diff --git a/cmd/vale/api.go b/cmd/vale/api.go
index 838f3893..da6824aa 100644
--- a/cmd/vale/api.go
+++ b/cmd/vale/api.go
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ func init() {
 
 func fetch(src, dst string) error {
 	// Fetch the resource from the web:
-	resp, err := http.Get(src)
+	resp, err := http.Get(src) //nolint:gosec,noctx
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not fetch '%s' (status code '%d').", src, resp.StatusCode)
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not fetch '%s' (status code '%d')", src, resp.StatusCode)
 	}
 
 	// Create a temp file to represent the archive locally:
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ func fetch(src, dst string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	resp.Body.Close()
 	return archiver.Unarchive(tmpfile.Name(), dst)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/vale/color.go b/cmd/vale/color.go
index 86e11841..8f1fc94e 100755
--- a/cmd/vale/color.go
+++ b/cmd/vale/color.go
@@ -65,13 +65,14 @@ func printVerboseAlert(f *core.File, wrap bool) (int, int, int) {
 
 	fmt.Printf("\n %s", pterm.Underscore.Sprintf(f.Path))
 	for _, a := range alerts {
-		if a.Severity == "suggestion" {
+		switch a.Severity {
+		case "suggestion":
 			level = pterm.Blue(a.Severity)
 			notifications++
-		} else if a.Severity == "warning" {
+		case "warning":
 			level = pterm.Yellow(a.Severity)
 			warnings++
-		} else {
+		case "error":
 			level = pterm.Red(a.Severity)
 			errors++
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/vale/command.go b/cmd/vale/command.go
index 2bb6de2f..c1ff802b 100644
--- a/cmd/vale/command.go
+++ b/cmd/vale/command.go
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ func fix(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	return printJSON(resp)
 }
 
-func sync(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
+func sync(_ []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	cfg, err := core.ReadPipeline("ini", flags, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if err := initPath(cfg); err != nil {
+	} else if err = initPath(cfg); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func sync(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func printConfig(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
+func printConfig(_ []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	cfg, err := core.ReadPipeline("ini", flags, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func printConfig(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func printMetrics(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
+func printMetrics(args []string, _ *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	if len(args) != 1 {
 		return core.NewE100("ls-metrics", errors.New("one argument expected"))
 	} else if !core.FileExists(args[0]) {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func printMetrics(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	return printJSON(computed)
 }
 
-func runTag(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
+func runTag(args []string, _ *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	if len(args) != 3 {
 		return core.NewE100("tag", errors.New("three arguments expected"))
 	}
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func runTag(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	return printJSON(out)
 }
 
-func compileRule(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
+func compileRule(args []string, _ *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	if len(args) != 1 {
 		return core.NewE100("compile", errors.New("one argument expected"))
 	}
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func compileRule(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	return printJSON(rule)
 }
 
-func runRule(args []string, flags *core.CLIFlags) error {
+func runRule(args []string, _ *core.CLIFlags) error {
 	if len(args) != 2 {
 		return core.NewE100("run", errors.New("two arguments expected"))
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/vale/main.go b/cmd/vale/main.go
index fcf0702d..54946cfa 100755
--- a/cmd/vale/main.go
+++ b/cmd/vale/main.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func doLint(args []string, l *lint.Linter, glob string) ([]*core.File, error) {
 	var err error
 
 	length := len(args)
-	if length == 1 && looksLikeStdin(args[0]) == 1 {
+	if length == 1 && looksLikeStdin(args[0]) == 1 { //nolint:gocritic
 		// Case 1:
 		//
 		// $ vale "some text in a string"
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ func doLint(args []string, l *lint.Linter, glob string) ([]*core.File, error) {
 		// Case 3:
 		//
 		// $ cat file.md | vale
-		stdin, err := io.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
-		if err != nil {
-			return linted, core.NewE100("doLint", err)
+		stdin, readErr := io.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
+		if readErr != nil {
+			return linted, core.NewE100("doLint", readErr)
 		}
 		linted, err = l.LintString(string(stdin))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func main() {
 	args := pflag.Args()
 	argc := len(args)
 
