diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-go.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-go.yaml
index d53a145..2f5dcc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-go.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-go.yaml
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         go:
-          - 1.15
-          - 1.16
+          - 1.17
+          - 1.18
+          - 1.19
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
@@ -31,11 +32,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: setup
         run: |
           go version
-          go get github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest
-          go get github.com/securego/gosec/cmd/gosec
-          #go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/cover
-          go get github.com/axw/gocov/gocov
-          go get github.com/AlekSi/gocov-xml
+          go install github.com/securego/gosec/cmd/gosec@latest
+          #go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/cover@latest
+          go install github.com/axw/gocov/gocov@master
+          go install github.com/AlekSi/gocov-xml@latest
+
+      - name: setup-for-older-go
+        if: ${{ matrix.go <= 1.17 }}
+        run: |
+          # stay on an older version of golangci-lint which still builds against 1.17
+          # This is due to the introduction of generics.
+          go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.47.3
+
+      - name: setup-for-newer-go
+        if: ${{ matrix.go > 1.17 }}
+        run: |
+          go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest
 
       - name: build
         run: |
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0c00f90..58dbf5a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ SHELL := /bin/bash -o pipefail
 
 export GO111MODULE = on
 
-default: lint test sec
+default: lint test
 
 lint:
 	golangci-lint run \
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ lint:
 		--enable=errcheck \
 		--enable=goimports \
 		--enable=ineffassign \
-		--enable=golint \
+		--enable=revive \
 		--enable=unused \
 		--enable=structcheck \
 		--enable=staticcheck \
diff --git a/logutils/sigtrap.go b/logutils/sigtrap.go
index 30335d3..67ee47b 100644
--- a/logutils/sigtrap.go
+++ b/logutils/sigtrap.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+//go:build linux || darwin
 // +build linux darwin
 
 package logutils
diff --git a/lombric/lombric_test.go b/lombric/lombric_test.go
index 66f0613..1f71b85 100644
--- a/lombric/lombric_test.go
+++ b/lombric/lombric_test.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestLombric_Initialize(t *testing.T) {
 			So(conf.AString, ShouldEqual, "hello")
 			So(conf.AStringNoDef, ShouldEqual, "")
 			So(conf.AStringSlice, ShouldResemble, []string{"a", "b", "c"})
-			So(conf.AStringSliceNoDef, ShouldResemble, []string(nil))
+			So(conf.AStringSliceNoDef, ShouldResemble, []string{})
 			So(conf.EmbeddedIgnoredStringB, ShouldEqual, "")
 			So(conf.EmbeddedStringA, ShouldEqual, "outter1")
 			So(conf.EmbeddedStringB, ShouldEqual, "inner2")