diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index f35cd5aa..3b03aa2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install Golang
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: '1.21.x'
       - name: Build FFI
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ jobs:
         run: make lint-check
         working-directory: rvsol
 
-  # go-lint:
-  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-  #   timeout-minutes: 20
-  #   steps:
-  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-  #     - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-  #       with:
-  #         go-version: '1.21.x'
-  #         cache: false
-  #     - name: golangci-lint
-  #       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
-  #       with:
-  #         version: latest
+  rvgo-lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.21.x'
+          cache: false
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
+        with:
+          version: latest
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da6389d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+run:
+  timeout: 5m
+linters:
+  enable:
+    - goimports
+    - sqlclosecheck
+    - bodyclose
+    - asciicheck
+    - misspell
+    - errorlint
diff --git a/rvgo/Makefile b/rvgo/Makefile
index b6437f72..6137f225 100644
--- a/rvgo/Makefile
+++ b/rvgo/Makefile
@@ -24,3 +24,11 @@ clean:
 test:
 	go test ./...
 .PHONY: test
+
+lint-check:
+	golangci-lint run
+.PHONY: lint-check
+
+lint-fix:
+	golangci-lint run --fix
+.PHONY: lint-fix
diff --git a/rvgo/cmd/load_elf.go b/rvgo/cmd/load_elf.go
index 7b217cb0..df72bfde 100644
--- a/rvgo/cmd/load_elf.go
+++ b/rvgo/cmd/load_elf.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"debug/elf"
 	"fmt"
+
 	cannon "github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/cannon/cmd"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-service/jsonutil"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
diff --git a/rvgo/cmd/process_preimage_oracle.go b/rvgo/cmd/process_preimage_oracle.go
index 440e7e15..b8ea6c2f 100644
--- a/rvgo/cmd/process_preimage_oracle.go
+++ b/rvgo/cmd/process_preimage_oracle.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ func (p *ProcessPreimageOracle) Close() error {
 func (p *ProcessPreimageOracle) wait() {
 	err := p.cmd.Wait()
 	var waitErr error
-	if err, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); !ok || !err.Success() {
+	var exitErr *exec.ExitError
+	if !errors.As(err, &exitErr) || !exitErr.Success() {
 		waitErr = err
 	}
 	p.cancelIO(fmt.Errorf("%w: pre-image server has exited", waitErr))
diff --git a/rvgo/fast/memory.go b/rvgo/fast/memory.go
index 9215be1d..766d37b2 100644
--- a/rvgo/fast/memory.go
+++ b/rvgo/fast/memory.go
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (m *Memory) GetUnaligned(addr uint64, dest []byte) {
 			l = 32
 		}
 		var zeroes [32]byte
-		d = copy(dest[d:], zeroes[:l])
+		copy(dest[d:], zeroes[:l])
 	} else {
 		copy(dest[d:], p.Data[pageAddr:])
 	}
diff --git a/rvgo/fast/state.go b/rvgo/fast/state.go
index 64e36483..77c36f58 100644
--- a/rvgo/fast/state.go
+++ b/rvgo/fast/state.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package fast
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
diff --git a/rvgo/fast/vm.go b/rvgo/fast/vm.go
index d9d77100..889a1461 100644
--- a/rvgo/fast/vm.go
+++ b/rvgo/fast/vm.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (inst *InstrumentedState) riscvStep() (outErr error) {
 			if err, ok := errInterface.(error); ok {
 				outErr = fmt.Errorf("revert: %w", err)
 			} else {
-				outErr = fmt.Errorf("revert: %v", err)
+				outErr = fmt.Errorf("revert: %v", err) // nolint:errorlint
 			}
 
 		}
diff --git a/rvgo/fast/witness.go b/rvgo/fast/witness.go
index 295af378..63e030da 100644
--- a/rvgo/fast/witness.go
+++ b/rvgo/fast/witness.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (wit *StepWitness) EncodeStepInput(localContext LocalContext) []byte {
 	input = append(input, uint64ToBytes32(32*3+32+uint64(len(wit.State))+abiStatePadding)...)
 	// local context in bytes
 	input = append(input, common.Hash(localContext).Bytes()...)
-	
+
 	// state data length in bytes
 	input = append(input, uint64ToBytes32(uint64(len(wit.State)))...)
 	input = append(input, wit.State[:]...)
diff --git a/rvgo/fast/yul256.go b/rvgo/fast/yul256.go
index 02cfcf22..19fcd9aa 100644
--- a/rvgo/fast/yul256.go
+++ b/rvgo/fast/yul256.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func beWordAsB32(v U256) [32]byte {
 	return v.Bytes32()
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func add(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	out.Add(&x, &y)
 	return
@@ -32,21 +33,25 @@ func mul(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	return
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func div(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	out.Div(&x, &y)
 	return
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func sdiv(x, y U256) (out U256) { // note: signed overflow semantics are the same between Go and EVM assembly
 	out.SDiv(&x, &y)
 	return
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func mod(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	out.Mod(&x, &y)
 	return
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func smod(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	out.SMod(&x, &y)
 	return
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ func not(x U256) (out U256) {
 	return
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func lt(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	if x.Lt(&y) {
 		out.SetUint64(1)
@@ -64,6 +70,7 @@ func lt(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	return
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func gt(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	if x.Gt(&y) {
 		out.SetUint64(1)
@@ -71,6 +78,7 @@ func gt(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	return
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func slt(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	if x.Slt(&y) {
 		out.SetUint64(1)
@@ -78,6 +86,7 @@ func slt(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	return
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func sgt(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	if x.Sgt(&y) {
 		out.SetUint64(1)
@@ -85,6 +94,7 @@ func sgt(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	return
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func eq(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	if x.Eq(&y) {
 		out.SetUint64(1)
@@ -92,6 +102,7 @@ func eq(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	return
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func iszero(x U256) bool {
 	return x.IsZero()
 }
@@ -106,6 +117,7 @@ func or(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	return
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func xor(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	out.Xor(&x, &y)
 	return
@@ -130,6 +142,7 @@ func shr(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 }
 
 // returns y >> x (signed)
+// nolint:unused
 func sar(x, y U256) (out U256) {
 	if !x.IsUint64() && x.Uint64() >= 256 {
 		return
diff --git a/rvgo/fast/yul64.go b/rvgo/fast/yul64.go
index ffdcbc25..c9b0099f 100644
--- a/rvgo/fast/yul64.go
+++ b/rvgo/fast/yul64.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func shortToU256(v uint16) U256 {
 	return *uint256.NewInt(uint64(v))
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func longToU256(v uint64) U256 {
 	return *uint256.NewInt(v)
 }
diff --git a/rvgo/slow/yul64.go b/rvgo/slow/yul64.go
index 5bcd11a8..08dc87af 100644
--- a/rvgo/slow/yul64.go
+++ b/rvgo/slow/yul64.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func shortToU256(v uint16) U256 {
 	return *uint256.NewInt(uint64(v))
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func longToU256(v uint64) U256 {
 	return *uint256.NewInt(v)
 }
diff --git a/rvgo/test/evm_test.go b/rvgo/test/evm_test.go
index af9af170..2a318e29 100644
--- a/rvgo/test/evm_test.go
+++ b/rvgo/test/evm_test.go
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ func testContracts(t require.TestingT) *Contracts {
 	}
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func addTracer(t *testing.T, env *vm.EVM, addrs *Addresses, contracts *Contracts) {
 	//env.Config.Tracer = logger.NewMarkdownLogger(&logger.Config{}, os.Stdout)