diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
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+name: golangci-lint
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - v*
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+jobs:
+  golangci:
+    name: lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v1
+        with:
+          # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
+          version: v1.26
+
+          # Optional: golangci-lint command line arguments.
+          # args: ./the-only-dir-to-analyze/...