diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89069cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: golangci-lint
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: read
+jobs:
+  golangci:
+    name: lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.x
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        with:
+          version: v1.54
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7b320f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+# Options for analysis running.
+run:
+  concurrency: 4
+  timeout: 5m
+  tests: true
+  # vendor$, third_party$, testdata$, examples$, Godeps$, builtin$
+  skip-dirs-use-default: true
+  modules-download-mode: readonly
+  allow-parallel-runners: false
+  go: '1.21'
+
+# output configuration options
+output:
+  # Format: colored-line-number|line-number|json|tab|checkstyle|code-climate|junit-xml|github-actions
+  #
+  # Multiple can be specified by separating them by comma, output can be provided
+  # for each of them by separating format name and path by colon symbol.
+  # Output path can be either `stdout`, `stderr` or path to the file to write to.
+  # Example: "checkstyle:report.json,colored-line-number"
+  #
+  # Default: colored-line-number
+  format: colored-line-number
+  print-issued-lines: true
+  print-linter-name: true
+  uniq-by-line: true
+  sort-results: true
+
+linters:
+  disable-all: true
+  enable:
+    - bidichk
+    - bodyclose
+    - containedctx
+    - contextcheck
+    - cyclop
+    - durationcheck
+    - errcheck
+    - errname
+    - errorlint
+    - exhaustive
+    - exportloopref
+    - forbidigo
+    - forcetypeassert
+    - gocognit
+    - goconst
+    - gocritic
+    - goerr113
+    - gofmt
+    - gomnd
+    - gomoddirectives
+    - gosec
+    - gosimple
+    - govet
+    - grouper
+    - ineffassign
+    - makezero
+    - misspell
+    - nakedret
+    - nestif
+    - nilerr
+    - nilnil
+    - noctx
+    - nolintlint
+    - nosprintfhostport
+    - paralleltest
+    - prealloc
+    - predeclared
+    - revive
+    - staticcheck
+    - tenv
+    - testpackage
+    - thelper
+    - tparallel
+    - typecheck
+    - unconvert
+    - unparam
+    - unused
+    - usestdlibvars
+    - varnamelen
+    - wrapcheck
+    - wsl
+
+issues:
+  new: false
+  fix: false
+  exclude-rules:
+    - path: _test\.go
+      linters:
+        - containedctx
+        - forcetypeassert
+        - goconst
+        - goerr113
+        - varnamelen
+        - wrapcheck
+    # for tests, we prioritize readability over memory optimization
+    - path: _test\.go
+      text: "fieldalignment: struct with"
+      linters:
+        - govet
+  include:
+    - EXC0005
+
+linters-settings:
+  gomnd:
+    ignored-functions:
+      - context.WithTimeout
+  govet:
+    settings:
+      printf:
+        funcs:
+          - (flamingo.me/flamingo/v3/framework/flamingo.Logger).Debugf
+    enable:
+      - fieldalignment
+  nolintlint:
+    require-specific: true
+    require-explanation: true
+  revive:
+    rules:
+      - name: var-naming
+        disabled: true
+  varnamelen:
+    max-distance: 10
+    ignore-type-assert-ok: true
+    ignore-map-index-ok: true
+    ignore-chan-recv-ok: true
+    ignore-names:
+      - err
+      - id
+    ignore-decls:
+      - i int
diff --git a/db/module.go b/db/module.go
index 52513ee..05fa217 100644
--- a/db/module.go
+++ b/db/module.go
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ type (
 	}
 
 	dbConfig struct {
+		ConnectionOptions     config.Map `inject:"config:mysql.db.connectionOptions,optional"`
 		Host                  string     `inject:"config:mysql.db.host,optional"`
 		Port                  string     `inject:"config:mysql.db.port,optional"`
 		DatabaseName          string     `inject:"config:mysql.db.databaseName,optional"`
 		Username              string     `inject:"config:mysql.db.user,optional"`
 		Password              string     `inject:"config:mysql.db.password,optional"`
 		MaxConnectionLifetime float64    `inject:"config:mysql.db.maxConnectionLifetime,optional"`
-		ConnectionOptions     config.Map `inject:"config:mysql.db.connectionOptions,optional"`
 	}
 )
 
