diff --git a/cmd/analyze.go b/cmd/analyze.go
index 3753ad6..b7eeefc 100644
--- a/cmd/analyze.go
+++ b/cmd/analyze.go
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// application source path inside the container
-	SourceMountPath = filepath.Join(InputPath, "source")
+	SourceMountPath = path.Join(InputPath, "source")
 	// analyzer config files
-	ConfigMountPath = filepath.Join(InputPath, "config")
+	ConfigMountPath = path.Join(InputPath, "config")
 	// user provided rules path
-	RulesMountPath = filepath.Join(RulesetPath, "input")
+	RulesMountPath = path.Join(RulesetPath, "input")
 	// paths to files in the container
-	AnalysisOutputMountPath   = filepath.Join(OutputPath, "output.yaml")
-	DepsOutputMountPath       = filepath.Join(OutputPath, "dependencies.yaml")
-	ProviderSettingsMountPath = filepath.Join(ConfigMountPath, "settings.json")
+	AnalysisOutputMountPath   = path.Join(OutputPath, "output.yaml")
+	DepsOutputMountPath       = path.Join(OutputPath, "dependencies.yaml")
+	ProviderSettingsMountPath = path.Join(ConfigMountPath, "settings.json")
 )
 
 // kantra analyze flags
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (a *analyzeCommand) Validate() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w failed to get absolute path for input file %s", err, a.input)
 		}
 		// make sure we mount a file and not a dir
-		SourceMountPath = filepath.Join(SourceMountPath, filepath.Base(a.input))
+		SourceMountPath = path.Join(SourceMountPath, filepath.Base(a.input))
 		a.isFileInput = true
 	}
 	if a.mode != string(provider.FullAnalysisMode) &&
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func (a *analyzeCommand) getRulesVolumes() (map[string]string, error) {
 			}
 
 		} else {
-			rulesVolumes[r] = filepath.Join(RulesMountPath, filepath.Base(r))
+			rulesVolumes[r] = path.Join(RulesMountPath, filepath.Base(r))
 		}
 	}
 	if rulesetNeeded {
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func (a *analyzeCommand) getRulesVolumes() (map[string]string, error) {
 			a.log.V(1).Error(err, "failed to create temp ruleset", "path", tempRulesetPath)
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		rulesVolumes[tempDir] = filepath.Join(RulesMountPath, filepath.Base(tempDir))
+		rulesVolumes[tempDir] = path.Join(RulesMountPath, filepath.Base(tempDir))
 	}
 	return rulesVolumes, nil
 }
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ func (a *analyzeCommand) RunAnalysis(ctx context.Context, xmlOutputDir string) e
 	}
 
 	if xmlOutputDir != "" {
-		convertPath := filepath.Join(RulesetPath, "convert")
+		convertPath := path.Join(RulesetPath, "convert")
 		volumes[xmlOutputDir] = convertPath
 		// for cleanup purposes
 		a.tempDirs = append(a.tempDirs, xmlOutputDir)
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ func (a *analyzeCommand) GenerateStaticReport(ctx context.Context) error {
 	args := []string{
 		fmt.Sprintf("--analysis-output-list=%s", AnalysisOutputMountPath),
 		fmt.Sprintf("--deps-output-list=%s", DepsOutputMountPath),
-		fmt.Sprintf("--output-path=%s", filepath.Join("/usr/local/static-report/output.js")),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--output-path=%s", path.Join("/usr/local/static-report/output.js")),
 		fmt.Sprintf("--application-name-list=%s", filepath.Base(a.input)),
 	}
 
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ func (a *analyzeCommand) getXMLRulesVolumes(tempRuleDir string) (map[string]stri
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		} else {
-			rulesVolumes[r] = filepath.Join(XMLRulePath, filepath.Base(r))
+			rulesVolumes[r] = path.Join(XMLRulePath, filepath.Base(r))
 		}
 	}
 	if mountTempDir {
diff --git a/cmd/container.go b/cmd/container.go
index 0e2ead8..6ad9185 100644
--- a/cmd/container.go
+++ b/cmd/container.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
-	"path/filepath"
+	"path"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ func (c *container) Run(ctx context.Context, opts ...Option) error {
 		// TODO: check this on windows
 		if os == "linux" {
 			args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:Z",
-				filepath.Clean(sourcePath), filepath.Clean(destPath)))
+				path.Clean(sourcePath), path.Clean(destPath)))
 		} else {
 			args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s",
-				filepath.Clean(sourcePath), filepath.Clean(destPath)))
+				path.Clean(sourcePath), path.Clean(destPath)))
 		}
 	}
 	for k, v := range c.env {
diff --git a/cmd/shimconvert.go b/cmd/shimconvert.go
index a54333e..e752987 100644
--- a/cmd/shimconvert.go
+++ b/cmd/shimconvert.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func (w *windupShimCommand) getRulesVolumes(tempRuleDir string) (map[string]stri
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		} else {
-			rulesVolumes[r] = filepath.Join(XMLRulePath, filepath.Base(r))
+			rulesVolumes[r] = path.Join(XMLRulePath, filepath.Base(r))
 		}
 	}
 	if mountTempDir {