diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 6e0c900..e49fff4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
         with:
-          version: v1.29
+          version: v1.41.1
           args: -c .golang-ci.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ae8be7a..9965b07 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,17 +3,23 @@ image: tetafro/golang-gcc:1.15-alpine
 
 stages:
   - lint
+  - build
   - test
   - release
 
 lint:
   stage: lint
   before_script:
-    - wget -O- -nv https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s v1.35.2
+    - wget -O- -nv https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s v1.41.1
   script:
     - ./bin/golangci-lint run -c .golang-ci.yml
   allow_failure: true
 
+build:
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - go build
+
 test:
     stage: test
     script:
diff --git a/.golang-ci.yml b/.golang-ci.yml
index a558bdc..828d3c5 100644
--- a/.golang-ci.yml
+++ b/.golang-ci.yml
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ linters-settings:
 linters:
   enable-all: true
   disable:
-    - testpackage
\ No newline at end of file
+    - testpackage
+    - forbidigo
+    - paralleltest
+    - exhaustivestruct
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 05440c9..6ca4408 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 repos:
-- repo: git://github.com/dnephin/pre-commit-golang
-  rev: master
-  hooks:
-    - id: go-fmt
-    - id: go-vet
-    - id: go-lint
-    - id: go-imports
-    - id: go-cyclo
-      args: [-over=15]
-    - id: no-go-testing
-    - id: golangci-lint
-    - id: go-critic
-    - id: go-unit-tests
-    - id: go-build
-    - id: go-mod-tidy
\ No newline at end of file
+  # golang pre commits
+  - repo: git://github.com/dnephin/pre-commit-golang
+    rev: master
+    hooks:
+      - id: go-fmt
+      - id: go-vet
+      - id: go-lint
+      - id: go-imports
+      - id: go-cyclo
+        args: [-over=15]
+      - id: no-go-testing
+      - id: golangci-lint
+        args: ["--skip-dirs=vendor -c .golang-ci.yml ."]
+      - id: go-critic
+      - id: go-unit-tests
+      - id: go-build
+      - id: go-mod-tidy
+
+  # gitlab ci lint
+  - repo: https://github.com/FalcoSuessgott/lint-gitlab-ci
+    rev: v0.0.4
+    hooks:
+      - id: gitlab-ci
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ec9061..afd2a12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ A general purpose project template for golang CLI applications
    * [Demo Application](#demo-application)
    * [Makefile Targets](#makefile-targets)
    * [Contribute](#contribute)
-   * [Ideas](#ideas)
 
-<!-- Added by: morelly_t1, at: Mon 12 Jul 2021 11:28:04 AM CEST -->
+<!-- Added by: morelly_t1, at: Tue 10 Aug 2021 08:54:24 AM CEST -->
 
 <!--te-->
 
@@ -22,11 +21,11 @@ This template serves as a starting point for golang commandline applications it
 # Features
 - [goreleaser](https://goreleaser.com/) with `deb.` and `.rpm` package releasing
 - [golangci-lint](https://golangci-lint.run/) for linting and formatting
-- [Github Actions](.github/worflows) Stages (Linting, Testing, Releasing)
-- [Gitlab CI](.gitlab-ci.yml) Configuration (Linting, Testing, Releasing)
+- [Github Actions](.github/worflows) Stages (Lint, Test, Build, Release)
+- [Gitlab CI](.gitlab-ci.yml) Configuration (Lint, Test, Build, Release)
 - [cobra](https://cobra.dev/) example setup including tests
 - [Makefile](Makefile) - with various useful targets and documentation (see Makefile Targets)
-- [Github Pages](_config.yml) using [jekyll-theme-minimal](https://github.com/pages-themes/minimal) (checkout [https://falcosuessgott.github.io/golang-cli-template/](https://falcosuessgott.github.io/)golang-cli-template/)
+- [Github Pages](_config.yml) using [jekyll-theme-minimal](https://github.com/pages-themes/minimal) (checkout [https://falcosuessgott.github.io/golang-cli-template/](https://falcosuessgott.github.io/golang-cli-template/))
 - [pre-commit-hooks](https://pre-commit.com/) for formatting and validating code before committing
 
 # Project Layout
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ Use "golang-cli-template [command] --help" for more information about a command.
 ```
 
 ```sh
-$> golang-cli-template example 2 5 -a                                               
+$> golang-cli-template example 2 5 -a
 7
 
 $> golang-cli-template example 2 5 -m
@@ -70,22 +69,22 @@ $> golang-cli-template example 2 5 -m
 ```
 
 # Makefile Targets
-```
+```sh
 $> make
 build                          build golang binary
+clean                          clean up environment
 cover                          display test coverage
-deps                           clean go.mod
+docker-build                   dockerize golang application
 fmtcheck                       run gofmt and print detected files
 fmt                            format go files
 help                           list makefile targets
+install                        install golang binary
 lint-fix                       fix
 lint                           lint go files
+pre-commit                     run pre-commit hooks
+run                            run the app
+test                           run go tests
 ```
 
 # Contribute
 If you find issues in that setup or have some nice features / improvements, I would welcome an issue or a PR :)
-
-
-# Ideas
-- [ ] implement a `create` subcommand that preconfigures this project setup and all its dependencies
-- [ ] introduce viper config examples
diff --git a/cmd/example.go b/cmd/example.go
index 112dc23..a5a120c 100644
--- a/cmd/example.go
+++ b/cmd/example.go
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ func (o *exampleOptions) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 }
 
 func (o *exampleOptions) parseArgs(args []string) ([]int, error) {
-	values := make([]int, 2)
+	values := make([]int, 2) //nolint: gomnd
 
 	for i, a := range args {
 		v, err := convert.ToInteger(a)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error converting to integer: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		values[i] = v
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index ecce3b3..1e290a6 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ func newRootCmd(version string) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "golang-cli project template demo application",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			fmt.Println(cmd.UsageString())
+
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
@@ -24,5 +25,9 @@ func newRootCmd(version string) *cobra.Command {
 
 // Execute invokes the command.
 func Execute(version string) error {
-	return newRootCmd(version).Execute()
+	if err := newRootCmd(version).Execute(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error executing root command: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ee97297..f974aed 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ read -rp "GitHub Username: " user
 read -rp "Projectname: " projectname
 
 git clone git@github.com:FalcoSuessgott/golang-cli-template.git "$projectname"
-cd $projectname
+cd "$projectname"
 rm -rf .git
 find . -type f -exec sed -i "s/FalcoSuessgott\/golang-cli-template/$user\/$projectname/g" {} +
 git init
 git add .
 git commit -m "initial commit"
 git remote add origin "git@github.com:$user/$projectname.git"
+
+echo "template successfully installed."