@@ -84,9 +84,13 @@ func dbProvider(cfg *dbConfig, logger flamingo.Logger) DB {
 
 	if len(cfg.ConnectionOptions) > 0 {
 		options := url.Values{}
+
 		for key, value := range cfg.ConnectionOptions {
-			options.Set(key, value.(string))
+			if v, ok := value.(string); ok {
+				options.Set(key, v)
+			}
 		}
+
 		dataSourceURL += "?" + options.Encode()
 	}
 
diff --git a/db/module_test.go b/db/module_test.go
index 34b819e..84edd13 100644
--- a/db/module_test.go
+++ b/db/module_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestModule_Configure(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	if err := config.TryModules(nil, new(db.Module)); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/db/shutdown_test.go b/db/shutdown_test.go
index f2270eb..a4e43e5 100644
--- a/db/shutdown_test.go
+++ b/db/shutdown_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestShutdownSubscriber_Notify(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	type args struct {
 		event flamingo.Event
 	}
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name      string
 		args      args
@@ -36,8 +39,11 @@ func TestShutdownSubscriber_Notify(t *testing.T) {
 			wantClose: false,
 		},
 	}
+
 	for _, tt := range tests {
+		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 
 			mockDB, mock, err := sqlmock.New()
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/migration/application/migrator.go b/migration/application/migrator.go
index b94a8c1..25f01d5 100644
--- a/migration/application/migrator.go
+++ b/migration/application/migrator.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package application
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"flamingo.me/flamingo/v3/framework/flamingo"
@@ -15,18 +17,20 @@ type (
 	Migrator struct {
 		db                 db.DB
 		logger             flamingo.Logger
+		migration          *migrate.Migrate
 		databaseName       string
 		migrationDirectory string
-		migration          *migrate.Migrate
 	}
 )
 
 func migrationFactory(m *Migrator) *migrate.Migrate {
 	conn := m.db.Connection()
+
 	driver, err := mysql.WithInstance(conn.DB, &mysql.Config{})
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+
 	migration, err := migrate.NewWithDatabaseInstance(
 		"file://"+m.migrationDirectory,
 		m.databaseName,
@@ -51,9 +55,11 @@ func (m *Migrator) Inject(
 	m.db = db
 	m.logger = logger
 	m.databaseName = conf.DatabaseName
+
 	if dbname, ok := os.LookupEnv("DBNAME"); ok {
 		m.databaseName = dbname
 	}
+
 	m.migrationDirectory = conf.MigrationDirectory
 }
 
@@ -68,10 +74,12 @@ func (m *Migrator) Up(steps *int) error {
 // and will migrate step versions down or applying all down migrations if step is not given
 func (m *Migrator) Down(steps *int) error {
 	m.migration = migrationFactory(m)
+
 	if steps != nil {
 		tmpSteps := -*steps
 		steps = &tmpSteps
 	}
+
 	return m.runMigration(m.migration.Down, steps)
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +96,7 @@ func (m *Migrator) runMigration(migratorFunc func() error, steps *int) error {
 		err = m.migration.Steps(*steps)
 	}
 
-	if err == migrate.ErrNoChange {
+	if errors.Is(err, migrate.ErrNoChange) {
 		logger.Info("migrations: No change")
 		return nil
 	} else if err != nil {
@@ -97,5 +105,5 @@ func (m *Migrator) runMigration(migratorFunc func() error, steps *int) error {
 
 	logger.Info("Migrations complete")
 
-	return err
+	return fmt.Errorf("db migration failed: %w", err)
 }
diff --git a/migration/application/seeder.go b/migration/application/seeder.go
index 28c2642..33085a8 100644
--- a/migration/application/seeder.go
+++ b/migration/application/seeder.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package application
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ func (s *Seeder) Inject(
 func (s *Seeder) Seed() error {
 	logger := s.logger.WithField(flamingo.LogKeyCategory, "seeds")
 
