diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index fb7c8748..4260037d 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ linters:
     - errcheck
     - exhaustive
     - exportloopref
-    # - gochecknoinits
+    - gochecknoinits
     - gocognit
     - goconst
     - gocritic
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0627f5f3..f3fd55fe 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -149,10 +149,12 @@ type CheckFn func(*c.Checker) CheckResult
 Checks are registered in an init function:
 
 ```golang
-    AllChecks = append(AllChecks, NamedCheck{
-        Name: "Code-Review",
-        Fn:   DoesCodeReview,
-    })
+const codeReviewStr = "Code-Review"
+
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
+func init() {
+	registerCheck(codeReviewStr, DoesCodeReview)
+}
 ```
 
 ### Updating Docs
diff --git a/checks/active.go b/checks/active.go
index 5f356d7d..21aeb3a9 100644
--- a/checks/active.go
+++ b/checks/active.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const (
 	lookbackDays = 90
 )
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(activeStr, IsActive)
 }
diff --git a/checks/branch_protected.go b/checks/branch_protected.go
index 14461a28..c84551e5 100644
--- a/checks/branch_protected.go
+++ b/checks/branch_protected.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const (
 	minReviews          = 1
 )
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(branchProtectionStr, BranchProtection)
 }
diff --git a/checks/ci_tests.go b/checks/ci_tests.go
index d010ebe7..f1c61f7b 100644
--- a/checks/ci_tests.go
+++ b/checks/ci_tests.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const (
 	githubCheckRuns
 )
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(ciTestsStr, CITests)
 }
diff --git a/checks/cii_best_practices.go b/checks/cii_best_practices.go
index 66e3650e..ad94d8ef 100644
--- a/checks/cii_best_practices.go
+++ b/checks/cii_best_practices.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 const ciiBestPracticesStr = "CII-Best-Practices"
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(ciiBestPracticesStr, CIIBestPractices)
 }
diff --git a/checks/code_review.go b/checks/code_review.go
index fe3fa577..8e569030 100644
--- a/checks/code_review.go
+++ b/checks/code_review.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 const codeReviewStr = "Code-Review"
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(codeReviewStr, DoesCodeReview)
 }
diff --git a/checks/contributors.go b/checks/contributors.go
index ef6a60dc..043cf2ec 100644
--- a/checks/contributors.go
+++ b/checks/contributors.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const (
 	contributorsStr         = "Contributors"
 )
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(contributorsStr, Contributors)
 }
diff --git a/checks/frozen_deps.go b/checks/frozen_deps.go
index 40ae51a6..4e0530eb 100644
--- a/checks/frozen_deps.go
+++ b/checks/frozen_deps.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ var ErrInvalidDockerfile = errors.New("invalid docker file")
 // ErrEmptyFile : Invalid docker file.
 var ErrEmptyFile = errors.New("file has no content")
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(frozenDepsStr, FrozenDeps)
 }
diff --git a/checks/fuzzing.go b/checks/fuzzing.go
index b533f117..c67de8c2 100644
--- a/checks/fuzzing.go
+++ b/checks/fuzzing.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 const fuzzingStr = "Fuzzing"
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(fuzzingStr, Fuzzing)
 }
diff --git a/checks/packaging.go b/checks/packaging.go
index a9bd6f46..94667722 100644
--- a/checks/packaging.go
+++ b/checks/packaging.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 const packagingStr = "Packaging"
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(packagingStr, Packaging)
 }
diff --git a/checks/pull_requests.go b/checks/pull_requests.go
index a2e0a589..17adf452 100644
--- a/checks/pull_requests.go
+++ b/checks/pull_requests.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 const pullRequestsStr = "Pull-Requests"
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(pullRequestsStr, PullRequests)
 }
diff --git a/checks/sast.go b/checks/sast.go
index 78127ff0..c6558504 100644
--- a/checks/sast.go
+++ b/checks/sast.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const sastStr = "SAST"
 
 var sastTools map[string]bool = map[string]bool{"github-code-scanning": true, "sonarcloud": true}
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(sastStr, SAST)
 }
diff --git a/checks/security_policy.go b/checks/security_policy.go
index 7af0ad68..c5279d24 100644
--- a/checks/security_policy.go
+++ b/checks/security_policy.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 const securityPolicyStr = "Security-Policy"
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(securityPolicyStr, SecurityPolicy)
 }
diff --git a/checks/signed_releases.go b/checks/signed_releases.go
index 97e861ce..06a9f240 100644
--- a/checks/signed_releases.go
+++ b/checks/signed_releases.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const (
 	releaseLookBackDays = 5
 )
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(signedReleasesStr, SignedReleases)
 }
diff --git a/checks/signed_tags.go b/checks/signed_tags.go
index 17a05da1..c66dc587 100644
--- a/checks/signed_tags.go
+++ b/checks/signed_tags.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const (
 	tagLookBack   = 5
 )
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(signedTagsStr, SignedTags)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 652a4b7e..622a171d 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ func fetchGitRepositoryFromRubyGems(packageName string) (string, error) {
 	return v.SourceCodeURI, nil
 }
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	// Add the zap flag manually
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().AddGoFlagSet(goflag.CommandLine)
diff --git a/cmd/serve.go b/cmd/serve.go
index a4f3f745..1884ce09 100644
--- a/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
+//nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(serveCmd)
 }