diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b29029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: Run Linters
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  # Optional: allow read access to pull request. Use with `only-new-issues` option.
+  pull-requests: read
+
+jobs:
+  golangci:
+    name: lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.21'
+          cache: false
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        with:
+          # Require: The version of golangci-lint to use.
+          # When `install-mode` is `binary` (default) the value can be v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version.
+          # When `install-mode` is `goinstall` the value can be v1.2.3, `latest`, or the hash of a commit.
+          version: v1.54
+
+          # Optional: working directory, useful for monorepos
+          # working-directory: somedir
+
+          # Optional: golangci-lint command line arguments.
+          #
+          # Note: By default, the `.golangci.yml` file should be at the root of the repository.
+          # The location of the configuration file can be changed by using `--config=`
+          # args: --timeout=30m --config=/my/path/.golangci.yml --issues-exit-code=0
+
+          # Optional: show only new issues if it's a pull request. The default value is `false`.
+          # only-new-issues: true
+
+          # Optional: if set to true, then all caching functionality will be completely disabled,
+          #           takes precedence over all other caching options.
+          # skip-cache: true
+
+          # Optional: if set to true, then the action won't cache or restore ~/go/pkg.
+          # skip-pkg-cache: true
+
+          # Optional: if set to true, then the action won't cache or restore ~/.cache/go-build.
+          # skip-build-cache: true
+
+          # Optional: The mode to install golangci-lint. It can be 'binary' or 'goinstall'.
+          # install-mode: "goinstall"
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5335982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+linters:
+  # Enable specific linter
+  # https://golangci-lint.run/usage/linters/#enabled-by-default
+  enable:
+    - staticcheck
+    - govet
+output:
+  format: github-actions
diff --git a/cmd/backup/config.go b/cmd/backup/config.go
index b7ea5d1..857b6ea 100644
--- a/cmd/backup/config.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/config.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func (c *CertDecoder) Decode(v string) error {
 	if v == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
-	content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(v)
+	content, err := os.ReadFile(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		content = []byte(v)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/backup/exec.go b/cmd/backup/exec.go
index 110eaec..0a15ac7 100644
--- a/cmd/backup/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/exec.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -51,19 +51,15 @@ func (s *script) exec(containerRef string, command string, user string) ([]byte,
 		outputDone <- err
 	}()
 
-	select {
-	case err := <-outputDone:
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("exec: error demultiplexing output: %w", err)
-		}
-		break
+	if <-outputDone != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("exec: error demultiplexing output: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := ioutil.ReadAll(&outBuf)
+	stdout, err := io.ReadAll(&outBuf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("exec: error reading stdout: %w", err)
 	}
-	stderr, err := ioutil.ReadAll(&errBuf)
+	stderr, err := io.ReadAll(&errBuf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("exec: error reading stderr: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -152,9 +148,9 @@ func (s *script) runLabeledCommands(label string) error {
 		g.Go(func() error {
 			cmd, ok := c.Labels[label]
 			if !ok && label == "docker-volume-backup.archive-pre" {
-				cmd, _ = c.Labels["docker-volume-backup.exec-pre"]
+				cmd = c.Labels["docker-volume-backup.exec-pre"]
 			} else if !ok && label == "docker-volume-backup.archive-post" {
-				cmd, _ = c.Labels["docker-volume-backup.exec-post"]
+				cmd = c.Labels["docker-volume-backup.exec-post"]
 			}
 
 			userLabelName := fmt.Sprintf("%s.user", label)
diff --git a/cmd/backup/lock.go b/cmd/backup/lock.go
index 6bab09a..54d48dd 100644
--- a/cmd/backup/lock.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/lock.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 func (s *script) lock(lockfile string) (func() error, error) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	defer func() {
-		s.stats.LockedTime = time.Now().Sub(start)
+		s.stats.LockedTime = time.Since(start)
