diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 63a15efe..156f3043 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,27 +3,76 @@ on:
   - push
   - pull_request
 
+env:
+  GO_VERSION: "1.17"
+
 jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Lint
+    runs-on: "windows-2019"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+      - name: Run golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        with:
+          args: --verbose --timeout 8m --max-issues-per-linter 0 --max-same-issues 0
+        continue-on-error: true # remove when lint issues are fixed
+
+  go-generate:
+    name: Validate Go Generate
+    runs-on: "windows-2019"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+      - name: Verify generated files
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          Write-Output "::group::go generate"
+          go generate -x .\...
+          Write-Output "::endgroup::"
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            Write-Output "::error title=Go Generate::Error running go generate."
+            exit $LASTEXITCODE
+          }
+          git add -N .
+          Write-Output "::group::git diff"
+          git diff --stat --exit-code
+          Write-Output "::endgroup::"
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            Write-Output "::error ::Generated files are not up to date. Please run ``go generate .\...``."
+            exit $LASTEXITCODE
+          }
+
   test:
+    needs:
+      - lint
+      - go-generate
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [windows-2019, windows-2022, ubuntu-latest]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '^1.17.0'
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
       - run: go test -gcflags=all=-d=checkptr -v ./...
 
   build:
-    runs-on: 'windows-2019'
+    needs:
+      - test
+    runs-on: "windows-2019"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '^1.17.0'
-
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
       - run: go build ./pkg/etw/sample/
       - run: go build ./tools/etw-provider-gen/
-      - run: go build ./wim/validate/
\ No newline at end of file
+      - run: go build ./tools/mkwinsyscall/
+      - run: go build ./wim/validate/
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a60f3fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+run:
+  timeout: 2m
+
+output:
+  print-issued-lines: false
+
+issues:
+  max-same-issues: 5
+
+linters:
+  enable:
+    - containedctx # struct contain a context
+    - contextcheck # function uses a non-inherited context
+    - dupl # code clone
+    - errname # erorrs are named correctly
+    - errorlint # errors not wrapped for 1.13
+    - goconst # strings that should be constants
+    - gofmt
+    - gosec # security
+    - misspell
+    - nestif # deeply nested ifs
+    - nilnil # returns nil error and invalid value
+    - prealloc
+    - predeclared # shadows Go predeclared identifier
+    - revive # go-lint replacement
+    - structcheck # unused struct fields
+    - stylecheck
+    - unconvert # unnecessary conversions
+    - unparam # unused function params
+    - wastedassign
+    - whitespace # leading and trailing whitespace
+
+linters-settings:
+  stylecheck:
+    checks:
+      - "all"
+  govet:
+    enable-all: true