-	if Flags.Version {
+	if Flags.Version { //nolint:gocritic
 		fmt.Println("vale version " + version)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	} else if Flags.Help {
diff --git a/cmd/vale/pkg_test.go b/cmd/vale/pkg_test.go
index 0e966b43..d16e8aae 100644
--- a/cmd/vale/pkg_test.go
+++ b/cmd/vale/pkg_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/errata-ai/vale/v2/internal/core"
 )
 
-var TEST_DATA = "../../testdata/pkg"
+var TestData = "../../testdata/pkg"
 
 func mockPath() (string, error) {
 	cfg, err := core.NewConfig(&core.CLIFlags{})
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ func TestLocalZip(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	zip, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(TEST_DATA, "write-good.zip"))
+	zip, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(TestData, "write-good.zip"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ func TestLocalDir(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	zip, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(TEST_DATA, "write-good"))
+	zip, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(TestData, "write-good"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -97,13 +96,13 @@ func TestLocalDir(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestLocalComplete(t *testing.T) {
+func TestLocalComplete(t *testing.T) { //nolint:dupl
 	path, err := mockPath()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	zip, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(TEST_DATA, "ISC.zip"))
+	zip, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(TestData, "ISC.zip"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -129,18 +128,17 @@ func TestLocalComplete(t *testing.T) {
 	lines := strings.Split(string(b), "\n")
 
 	if !core.StringInSlice("bar", lines) {
-		t.Fatal(fmt.Sprintf("unable to find 'bar' in %v", lines))
+		t.Fatalf("unable to find 'bar' in %v", lines)
 	}
-
 }
 
-func TestLocalOnlyStyles(t *testing.T) {
+func TestLocalOnlyStyles(t *testing.T) { //nolint:dupl
 	path, err := mockPath()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	zip, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(TEST_DATA, "OnlyStyles.zip"))
+	zip, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(TestData, "OnlyStyles.zip"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -166,9 +164,8 @@ func TestLocalOnlyStyles(t *testing.T) {
 	lines := strings.Split(string(b), "\n")
 
 	if !core.StringInSlice("bar", lines) {
-		t.Fatal(fmt.Sprintf("unable to find 'bar' in %v", lines))
+		t.Fatalf("unable to find 'bar' in %v", lines)
 	}
-
 }
 
 func TestNoPkgFound(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cmd/vale/sync.go b/cmd/vale/sync.go
index 5b36b3d5..b6c69c9e 100644
--- a/cmd/vale/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/vale/sync.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func newVocab(path, name string) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, f := range []string{"accept.txt", "reject.txt"} {
-		ferr = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, f), []byte{}, 0644)
+		ferr = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, f), []byte{}, os.ModePerm)
 	}
 
 	return ferr
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ func loadPkg(name, urlOrPath, styles string, index int) error {
 	if fileInfo, err := os.Stat(urlOrPath); err == nil {
 		if fileInfo.IsDir() {
 			return loadLocalPkg(name, urlOrPath, styles, index)
-		} else {
-			return loadLocalZipPkg(name, urlOrPath, styles, index)
 		}
+		return loadLocalZipPkg(name, urlOrPath, styles, index)
 	}
 	return download(name, urlOrPath, styles, index)
 }
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ func installPkg(dir, name, styles string, index int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func moveDir(old, new string, isVocab bool) error {
+func moveDir(old, new string, isVocab bool) error { //nolint:predeclared
 	files, err := os.ReadDir(old)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ func moveDir(old, new string, isVocab bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func moveAsset(name, old, new string) error {
+func moveAsset(name, old, new string) error { //nolint:predeclared
 	src := filepath.Join(old, name)
 	dst := filepath.Join(new, name)
 
@@ -195,14 +194,10 @@ func moveAsset(name, old, new string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := cp.Copy(src, dst); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return cp.Copy(src, dst)
 }
 
-func getLibrary(path string) ([]Style, error) {
+func getLibrary(_ string) ([]Style, error) {
 	styles := []Style{}
 
 	resp, err := fetchJSON(library)
diff --git a/cmd/vale/util.go b/cmd/vale/util.go
index 81845796..7a507c9d 100644
--- a/cmd/vale/util.go
+++ b/cmd/vale/util.go
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ func getJSON(data interface{}) string {
 }
 
 func fetchJSON(url string) ([]byte, error) {
-	resp, err := http.Get(url)
+	resp, err := http.Get(url) //nolint:gosec,noctx
 	if err != nil {
 		return []byte{}, err
 	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	return io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 }