diff --git a/.ci/scripts/build-test.sh b/.ci/scripts/build-test.sh
index b399a4f548..89ae6c9342 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/build-test.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/build-test.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ set -euxo pipefail
 #
 
 # Prepare junit build context
-mkdir -p outputs
-export OUT_FILE="outputs/test-report.out"
+mkdir -p $(pwd)/outputs
 
-make -C cli install test | tee ${OUT_FILE}
+go get -v -u gotest.tools/gotestsum
 
-go get -v -u github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report
-go-junit-report > outputs/TEST-unit.xml < ${OUT_FILE}
+# See https://pkg.go.dev/gotest.tools/gotestsum/#readme-junit-xml-output
+GOTESTSUM_JUNITFILE="$(pwd)/outputs/TEST-unit.xml" make -C cli install test
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/install-dependencies.sh b/.ci/scripts/install-dependencies.sh
index b953966dda..872ad9f725 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/install-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/install-dependencies.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ set -euxo pipefail
 #
 
 # Install some other dependencies required for the pre-commit
+curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.34.1
+
 go get -v golang.org/x/lint/golint
-go get -v github.com/go-lintpack/lintpack/...
-go get -v github.com/go-critic/go-critic/...
-lintpack build -o bin/gocritic -linter.version='v0.3.4' -linter.name='gocritic' github.com/go-critic/go-critic/checkers
 
 # Install project dependencies
 make -C cli install
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1e3ea71ecf..04b04d9e80 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ repos:
     hooks:
     -   id: go-fmt
     -   id: go-lint
-    -   id: validate-toml
+    -   id: go-vet
     -   id: no-go-testing
-    -   id: go-critic
+    -   id: golangci-lint
 
 -   repo: git@github.com:elastic/apm-pipeline-library
     rev: current
diff --git a/cli/Makefile b/cli/Makefile
index 7cde861469..d74fd7f793 100644
--- a/cli/Makefile
+++ b/cli/Makefile
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ notice:
 
 .PHONY: test
 test:
-	go test -v -timeout=$(TEST_TIMEOUT) ./...
+	gotestsum --format testname -- -count=1 -timeout=$(TEST_TIMEOUT) ./...
diff --git a/cli/internal/state.go b/cli/internal/state.go
index d1217394d2..41ae584595 100644
--- a/cli/internal/state.go
+++ b/cli/internal/state.go
@@ -90,17 +90,13 @@ func Update(id string, workdir string, composeFilePaths []string, env map[string
 		}
 	}
 
-	args := []string{}
 	for i, f := range composeFilePaths {
-		args = append(args, "-f", f)
-
 		if i > 0 {
 			run.Services = append(run.Services, stateService{
 				Name: filepath.Base(filepath.Dir(f)),
 			})
 		}
 	}
-	args = append(args, "config")
 
 	bytes, err := yaml.Marshal(&run)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/e2e/runner_test.go b/e2e/runner_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index af3c4e2c92..0000000000
--- a/e2e/runner_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
-// or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
-
-package e2e
-
-import (
-	"flag"
-	"os"
-	"path"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/cucumber/godog"
-	"github.com/cucumber/godog/colors"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
-	"github.com/elastic/e2e-testing/cli/config"
-)
-
-type contextMetadata struct {
-	name         string
-	modules      []string
-	contextFuncs []func(s *godog.Suite) // the functions that hold the steps for a specific
-}
-
-func (c *contextMetadata) getFeaturePaths() []string {
-	paths := []string{}
-	for _, module := range c.modules {
-		paths = append(paths, path.Join("features", module, c.name+".feature"))
-	}
-
-	return paths
-}
-
-var supportedProducts = map[string]*contextMetadata{}
-
-var opt = godog.Options{Output: colors.Colored(os.Stdout)}
-
-func init() {
-	config.Init()
-
-	godog.BindFlags("godog.", flag.CommandLine, &opt)
-}
-
-func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	flag.Parse()
-
-	featurePaths, metadatas := parseFeatureFlags(flag.Args())
-
-	if len(metadatas) == 0 {
-		log.Error("We did not find anything to execute. Exiting")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	opt.Paths = featurePaths
-
-	status := godog.RunWithOptions("godog", func(s *godog.Suite) {
-		for _, metadata := range metadatas {
-			for _, f := range metadata.contextFuncs {
-				f(s)
-			}
-		}
-	}, opt)
-
-	if st := m.Run(); st > status {
-		status = st
-	}
-	os.Exit(status)
-}
-
-func findSupportedContext(feature string) *contextMetadata {
-	for k, ctx := range supportedProducts {
-		ctx.name = k // match key with context name
-		if k == feature {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-				"paths":   ctx.getFeaturePaths(),
-				"modules": ctx.modules,
-			}).Info("Feature Context found")
-			return ctx
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func parseFeatureFlags(flags []string) ([]string, []*contextMetadata) {
-	metadatas := []*contextMetadata{}
-	featurePaths := []string{}
-
-	if len(flags) == 1 && flags[0] == "" {
-		for k, metadata := range supportedProducts {
-			metadata.name = k // match key with context name
-			metadatas = append(metadatas, metadata)
-		}
-	} else {
-		for _, feature := range flags {
-			metadata := findSupportedContext(feature)
-
-			if metadata == nil {
-				log.Warnf("Sorry but we don't support tests for %s at this moment. Skipping it :(", feature)
-				continue
-			}
-
-			metadatas = append(metadatas, metadata)
-			featurePaths = append(featurePaths, metadata.getFeaturePaths()...)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return featurePaths, metadatas
-}
diff --git a/e2e/utils.go b/e2e/utils.go
index 252792df13..23b758fad9 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/utils.go
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ import (
 const charset = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
 
 //nolint:unused
-var seededRand *rand.Rand = rand.New(
-	rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
+var seededRand = rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
 
 // GetExponentialBackOff returns a preconfigured exponential backoff instance
 func GetExponentialBackOff(elapsedTime time.Duration) *backoff.ExponentialBackOff {