diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 29008903..d743f33d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [main]
   schedule:
-    - cron: '27 12 * * 0'
+    - cron: "27 12 * * 0"
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
@@ -32,39 +32,39 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        language: [ 'go', 'javascript' ]
+        language: ["go", "javascript"]
         # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby' ]
         # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://git.io/codeql-language-support
 
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
-    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
-      with:
-        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
-        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
-        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
-        # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+          # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+          # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+          # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main
 
-    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
-    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
-    - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
+      # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
+      # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+      - name: Autobuild
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
 
-    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
-    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
+      # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+      # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
 
-    # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
-    #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
-    #    uses a compiled language
+      # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
+      #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
+      #    uses a compiled language
 
-    #- run: |
-    #   make bootstrap
-    #   make release
+      #- run: |
+      #   make bootstrap
+      #   make release
 
-    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d483e7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - "release/v*.*.*"
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  go-static-checks:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.18
+          check-latest: true
+          cache: true
+      - name: Verify go.mod is tidy
+        run: |
+          go mod tidy
+          git diff --exit-code
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        with:
+          args: -v
+          skip-cache: true