diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ea3caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+on: [push, pull_request]
+name: linter
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go-version: [1.x]
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: golangci-lint
+      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
+      with:
+        version: v1.31
+
+    - name: Run go fmt
+      run: diff -u <(echo -n) <(gofmt -d -s .)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 8dd2e1a..f3e0e6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('go.sum') }}
         restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-go-
 
-    - name: Run go fmt
-      if: runner.os != 'Windows'
-      run: diff -u <(echo -n) <(gofmt -d -s .)
-
-    - name: Run go vet
-      run: go vet ./...
-
     - name: Run go test
       run: go test -v -race -coverprofile coverage.txt -covermode atomic ./...