diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a79c221..b3819c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -30,3 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6.0.1
+
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55c9e8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+---
+# golangci-lint configuration file made by @ccoVeille
+# Source: https://github.com/ccoVeille/golangci-lint-config-examples/
+# Author: @ccoVeille
+# License: MIT
+# Variant: 03-safe
+# Version: v1.0.0
+#
+linters:
+  # some linters are enabled by default
+  # https://golangci-lint.run/usage/linters/
+  #
+  # enable some extra linters
+  enable:
+    # Errcheck is a program for checking for unchecked errors in Go code.
+    - errcheck
+
+    # Linter for Go source code that specializes in simplifying code.
+    - gosimple
+
+    # Vet examines Go source code and reports suspicious constructs.
+    - govet
+
+    # Detects when assignments to existing variables are not used.
+    - ineffassign
+
+    # It's a set of rules from staticcheck. See https://staticcheck.io/
+    - staticcheck
+
+    # Fast, configurable, extensible, flexible, and beautiful linter for Go.
+    # Drop-in replacement of golint.
+    - revive
+
+    # check imports order and makes it always deterministic.
+    - gci
+
+    # make sure to use t.Helper() when needed
+    - thelper
+
+    # mirror suggests rewrites to avoid unnecessary []byte/string conversion
+    - mirror
+
+    # detect the possibility to use variables/constants from the Go standard library.
+    - usestdlibvars
+
+    # Finds commonly misspelled English words.
+    - misspell
+
+    # Checks for duplicate words in the source code.
+    - dupword
+
+linters-settings:
+  gci:  # define the section orders for imports
+    sections:
+      # Standard section: captures all standard packages.
+      - standard
+      # Default section: catchall that is not standard or custom
+      - default
+      # linters that related to local tool, so they should be separated
+      - localmodule
+
+  revive:
+    rules:
+      # these are the default revive rules
+      # you can remove the whole "rules" node if you want
+      # BUT
+      # ! /!\ they all need to be present when you want to add more rules than the default ones
+      # otherwise, you won't have the default rules, but only the ones you define in the "rules" node
+
+      # Blank import should be only in a main or test package, or have a comment justifying it.
+      - name: blank-imports
+
+      # context.Context() should be the first parameter of a function when provided as argument.
+      - name: context-as-argument
+        arguments:
+          - allowTypesBefore: "*testing.T"
+
+      # Basic types should not be used as a key in `context.WithValue`
+      - name: context-keys-type
+
+      # Importing with `.` makes the programs much harder to understand
+      - name: dot-imports
+
+      # Empty blocks make code less readable and could be a symptom of a bug or unfinished refactoring.
+      - name: empty-block
+
+      # for better readability, variables of type `error` must be named with the prefix `err`.
+      - name: error-naming
+
+      # for better readability, the errors should be last in the list of returned values by a function.
+      - name: error-return
+
+      # for better readability, error messages should not be capitalized or end with punctuation or a newline.
+      - name: error-strings
+
+      # report when replacing `errors.New(fmt.Sprintf())` with `fmt.Errorf()` is possible
+      - name: errorf
+
+      # incrementing an integer variable by 1 is recommended to be done using the `++` operator
+      - name: increment-decrement
+
+      # highlights redundant else-blocks that can be eliminated from the code
+      - name: indent-error-flow
+
+      # This rule suggests a shorter way of writing ranges that do not use the second value.
+      - name: range
+
+      # receiver names in a method should reflect the struct name (p for Person, for example)
+      - name: receiver-naming
+
+      # redefining built in names (true, false, append, make) can lead to bugs very difficult to detect.
+      - name: redefines-builtin-id
+
+      # redundant else-blocks that can be eliminated from the code.
+      - name: superfluous-else
+
+      # prevent confusing name for variables when using `time` package
+      - name: time-naming
+
+      # warns when an exported function or method returns a value of an un-exported type.
+      - name: unexported-return
+
+      # spots and proposes to remove unreachable code. also helps to spot errors
+      - name: unreachable-code
+
+      # Functions or methods with unused parameters can be a symptom of an unfinished refactoring or a bug.
+      - name: unused-parameter
+
+      # report when a variable declaration can be simplified
+      - name: var-declaration
+
+      # warns when initialism, variable or package naming conventions are not followed.
+      - name: var-naming
+
+  dupword:
+    # Keywords used to ignore detection.
+    # Default: []
+    ignore:
+    #  - "blah" # this will accept "blah blah …" as a valid duplicate word
+
+  misspell:
+    # Correct spellings using locale preferences for US or UK.
+    # Setting locale to US will correct the British spelling of 'colour' to 'color'.
+    # Default ("") is to use a neutral variety of English.
+    locale: US
+
+    # List of words to ignore
+    # among the one defined in https://github.com/golangci/misspell/blob/master/words.go
+    ignore-words:
+    #  - valor
+    #  - and
+
+    # Extra word corrections.
+    extra-words:
+    #  - typo: "whattever"
+    #    correction: "whatever"
diff --git a/dumper.go b/dumper.go
index 68c8d10..e768fa9 100644
--- a/dumper.go
+++ b/dumper.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type Style interface {
 	Apply(string) string
 }
 
