diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/go-ci.yml
index 4b8a0233..9358f2c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,37 @@ on:
       - main
   pull_request:
 jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.20
+
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3.4.0
+        with:
+          version: v1.49.0
+
+  go_mod_tidy_check:
+    name: Go Mod Tidy Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.20
+
+      - run: go mod tidy
+
+      - name: check for diff
+        run: git diff --exit-code
 
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labels.yml b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d1d1cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: Required Labels
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, labeled, unlabeled, synchronize]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  label:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: mheap/github-action-required-labels@v3
+        with:
+          mode: minimum
+          count: 1
+          labels: "kind:fix, kind:misc, kind:break!, kind:refactor, kind:feat, kind:deps, kind:docs, kind:ci, kind:chore, kind:perf" # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length