diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index de54bc074c53e6ac5e6da1ea27873a513bafa81d_TkVXUy5yc3Q=..587f1c601633e0af541a7dfe3c837053f0ac25a7_TkVXUy5yc3Q= 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 18.1.0
 ------
 
-Use pylint colorized output.
+Add pylint output format option and default to a colorized output.
 
 18.0.1
 ------
diff --git a/odoo_scripts/docker_pylint.py b/odoo_scripts/docker_pylint.py
index de54bc074c53e6ac5e6da1ea27873a513bafa81d_b2Rvb19zY3JpcHRzL2RvY2tlcl9weWxpbnQucHk=..587f1c601633e0af541a7dfe3c837053f0ac25a7_b2Rvb19zY3JpcHRzL2RvY2tlcl9weWxpbnQucHk= 100644
--- a/odoo_scripts/docker_pylint.py
+++ b/odoo_scripts/docker_pylint.py
@@ -52,8 +52,15 @@
         default=[],
         nargs="+",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--pylint-output-format",
+        help="Run pylint with the --output-format provided (for example colorized or "
+        "parseable)",
+        dest="pylint_output_format",
+        default="colorized",
+    )
 
 
 def apply_pylint(namespace: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     """Run pylint if the option was set."""
     if _PYLINT_DEST in namespace and getattr(namespace, _PYLINT_DEST):
@@ -55,9 +62,13 @@
 
 
 def apply_pylint(namespace: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     """Run pylint if the option was set."""
     if _PYLINT_DEST in namespace and getattr(namespace, _PYLINT_DEST):
-        return pylint(getattr(namespace, _PYLINT_DEST), get_build_options(namespace))
+        return pylint(
+            getattr(namespace, _PYLINT_DEST),
+            get_build_options(namespace),
+            namespace.pylint_output_format,
+        )
     return 0
 
 
@@ -71,7 +82,9 @@
     return apply_pylint(nmspc)
 
 
-def pylint(modules: List[str], build_options: List[str]):
+def pylint(
+    modules: List[str], build_options: List[str], output_format: str = "colorized"
+):
     """Run pylint"""
     config = Config()
     mounts: List[Mount]
@@ -96,7 +109,7 @@
         config.local_tag,
         {
             "entrypoint": "pylint",
-            "command": ["--output-format=colorized"] + modules,
+            "command": [f"--output-format={output_format}"] + modules,
             # needed to write in the cache
             "user": "root",
             "mounts": mounts,