+//nolint:revive // this name is uncommon, but why not
 func __(s Style, v string) string {
 	if s == nil {
 		return v
@@ -178,8 +179,8 @@ func (d *Dumper) init() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (d *Dumper) dump(val reflect.Value, ignore_depth ...bool) {
-	if len(ignore_depth) <= 0 || !ignore_depth[0] {
+func (d *Dumper) dump(val reflect.Value, ignoreDepth ...bool) {
+	if len(ignoreDepth) <= 0 || !ignoreDepth[0] {
 		d.indent()
 	}
 
@@ -198,8 +199,8 @@ func (d *Dumper) dump(val reflect.Value, ignore_depth ...bool) {
 		d.buf.WriteString(__(d.Theme.Func, val.Type().String()))
 	case reflect.Chan:
 		d.buf.WriteString(__(d.Theme.Chan, val.Type().String()))
-		if cap := val.Cap(); cap > 0 {
-			d.buf.WriteString(__(d.Theme.Chan, fmt.Sprintf("<%d>", cap)))
+		if vCap := val.Cap(); vCap > 0 {
+			d.buf.WriteString(__(d.Theme.Chan, fmt.Sprintf("<%d>", vCap)))
 		}
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		d.dumpStruct(val)
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ func (d *Dumper) dumpStruct(v reflect.Value) {
 	d.buf.WriteString(__(d.Theme.Braces, " {"))
 	d.buf.WriteString(__(d.Theme.PointerTag, tag))
 
-	var has_fields bool
+	var hasFields bool
 
 	d.depth++
 	for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ func (d *Dumper) dumpStruct(v reflect.Value) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		has_fields = true
+		hasFields = true
 
 		d.buf.WriteString("\n")
 		d.indent()
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ func (d *Dumper) dumpStruct(v reflect.Value) {
 	}
 	d.depth--
 
-	if has_fields {
+	if hasFields {
 		d.buf.WriteString("\n")
 		d.indent()
 	}
diff --git a/dumper_test.go b/dumper_test.go
index 6d3f7e4..12b9270 100644
--- a/dumper_test.go
+++ b/dumper_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCanDumpPrimitives(t *testing.T) {
-
 	type IntType int
 	type Int8Type int8
 	type Int16Type int16
@@ -344,7 +343,6 @@ func TestCanDumpPrimitives(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCanDumpStructs(t *testing.T) {
-
 	type Number int
 
 	type Child1 struct {
@@ -378,8 +376,8 @@ func TestCanDumpStructs(t *testing.T) {
 		Ref *Node
 	}
 
