGS}}' }} and {{ '{{.CLI_ARGS}}{{end}}' }}
     cmds:
-      - '{{ '{{.RUN_SCRIPT}}' }} pytest -m unit tests/'
+      - '{{ '{{.RUN_SCRIPT}}' }} pytest -m "{{ '{{.MARK_EXPR}}' }}" tests/'
 
   integration-test:
     desc: Run the project integration tests
     deps: ["coverage-erase"]
+    vars:
+      # If CLI_ARGS are set, append them as an "and" after the -m integration
+      MARK_EXPR: integration{{ '{{if .CLI_ARGS}}' }} and {{ '{{.CLI_ARGS}}{{end}}' }}
     status:
       # Only run integration tests when the PLATFORM is set to all or the same platform as we're running on
       - '{{ '{{if or (eq .PLATFORM "all") (eq .PLATFORM .LOCAL_PLATFORM) (not .PLATFORM)}}' }}exit 1{{ '{{else}}' }}exit 0{{ '{{end}}' }}'
     cmds:
-      - '{{ '{{.RUN_SCRIPT}}' }} pytest -m integration tests/'
+      - '{{ '{{.RUN_SCRIPT}}' }} pytest -m "{{ '{{.MARK_EXPR}}' }}" tests/'
 
   update:
     desc: Update the project dev and runtime dependencies
diff --git "a/{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/tests/test_integration.py" "b/{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/tests/test_integration.py"
index c0e6153..39920c2 100755
--- "a/{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/tests/test_integration.py"	
+++ "b/{{cookiecutter.project_name|replace(\" \", \"\")}}/tests/test_integration.py"	
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
+@pytest.mark.slow
 def test_project_tasks():
     """
     Test the project's task runner commands work together properly.