diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d6e61793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+run:
+  deadline: 5m
+
+linters:
+  disable-all: true
+  enable:
+    #- bodyclose
+    - deadcode
+    #- depguard
+    #- dogsled
+    #- dupl
+    - errcheck
+    #- exhaustive
+    #- funlen
+    - gas
+    #- gochecknoinits
+    - goconst
+    #- gocritic
+    #- gocyclo
+    #- gofmt
+    - goimports
+    - golint
+    #- gomnd
+    #- goprintffuncname
+    #- gosec
+    #- gosimple
+    - govet
+    - ineffassign
+    - interfacer
+    #- lll
+    - maligned
+    - megacheck
+    #- misspell
+    #- nakedret
+    #- noctx
+    #- nolintlint
+    #- rowserrcheck
+    #- scopelint
+    #- staticcheck
+    - structcheck
+    #- stylecheck
+    #- typecheck
+    - unconvert
+    #- unparam
+    #- unused
+    - varcheck
+    #- whitespace
+  fast: false
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3255e06f2..0821efdca 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 language: go
 
 stages:
-  - diff
   - test
   - build
 
@@ -10,20 +9,20 @@ go:
   - 1.15.x
   - tip
 
+env: GO111MODULE=on
+
 before_install:
   - go get -u github.com/kyoh86/richgo
   - go get -u github.com/mitchellh/gox
+  - curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin latest
 
 matrix:
   allow_failures:
     - go: tip
   include:
-    - stage: diff
-      go: 1.14.x
-      script: make fmt
     - stage: build
       go: 1.14.x
       script: make cobra_generator
 
-script: 
+script:
  - make test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e9740d1e1..472c73bf1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
 BIN="./bin"
 SRC=$(shell find . -name "*.go")
 
+ifeq (, $(shell which golangci-lint))
+$(warning "could not find golangci-lint in $(PATH), run: curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sh")
+endif
+
 ifeq (, $(shell which richgo))
 $(warning "could not find richgo in $(PATH), run: go get github.com/kyoh86/richgo")
 endif
 
-.PHONY: fmt vet test cobra_generator install_deps clean
+.PHONY: fmt lint test cobra_generator install_deps clean
 
 default: all
 
-all: fmt vet test cobra_generator	
+all: fmt test cobra_generator
 
 fmt:
 	$(info ******************** checking formatting ********************)
 	@test -z $(shell gofmt -l $(SRC)) || (gofmt -d $(SRC); exit 1)
 
-test: install_deps vet
+lint:
+	$(info ******************** running lint tools ********************)
+	golangci-lint run -v
+
+test: install_deps lint
 	$(info ******************** running tests ********************)
 	richgo test -v ./...
 
@@ -28,9 +36,5 @@ install_deps:
 	$(info ******************** downloading dependencies ********************)
 	go get -v ./...
 
-vet:
-	$(info ******************** vetting ********************)
-	go vet ./...
-
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BIN)