 	}()
 
 	retry := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
diff --git a/cmd/backup/main.go b/cmd/backup/main.go
index 459fef3..eda6019 100644
--- a/cmd/backup/main.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	unlock, err := s.lock("/var/lock/dockervolumebackup.lock")
-	defer unlock()
+	defer s.must(unlock())
 	s.must(err)
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func main() {
 		if err := s.runHooks(nil); err != nil {
 			s.logger.Error(
 				fmt.Sprintf(
-
 					"Backup procedure ran successfully, but an error ocurred calling the registered hooks: %v",
 					err,
 				),
diff --git a/cmd/backup/script.go b/cmd/backup/script.go
index a80332a..62d80ed 100644
--- a/cmd/backup/script.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/script.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/offen/docker-volume-backup/internal/storage/ssh"
 	"github.com/offen/docker-volume-backup/internal/storage/webdav"
 
+	"github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto/openpgp"
 	"github.com/containrrr/shoutrrr"
 	"github.com/containrrr/shoutrrr/pkg/router"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig"
 	"github.com/leekchan/timeutil"
 	"github.com/otiai10/copy"
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/openpgp"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a798c84..08d739e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/sftp v1.13.6
 	github.com/studio-b12/gowebdav v0.9.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20221014153046-6fdb5e3db783
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.3.3 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20221014153046-6fdb5e3db783 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 // indirect
 )
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.5.2 // indirect
+	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v0.0.0-20230717121422-5aa5874ade95
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.2+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 319f53a..b66a019 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v3.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:LButxg5PwREeZtORoXG3
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.5.2 h1:a9IhgEQBCUEk6QCdml9CiJGhAws+YwffDHEMp1VMrpA=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.5.2/go.mod h1:WpS1mjBmmwHBEWmogvA2mj8546UReBk4v8QkMxJ6pZY=
 github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.2/go.mod h1:HSdplMjZKSmBqAxg5vPj2TmRDmfkzw+cTzAElWljhcU=
+github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v0.0.0-20230717121422-5aa5874ade95 h1:KLq8BE0KwCL+mmXnjLWEAOYO+2l2AE4YMmqG1ZpZHBs=
+github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v0.0.0-20230717121422-5aa5874ade95/go.mod h1:EjAoLdwvbIOoOQr3ihjnSoLZRtE8azugULFRteWMNc0=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20190718012654-fb15b899a751/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
@@ -218,6 +220,7 @@ github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.0/go.mod h1:KWe93zE9D1o94FZ5RNwFwVgaQK1VOXiVxmqh+CedLV8=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
 github.com/bgentry/speakeasy v0.1.0/go.mod h1:+zsyZBPWlz7T6j88CTgSN5bM796AkVf0kBD4zp0CCIs=
+github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto v1.2.3/go.mod h1:fUIoIZaG73pV5biE2Blr2xEzDoMj7NFEuV9ekS419A0=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0/go.mod h1:XrSqR1VqqWfGrhpAt58auRo0WTKS1nRRg3ghfAqPWnc=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.1/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
@@ -227,6 +230,8 @@ github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMn
 github.com/circonus-labs/circonus-gometrics v2.3.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:nmEj6Dob7S7YxXgwXpfOuvO54S+tGdZdw9fuRZt25Ag=
 github.com/circonus-labs/circonusllhist v0.1.3/go.mod h1:kMXHVDlOchFAehlya5ePtbp5jckzBHf4XRpQvBOLI+I=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=
+github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.3.3 h1:fE/Qz0QdIGqeWfnwq0RE0R7MI51s0M2E4Ga9kq5AEMs=
+github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.3.3/go.mod h1:5XYMA4rFBvNIrhs50XuiBJ15vF2pZn4nnUKZrLbUZFA=
 github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20191209042840-269d4d468f6f/go.mod h1:M8M6+tZqaGXZJjfX53e64911xZQV5JYwmTeXPW+k8Sc=
 github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20200629203442-efcf912fb354/go.mod h1:WmhPx2Nbnhtbo57+VJT5O0JRkEi1Wbu0z5j0R8u5Hbk=
 github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20201120205902-5459f2c99403/go.mod h1:WmhPx2Nbnhtbo57+VJT5O0JRkEi1Wbu0z5j0R8u5Hbk=
@@ -664,6 +669,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5y
