diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c44fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: linter
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+      - go.sum
+      - go.mod
+    branches-ignore:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.23.x'
+
+      - name: Deps cache
+        id: cache-go-deps
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        env:
+          cache-name: go-deps-cache
+        with:
+          path: ~/godeps
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-
+
+      - if: ${{ steps.cache-go-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
+        name: List the state of go modules
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: go mod graph
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          go mod tidy
+          go mod download
+          go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.64.5
+
+      - name: Run golangci-lint
+        run: golangci-lint run
+
diff --git a/internal/setup/model.go b/internal/setup/model.go
index f0461f7..e54dc6c 100644
--- a/internal/setup/model.go
+++ b/internal/setup/model.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ After adding to PATH, restart your terminal or run:
 			highlightStyle.Render(m.shimPath),
 			highlightStyle.Render(fmt.Sprintf("echo 'export PATH=\"$HOME/.govm/shim:$PATH\"' >> %s", shellConfigFile)),
 			shellConfigFile,
-			highlightStyle.Render(fmt.Sprintf("export PATH=\"$HOME/.govm/shim:$PATH\"")),
+			highlightStyle.Render("export PATH=\"$HOME/.govm/shim:$PATH\""),
 			highlightStyle.Render(fmt.Sprintf("source %s", shellConfigFile)))
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/utils/utils.go b/internal/utils/utils.go
index 81898ec..e55e816 100644
--- a/internal/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/utils/utils.go
@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ func DownloadAndInstall(version GoVersion) tea.Cmd {
 		if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
 			goBin := filepath.Join(versionDir, "bin", "go")
 			if _, err := os.Stat(goBin); err == nil {
-				os.Chmod(goBin, 0755)
+				if err := os.Chmod(goBin, 0755); err != nil {
+					return ErrMsg(fmt.Errorf("failed to set executable permissions: %v", err))
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		goBin := filepath.Join(versionDir, "bin", "go")