diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..299b290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Build & Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+env:
+  GOLANG_VERSION: "1.23.3"
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    name: Go
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@8410ad0602e1e429cee44a835ae9f77f654a6694 # v4.0.0
+
+      - name: Setup Golang
+        uses: actions/setup-go@3041bf56c941b39c61721a86cd11f3bb1338122a # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GOLANG_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Download all Go modules
+        run: |
+          go mod download
+
+      - name: Check for tidiness of go.mod and go.sum
+        run: |
+          go mod tidy
+          git diff --exit-code -- .
+
+      - name: Check for tidiness of example code
+        run: |
+          cd example
+          go mod tidy
+          git diff --exit-code -- .
+
+      - name: Run golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@971e284b6050e8a5849b72094c50ab08da042db8 # v6.1.1
+        with:
+          version: v1.63.4
+          args: --verbose
+
+      - name: Run all unit tests
+        run: go test -v -race ./...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02c0ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Pre-commit
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  preCommitValidation:
+    name: Pre Commit Validation
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@8410ad0602e1e429cee44a835ae9f77f654a6694 # v4.0.0
+
+      - uses: pre-commit/action@2c7b3805fd2a0fd8c1884dcaebf91fc102a13ecd # v3.1.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbfe9f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Create release from new tag
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@8410ad0602e1e429cee44a835ae9f77f654a6694 # v4.0.0
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release from tag
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@c95fe1489396fe8a9eb87c0abf8aa5b2ef267fda # v2.2.1
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..044690f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v4.3.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+      - id: check-executables-have-shebangs
+      - id: check-merge-conflict
+      - id: check-shebang-scripts-are-executable
+      - id: detect-private-key
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: mixed-line-ending
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6dec4b4..63106ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ A simple example of lock-free single producer, single consumer:
 go run example/spsc/main.go
 ```
 
+## Contributing
+
+Feel free to fork or clone this repository, explore the code, and contribute by submitting pull requests. Contributions, whether they’re bug fixes, improvements, or new features, are always welcome!
+
 ## License
 
 Distributed under the GPLv3 License. See `LICENSE.md` file for more information.
diff --git a/ringbuffer_bench_test.go b/ringbuffer_bench_test.go
index 98c0412..624d33e 100644
--- a/ringbuffer_bench_test.go
+++ b/ringbuffer_bench_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ func BenchmarkRingBuffer(b *testing.B) {
 	r := NewRingBuffer[int](uint64(b.N))
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		r.PushBack(i)
-		r.PopFront()
+		_ = r.PushBack(i)
+		_, _ = r.PopFront()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func BenchmarkRingBufferSingleProducerSingleConsumer(b *testing.B) {
 		defer wg.Done()
 
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-			r.PushBack(i)
+			_ = r.PushBack(i)
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func BenchmarkRingBufferSingleProducerSingleConsumer(b *testing.B) {
 		defer wg.Done()
 
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-			r.PopFront()
+			_, _ = r.PopFront()
 		}
 	}()