diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26d318c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: Linter
+on: [push, pull_request]
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
+        with:
+          version: latest
+          args: --disable-all -E govet -E gofumpt -E megacheck ./...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
similarity index 81%
rename from .github/workflows/go.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release.yml
index af6f9a91d..d4bad8a37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-name: Go
-on: [push, pull_request]
+name: Release
+on: [push]
 jobs:
-
   build:
-    name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Get latest go version
@@ -27,11 +25,9 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-go-
 
-      - name: Get dependencies, run test and static check
+      - name: Get dependencies, run test
         run: |
           go test ./...
-          go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest
-          golangci-lint run --disable-all -E govet -E gofumpt -E megacheck ./...
 
       - name: Build
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')