diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d6fd25517..581c469f5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ fmt:
 
 # Run all the linters
 lint:
-	golangci-lint run --tests=false --enable-all ./...
+	# TODO: fix tests and lll issues
+	./bin/golangci-lint run --tests=false --enable-all --disable=lll ./...
 	find . -name '*.md' -not -wholename './vendor/*' | xargs prettier -l
 .PHONY: lint
 
diff --git a/internal/builders/golang/build.go b/internal/builders/golang/build.go
index 13b5311f3..2237fadac 100644
--- a/internal/builders/golang/build.go
+++ b/internal/builders/golang/build.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (*Builder) WithDefaults(build config.Build) config.Build {
 
 // Build builds a golang build
 func (*Builder) Build(ctx *context.Context, build config.Build, options api.Options) error {
-	if err := checkMain(ctx, build); err != nil {
+	if err := checkMain(build); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	cmd := []string{"go", "build"}
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (b buildTarget) Env() []string {
 	}
 }
 
-func checkMain(ctx *context.Context, build config.Build) error {
+func checkMain(build config.Build) error {
 	var main = build.Main
 	if main == "" {
 		main = "."
diff --git a/internal/builders/golang/targets.go b/internal/builders/golang/targets.go
index 068e19707..856ab399a 100644
--- a/internal/builders/golang/targets.go
+++ b/internal/builders/golang/targets.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func (t target) String() string {
 }
 
 func matrix(build config.Build) (result []string) {
+	// nolint:prealloc
 	var targets []target
 	for _, target := range allBuildTargets(build) {
 		if !valid(target) {
diff --git a/pipeline/brew/brew.go b/pipeline/brew/brew.go
index 82491be0b..3d50cbc09 100644
--- a/pipeline/brew/brew.go
+++ b/pipeline/brew/brew.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func doRun(ctx *context.Context, client client.Client) error {
 		return ErrTooManyDarwin64Builds
 	}
 
-	content, err := buildFormula(ctx, client, archives[0])
+	content, err := buildFormula(ctx, archives[0])
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ func doRun(ctx *context.Context, client client.Client) error {
 	return client.CreateFile(ctx, ctx.Config.Brew.CommitAuthor, ctx.Config.Brew.GitHub, content, path, msg)
 }
 
-func buildFormula(ctx *context.Context, client client.Client, artifact artifact.Artifact) (bytes.Buffer, error) {
-	data, err := dataFor(ctx, client, artifact)
+func buildFormula(ctx *context.Context, artifact artifact.Artifact) (bytes.Buffer, error) {
+	data, err := dataFor(ctx, artifact)
 	if err != nil {
 		return bytes.Buffer{}, err
 	}
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func doBuildFormula(data templateData) (out bytes.Buffer, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func dataFor(ctx *context.Context, client client.Client, artifact artifact.Artifact) (result templateData, err error) {
+func dataFor(ctx *context.Context, artifact artifact.Artifact) (result templateData, err error) {
 	sum, err := checksum.SHA256(artifact.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go b/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go
index 9e19cf564..002d14fc4 100644
--- a/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go
+++ b/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (Pipe) Run(ctx *context.Context) (err error) {
 			defer func() {
 				<-semaphore
 			}()
-			return checksums(ctx, file, artifact)
+			return checksums(file, artifact)
 		})
 	}
 	ctx.Artifacts.Add(artifact.Artifact{
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (Pipe) Run(ctx *context.Context) (err error) {
 	return g.Wait()
 }
 
-func checksums(ctx *context.Context, file *os.File, artifact artifact.Artifact) error {
+func checksums(file *os.File, artifact artifact.Artifact) error {
 	log.WithField("file", artifact.Name).Info("checksumming")
 	sha, err := checksum.SHA256(artifact.Path)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pipeline/docker/docker.go b/pipeline/docker/docker.go
index b47866894..bedfbf809 100644
--- a/pipeline/docker/docker.go
+++ b/pipeline/docker/docker.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ func tagName(ctx *context.Context, tagTemplate string) (string, error) {
 func process(ctx *context.Context, docker config.Docker, artifact artifact.Artifact, seed int) error {
 	var root = filepath.Dir(artifact.Path)
 	var dockerfile = filepath.Join(root, filepath.Base(docker.Dockerfile)) + fmt.Sprintf(".%d", seed)
+	// nolint:prealloc
 	var images []string
 	for _, tagTemplate := range docker.TagTemplates {
 		tag, err := tagName(ctx, tagTemplate)
diff --git a/pipeline/release/body.go b/pipeline/release/body.go
index adab5cd29..081a1216e 100644
--- a/pipeline/release/body.go
+++ b/pipeline/release/body.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func init() {
 
 func describeBody(ctx *context.Context) (bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	var out bytes.Buffer
+	// nolint:prealloc
 	var dockers []string
 	for _, a := range ctx.Artifacts.Filter(artifact.ByType(artifact.DockerImage)).List() {
 		dockers = append(dockers, a.Name)
diff --git a/pipeline/scoop/scoop.go b/pipeline/scoop/scoop.go
index 9106acff8..517fdce57 100644
--- a/pipeline/scoop/scoop.go
+++ b/pipeline/scoop/scoop.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func doRun(ctx *context.Context, client client.Client) error {
 
 	path := ctx.Config.ProjectName + ".json"
 
-	content, err := buildManifest(ctx, client, archives)
+	content, err := buildManifest(ctx, archives)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ type Resource struct {
 	Bin string `json:"bin"` // name of binary inside the archive
 }
 
-func buildManifest(ctx *context.Context, client client.Client, artifacts []artifact.Artifact) (result bytes.Buffer, err error) {
+func buildManifest(ctx *context.Context, artifacts []artifact.Artifact) (result bytes.Buffer, err error) {
 	manifest := Manifest{
 		Version:      ctx.Version,
 		Architecture: make(map[string]Resource),
diff --git a/pipeline/scoop/scoop_test.go b/pipeline/scoop/scoop_test.go
index 03e6307d9..9a025827c 100644
--- a/pipeline/scoop/scoop_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/scoop/scoop_test.go
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func Test_buildManifest(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	out, err := buildManifest(ctx, &DummyClient{}, []artifact.Artifact{
+	out, err := buildManifest(ctx, []artifact.Artifact{
 		{Name: "foo_1.0.1_windows_amd64.tar.gz", Goos: "windows", Goarch: "amd64"},
 		{Name: "foo_1.0.1_windows_386.tar.gz", Goos: "windows", Goarch: "386"},
 	})
diff --git a/pipeline/sign/sign.go b/pipeline/sign/sign.go
index 76015789e..8fe039d52 100644
--- a/pipeline/sign/sign.go
+++ b/pipeline/sign/sign.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func (Pipe) Run(ctx *context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func sign(ctx *context.Context, artifacts []artifact.Artifact) error {
+	// nolint:prealloc
 	var sigs []string
 	for _, a := range artifacts {
 		sig, err := signone(ctx, a)
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ func signone(ctx *context.Context, artifact artifact.Artifact) (string, error) {
 	}
 	env["signature"] = expand(cfg.Signature, env)
 
+	// nolint:prealloc
 	var args []string
 	for _, a := range cfg.Args {
 		args = append(args, expand(a, env))