diff --git a/.ci/check b/.ci/check
index 1d1938e3..7f988bf8 100755
--- a/.ci/check
+++ b/.ci/check
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ if [ -z ${GOPATH+x} ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.61.0
+
 ###############################################################################
 PACKAGES="$(go list -e ./...)"
 PACKAGES_DIRS="${PACKAGES//github.com\/gardener\/docforge/.}"
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ go vet ${PACKAGES}
 gofmt -l -w ${PACKAGES_DIRS}
 
 echo "Executing lint checks"
+golangci-lint run
 for package in ${PACKAGES_DIRS}; do
   # shellcheck disable=SC2046
   $executable -set_exit_status $(find "$package" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.go" | grep -vE '_test.go')
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9f8c7ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+linters:
+  enable:
+  # - gochecknoglobals
+  - gocyclo
+
+linters-settings:
+  gocyclo:
+    min-complexity: 15
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3cdf3916..8f453665 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ clean:
 #####################################################################
 
 .PHONY: verify
-verify: check test integration-test e2e lint
+verify: check test integration-test e2e
 
 .PHONY: check
 check:
@@ -103,37 +103,4 @@ generate:
 
 .PHONY: task
 task:
-	@./task.sh "$(m)"
-
-.PHONY: lint
-lint: golangci-lint ## Run golangci-lint linter & yamllint
-	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run
-
-.PHONY: lint-fix
-lint-fix: golangci-lint ## Run golangci-lint linter and perform fixes
-	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run --fix
-
-
-##@ Dependencies
-## Location to install dependencies to
-LOCALBIN ?= $(shell pwd)/bin
-$(LOCALBIN):
-	mkdir -p $(LOCALBIN)
-
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.61.0
-GOLANGCI_LINT = $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
-
-.PHONY: golangci-lint
-golangci-lint: $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Download golangci-lint locally if necessary.
-$(GOLANGCI_LINT): $(LOCALBIN)
-	$(call go-install-tool,$(GOLANGCI_LINT),github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint,${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION})
-
-define go-install-tool
-@[ -f $(1) ] || { \
-set -e; \
-package=$(2)@$(3) ;\
-echo "Downloading $${package}" ;\
-GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install $${package} ;\
-mv "$$(echo "$(1)" | sed "s/-$(3)$$//")" $(1) ;\
-}
-endef
\ No newline at end of file
+	@./task.sh "$(m)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/workers/document/markdown/link_modifier.go b/pkg/workers/document/markdown/link_modifier.go
index 895bd8f2..9791c900 100644
--- a/pkg/workers/document/markdown/link_modifier.go
+++ b/pkg/workers/document/markdown/link_modifier.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ func (l *linkModifierRenderer) AddOptions(opts ...renderer.Option) {
 	}
 }
 
+//gocyclo:ignore
 func (l *linkModifierRenderer) Render(w io.Writer, source []byte, node ast.Node) error {
 	// walk & render nodes
 	r := &Renderer{
diff --git a/pkg/workers/linkvalidator/validator.go b/pkg/workers/linkvalidator/validator.go
index b68cce04..a647db79 100644
--- a/pkg/workers/linkvalidator/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/workers/linkvalidator/validator.go
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ func NewValidatorWorker(repository registry.Interface, hostsToReport []string) (
 }
 
 // Validate validates a link
+//
+//gocyclo:ignore
 func (v *ValidatorWorker) Validate(ctx context.Context, LinkDestination string, ContentSourcePath string) error {
 	var (
 		req  *http.Request