diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 47587a0..f045d95 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 stages:
-  - "linter"
+  - "linting"
   - "testing"
   - "releasing"
 
-linter:
-  stage: "linter"
-  image: "golangci/golangci-lint:latest-alpine"
-  script:
-    - "golangci-lint run"
-
 testing:
   stage: "testing"
   needs:
@@ -30,3 +24,10 @@ releasing:
     GITLAB_TOKEN: '$GORELEASER_GITLAB_TOKEN'
   script:
     - "goreleaser release --clean"
+
+
+# include jobs
+include:
+
+  # linting
+  - component: "$CI_SERVER_FQDN/components/golanglint/golanglint@v1.0.0"