diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2582a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Run lint
+
+on: [ push, pull_request ]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        path:
+          - .
+          - examples
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
+        with:
+          # version of golangci-lint to use in form of v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version
+          version: latest
+          working-directory: ${{ matrix.path }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 870d1a2f..fe8a775a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -20,18 +20,6 @@ jobs:
         go test -v -race ./...
     - name: Test examples
       run: cd examples && go test -v -race ./...
-  lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v1
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Lint
-        run: |
-          docker run --rm -v `pwd`:/go/src/k8s.io/klog -w /go/src/k8s.io/klog \
-            golangci/golangci-lint:v1.50.1 golangci-lint run --disable-all -v \
-            -E govet -E misspell -E gofmt -E ineffassign -E golint
   apidiff:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.base_ref
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d77d65f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+linters:
+  disable-all: true
+  enable: # sorted alphabetical
+    - gofmt
+    - misspell
+    - revive