diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
index 1ed634be..5501478e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,32 @@ on:
       - main
 
 jobs:
+  linters:
+    name: Linters
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libbtrfs-dev
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        with:
+          version: v1.49.0
+          skip-cache: true
+          args: --timeout=8m --build-tags testing
+      - name: Verify go vendor and go modules
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install -y jq
+          make verify-vendor
+
   go-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
+    needs: [linters]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3