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211108221036-ceb1ce70b4fa/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220525230936-793ad666bf5e/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RecgLatLF4+eUMCP1PoPZQb+cVrJcOPbHkTkbkB9sbw=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.3.1-0.20221117191849-2c476679df9a/go.mod h1:hebNnKkNXi2UzZN1eVRvBB7co0a+JxK6XbPiWVs/3J4=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.7.0/go.mod h1:pYwdfH91IfpZVANVyUOhSIPZaFoJGxTFbZhFTx+dXZU=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0 h1:tFM/ta59kqch6LlvYnPa0yx5a83cL2nHflFhYKvv9Yk=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0/go.mod h1:NF0Gs7EO5K4qLn+Ylc+fih8BSTeIjAP05siRnAh98yw=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
@@ -704,6 +711,7 @@ golang.org/x/mod v0.4.2/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220106191415-9b9b3d81d5e3/go.mod h1:3p9vT2HGsQu2K1YbXdKPJLVgG5VJdoTa1poYQBtP1AY=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0/go.mod h1:4mET923SAdbXp2ki8ey+zGs1SLqsuM2Y0uvdZR/fUNI=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.8.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180724234803-3673e40ba225/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180826012351-8a410e7b638d/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
@@ -762,6 +770,9 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220722155237-a158d28d115b/go.mod h1:XRhObCWvk6IyKnWLug
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220909164309-bea034e7d591/go.mod h1:YDH+HFinaLZZlnHAfSS6ZXJJ9M9t4Dl22yv3iI2vPwk=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20221014081412-f15817d10f9b/go.mod h1:YDH+HFinaLZZlnHAfSS6ZXJJ9M9t4Dl22yv3iI2vPwk=
 golang.org/x/net v0.1.0/go.mod h1:Cx3nUiGt4eDBEyega/BKRp+/AlGL8hYe7U9odMt2Cco=
+golang.org/x/net v0.2.0/go.mod h1:KqCZLdyyvdV855qA2rE3GC2aiw5xGR5TEjj8smXukLY=
+golang.org/x/net v0.6.0/go.mod h1:2Tu9+aMcznHK/AK1HMvgo6xiTLG5rD5rZLDS+rp2Bjs=
+golang.org/x/net v0.8.0/go.mod h1:QVkue5JL9kW//ek3r6jTKnTFis1tRmNAW2P1shuFdJc=
 golang.org/x/net v0.14.0 h1:BONx9s002vGdD9umnlX1Po8vOZmrgH34qlHcD1MfK14=
 golang.org/x/net v0.14.0/go.mod h1:PpSgVXXLK0OxS0F31C1/tv6XNguvCrnXIDrFMspZIUI=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
@@ -901,12 +912,18 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220728004956-3c1f35247d10/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220908164124-27713097b956/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.3.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 h1:eG7RXZHdqOJ1i+0lgLgCpSXAp6M3LYlAo6osgSi0xOM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
 golang.org/x/term v0.1.0/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
+golang.org/x/term v0.2.0/go.mod h1:TVmDHMZPmdnySmBfhjOoOdhjzdE1h4u1VwSiw2l1Nuc=
+golang.org/x/term v0.5.0/go.mod h1:jMB1sMXY+tzblOD4FWmEbocvup2/aLOaQEp7JmGp78k=
+golang.org/x/term v0.6.0/go.mod h1:m6U89DPEgQRMq3DNkDClhWw02AUbt2daBVO4cn4Hv9U=
 golang.org/x/term v0.11.0 h1:F9tnn/DA/Im8nCwm+fX+1/eBwi4qFjRT++MhtVC4ZX0=
 golang.org/x/term v0.11.0/go.mod h1:zC9APTIj3jG3FdV/Ons+XE1riIZXG4aZ4GTHiPZJPIU=
 golang.org/x/text v0.0.0-20170915032832-14c0d48ead0c/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
@@ -919,6 +936,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.3.5/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7/go.mod h1:u+2+/6zg+i71rQMx5EYifcz6MCKuco9NR6JIITiCfzQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.4.0/go.mod h1:mrYo+phRRbMaCq/xk9113O4dZlRixOauAjOtrjsXDZ8=
+golang.org/x/text v0.7.0/go.mod h1:mrYo+phRRbMaCq/xk9113O4dZlRixOauAjOtrjsXDZ8=
+golang.org/x/text v0.8.0/go.mod h1:e1OnstbJyHTd6l/uOt8jFFHp6TRDWZR/bV3emEE/zU8=
 golang.org/x/text v0.12.0 h1:k+n5B8goJNdU7hSvEtMUz3d1Q6D/XW4COJSJR6fN0mc=
 golang.org/x/text v0.12.0/go.mod h1:TvPlkZtksWOMsz7fbANvkp4WM8x/WCo/om8BMLbz+aE=
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@@ -986,6 +1005,7 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.1.5/go.mod h1:o0xws9oXOQQZyjljx8fwUC0k7L1pTE6eaCbjGeHmOkk=
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+golang.org/x/tools v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Xwgl3UAJ/d3gWutnCtw505GrjyAbvKui8lOU390QaIU=
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diff --git a/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go b/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
index 14331c5..21a1e10 100644
--- a/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
+++ b/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ func NewStorageBackend(opts Config, logFunc storage.Log) (storage.Backend, error
 	}
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(opts.IdentityFile); err == nil {
-		key, err := ioutil.ReadFile(opts.IdentityFile)
+		key, err := os.ReadFile(opts.IdentityFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.New("NewStorageBackend: error reading the private key")
 		}