-	var num = 123
-	var numaddr = &num
+	num := 123
+	numaddr := &num
 	node := Node{
 		Inline: struct {
 			Field1 struct {
@@ -429,7 +427,6 @@ func TestCanDumpStructs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCannotDumpPrivateStructsWhenHidingOptionIsEnabled(t *testing.T) {
-
 	type number int
 
 	type child1 struct {
@@ -515,7 +512,6 @@ func TestCannotDumpPrivateStructsWhenHidingOptionIsEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCanDumpPrivateStructs(t *testing.T) {
-
 	type number int
 
 	type child1 struct {
@@ -597,12 +593,11 @@ func TestCanDumpPrivateStructs(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCanDumpSlices(t *testing.T) {
-
 	type Slice []any
 
-	var foo = "foo"
-	var bar = "bar"
-	var baz = "baz"
+	foo := "foo"
+	bar := "bar"
+	baz := "baz"
 
 	s := Slice{
 		1,
@@ -631,11 +626,10 @@ func TestCanDumpSlices(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCanDumpMaps(t *testing.T) {
-
 	type SomeMap map[*SomeMap]*SomeMap
-	var sm = &SomeMap{}
+	sm := &SomeMap{}
 
-	var m = map[any]any{12: 34}
+	m := map[any]any{12: 34}
 	maps := []any{
 		make(map[string]string),
 		map[any]int{
@@ -656,7 +650,6 @@ func TestCanDumpMaps(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCanCustomizeIndentation(t *testing.T) {
-
 	type User struct {
 		Name       string
 		Age        int
@@ -676,7 +669,7 @@ func TestCanCustomizeIndentation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	me.bestFriend = &me
 
-	var d = godump.Dumper{
+	d := godump.Dumper{
 		Indentation: "            ",
 	}
 	result := d.Sprint(me)
@@ -693,7 +686,6 @@ func (c CSSColor) Apply(s string) string {
 }
 
 func TestCanCustomizeTheme(t *testing.T) {
-
 	type User struct {
 		Name       string
 		Age        int
@@ -792,12 +784,11 @@ func TestDumperPrint_Sprint_And_Fprint(t *testing.T) {
 
 type X int
 
-func (X) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func (X) Write(_ []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return 0, fmt.Errorf("foobar")
 }
 
 func TestDumperFprintReturnsAWriteErrorIfEncountered(t *testing.T) {
-
 	var d godump.Dumper
 
 	var x X
@@ -813,29 +804,28 @@ func TestDumperFprintReturnsAWriteErrorIfEncountered(t *testing.T) {
 	} else if err.Error() != "dumper error: encountered unexpected write error, foobar" {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error by Dumper.Fprintln : `%s`", err.Error())
 	}
-
 }
 
-func checkFromFeed(t *testing.T, result []byte, feed_path string) {
+func checkFromFeed(t *testing.T, result []byte, feedPath string) {
 	t.Helper()
 
-	expectedOutput, err := os.ReadFile(feed_path)
+	expectedOutput, err := os.ReadFile(feedPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	r_lines := bytes.Split(result, []byte("\n"))
-	e_lines := bytes.Split(expectedOutput, []byte("\n"))
+	resultLines := bytes.Split(result, []byte("\n"))
+	expectedLines := bytes.Split(expectedOutput, []byte("\n"))
 
-	if len(r_lines) != len(e_lines) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected %d lines, got %d", len(e_lines), len(r_lines))
+	if len(resultLines) != len(expectedLines) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %d lines, got %d", len(expectedLines), len(resultLines))
 	}
 
-	for i, line := range e_lines {
-		if string(line) != string(r_lines[i]) {
+	for i, line := range expectedLines {
+		if string(line) != string(resultLines[i]) {
 			t.Fatalf(`mismatch at line %d:
 --- "%s" (%d)
-+++ "%s" (%d)`, i+1, line, len(line), r_lines[i], len(r_lines[i]))
++++ "%s" (%d)`, i+1, line, len(line), resultLines[i], len(resultLines[i]))
 		}
 	}
 }