-	return filepath.Walk(s.seedsDirectory, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+	err := filepath.Walk(s.seedsDirectory, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if !info.IsDir() && filepath.Ext(info.Name()) == ".sql" {
 			logger.Info("Seed file %s ...", info.Name())
-			data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+			data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Fatal("Problem while reading file content of %s:", info.Name())
 				panic(err)
@@ -52,4 +52,9 @@ func (s *Seeder) Seed() error {
 
 		return nil
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("seeding failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/migration/application/startup.go b/migration/application/startup.go
index e06abce..eba1317 100644
--- a/migration/application/startup.go
+++ b/migration/application/startup.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func (s *StartUpMigrations) Inject(
 func (s *StartUpMigrations) Notify(_ context.Context, event flamingo.Event) {
 	if _, ok := event.(*flamingo.StartupEvent); ok {
 		s.logger.Info("Run auto migrations...")
+
 		err := s.migrator.Up(nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
diff --git a/migration/module.go b/migration/module.go
index dd673c7..5ad3cfc 100644
--- a/migration/module.go
+++ b/migration/module.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package migration
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"flamingo.me/dingo"
 	"flamingo.me/flamingo/v3/framework/cmd"
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ type (
 	}
 )
 
+var (
+	ErrArgumentMissing = errors.New("argument up or down missing")
+)
+
 // Inject dependencies
 func (m *Module) Inject(
 	cfg *struct {
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ func (m *Module) Inject(
 func (m *Module) Configure(injector *dingo.Injector) {
 	injector.BindMulti(new(cobra.Command)).ToProvider(migrateProvider)
 	injector.BindMulti(new(cobra.Command)).ToProvider(seedProvider)
+
 	if m.autoMigrate {
 		flamingo.BindEventSubscriber(injector).To(&application.StartUpMigrations{})
 	}
@@ -49,6 +55,7 @@ func (m *Module) FlamingoLegacyConfigAlias() map[string]string {
 
 // CueConfig for the module
 func (m *Module) CueConfig() string {
+	// language=cue
 	return `
 mysql: {
 	db: connectionOptions: multiStatements: "true" //required for migration and seed scripts  
@@ -73,11 +80,12 @@ func (m *Module) Depends() []dingo.Module {
 func exactValidArgs(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	err := cobra.ExactArgs(1)(cmd, args)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("need exact 1 argument: %w", err)
 	}
+
 	err = cobra.OnlyValidArgs(cmd, args)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("call contains invalid arguments: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -97,16 +105,27 @@ func migrateProvider(migrator *application.Migrator) *cobra.Command {
 
 			switch mode := args[0]; mode {
 			case "up":
-				return migrator.Up(steps)
+				err := migrator.Up(steps)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("up migration failed: %w", err)
+				}
+
+				return nil
 			case "down":
-				return migrator.Down(steps)
+				err := migrator.Down(steps)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("down migration failed: %w", err)
+				}
+
+				return nil
 			default:
-				return errors.New("argument up or down missing")
+				return ErrArgumentMissing
 			}
 		},
 		Args:      exactValidArgs,
 		ValidArgs: []string{"up", "down"},
 	}
+
 	migrateCMD.Flags().IntP("steps", "s", 0, "Steps to migrate")
 
 	return migrateCMD
@@ -117,9 +136,15 @@ func seedProvider(seeder *application.Seeder) *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "seed",
 		Short: "Run all sql files from sql/seeds on the database",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			return seeder.Seed()
+			err := seeder.Seed()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("seeding failed: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			return nil
 		},
 		Args: cobra.NoArgs,
 	}
+
 	return seedCMD
 }
diff --git a/migration/module_test.go b/migration/module_test.go
index d38304d..307128d 100644
--- a/migration/module_test.go
+++ b/migration/module_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestModule_Configure(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	if err := config.TryModules(nil, new(migration.Module)); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}