diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..716e9a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners
+# Global rule:
+* @rhuairahrighairidh @karzak @pirtleshell @drklee3 @nddeluca @DracoLi @evgeniy-scherbina @sesheffield
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
index 7c36c835..6580586c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,25 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/proto.yml
   golangci-lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      checks: write # allow write access to checks to allow the action to annotate code in the PR.
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: reviewdog/action-golangci-lint@v2
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with: { fetch-depth: 0 }
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
-          reporter: github-pr-review
-          golangci_lint_flags: --timeout 10m
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+      - name: Load Version
+        id: load-version
+        run: |
+          GOLANGCI_VERSION=$(cat .golangci-version)
+          REV=$(git merge-base origin/master HEAD)
+          echo "GOLANGCI_VERSION=$GOLANGCI_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "REV=$REV" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+        with:
+          version: ${{ env.GOLANGCI_VERSION }}
+          args: -v -c .golangci.yml --new-from-rev ${{ env.REV }}
diff --git a/.golangci-version b/.golangci-version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35345c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v1.59
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88c4d744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+run:
+  timeout: 20m # set maximum time allowed for the linter to run. If the linting process exceeds this duration, it will be terminated
+  modules-download-mode: readonly # Ensures that modules are not modified during the linting process
+  allow-parallel-runners: true # enables parallel execution of linters to speed up linting process
+
+linters:
+  disable-all: true
+  enable:
+    - asasalint
+    - asciicheck
+    - bidichk
+    - bodyclose
+    - containedctx
+    - contextcheck
+    - decorder
+    - dogsled
+#    - dupl
+#    - dupword
+    - durationcheck
+    - errcheck
+    - errchkjson
+    - errname
+    - errorlint
+#    - exhaustive
+    - exportloopref
+    - funlen
+    - gci
+    - ginkgolinter
+    - gocheckcompilerdirectives
+#    - gochecknoglobals
+#    - gochecknoinits
+    - goconst
+    - gocritic
+    - godox
+    - gofmt
+#    - gofumpt
+    - goheader
+    - goimports
+    - mnd
+#    - gomodguard
+    - goprintffuncname
+#    - gosec
+    - gosimple
+    - govet
+    - grouper
+    - importas
+    - ineffassign
+#    - interfacebloat
+    - lll
+    - loggercheck
+    - makezero
+    - mirror
+    - misspell
+    - musttag
+#    - nakedret
+#    - nestif
+    - nilerr
+#    - nilnil
+#    - noctx
+    - nolintlint
+#    - nonamedreturns
+    - nosprintfhostport
+    - prealloc
+    - predeclared
+    - promlinter
+#    - reassign
+    - revive
+    - rowserrcheck
+    - staticcheck
+#    - stylecheck
+    - tagalign
+#    - testpackage
+#    - thelper
+#    - tparallel
+    - typecheck
+#    - unconvert
+    - unparam
+    - unused
+#    - usestdlibvars
+    - wastedassign
+#    - whitespace
+    - wrapcheck
+
+
+linters-settings:
+  errcheck:
+    check-blank: true # check for assignments to the blank identifier '_' when errors are returned
+    check-type-assertions: false # check type assertion
+  errorlint:
+    check-generated: false # disabled linting of generated files
+    default-signifies-exhaustive: false # exhaustive handling of error types
+  exhaustive:
+    default-signifies-exhaustive: false # exhaustive handling of error types
+  gci:
+    sections: # defines the order of import sections
+      - standard
+      - default
+  goconst:
+    min-len: 3 # min length for string constants to be checked
+    min-occurrences: 3 # min occurrences of the same constant before it's flagged
+  godox:
+    keywords: # specific keywords to flag for further action
+      - BUG
+      - FIXME
+      - HACK
+  lll:
+    line-length: 120
+  nolintlint:
+    allow-leading-space: false
+    require-explanation: true
+    require-specific: true
+  unparam:
+    check-exported: true # checks exported functions and methods for unused params
+  misspell:
+    locale: US
+    ignore-words: expect
+  prealloc:
+    simple: true # enables simple preallocation checks
+    range-loops: true # enabled preallocation checks in range loops
+    for-loops: false # disables preallocation checks in for loops
diff --git a/golangci.yml b/golangci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 371e83fa..00000000
--- a/golangci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-run:
-  tests: false
-#   # timeout for analysis, e.g. 30s, 5m, default is 1m
-#   timeout: 5m
-
-linters:
-  disable-all: true
-  enable:
-    - bodyclose
-    - deadcode
-    - depguard
-    - dogsled
-    # - errcheck
-    - goconst
-    - gocritic
-    - gofmt
-    - goimports
-    - golint
-    - gosec
-    - gosimple
-    - govet
-    - ineffassign
-    - interfacer
-    - maligned
-    - misspell
-    - nakedret
-    - prealloc
-    - scopelint
-    - staticcheck
-    - structcheck
-    - stylecheck
-    - typecheck
-    - unconvert
-    - unused
-    - misspell
-    - wsl
-
-issues:
-  exclude-rules:
-    - text: "Use of weak random number generator"
-      linters:
-        - gosec
-    - text: "comment on exported var"
-      linters:
-        - golint
-
-linters-settings:
-  dogsled:
-    max-blank-identifiers: 3
-  maligned:
-    # print struct with more effective memory layout or not, false by default
-    suggest-new: true