diff --git a/.gitlint b/.gitlint
deleted file mode 100644
index a1bb93d..0000000
--- a/.gitlint
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[general]
-fail-without-commits=true
-contrib=CC1
-
-[title-match-regex]
-regex=^\[\#[0-9Xx]+\]\s
-
-[ignore-by-title]
-regex=^Release(.*)
-ignore=title-match-regex
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index f63f3e9..0c5b130 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ repos:
     - id: end-of-file-fixer
       exclude: "(.key|.interp|.tokens)$"
 
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+       - id: go-unit-tests
+         name: go unit tests
+         entry: make test GOFLAGS=''
+         pass_filenames: false
+         types: [go]
+         language: system
+
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: make-lint
@@ -25,9 +34,3 @@ repos:
         entry: make lint
         language: system
         pass_filenames: false
-
-  - repo: https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint
-    rev:  v0.18.0
-    hooks:
-      - id: gitlint
-        stages: [commit-msg]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 84e18a9..0b4011f 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 
 ANTLR_VERSION="4.13.0"
 TMP_DIR := .cache
-LINT_VERSION ?= 1.55.0
+LINT_VERSION ?= 1.56.2
 TRUECLOUDLAB_LINT_VERSION ?= 0.0.2
 OUTPUT_LINT_DIR ?= $(shell pwd)/bin
 LINT_DIR = $(OUTPUT_LINT_DIR)/golangci-lint-$(LINT_VERSION)-v$(TRUECLOUDLAB_LINT_VERSION)
 
 # Run tests
+test: GOFLAGS ?= "-cover -count=1"
 test:
-	@go test ./... -cover -count=1
+	@GOFLAGS=$(GOFLAGS) go test ./...
 
 # Pull go dependencies
 dep:
diff --git a/pool/pool.go b/pool/pool.go
index 0b83728..7392e48 100644
--- a/pool/pool.go
+++ b/pool/pool.go
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ func (p *Pool) updateNodesHealth(ctx context.Context, buffers [][]float64) {
 		wg.Add(1)
 
 		bufferWeights := buffers[i]
-		go func(i int, innerPool *innerPool) {
+		go func(i int, _ *innerPool) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			p.updateInnerNodesHealth(ctx, i, bufferWeights)
 		}(i, inner)
diff --git a/pool/tree/pool.go b/pool/tree/pool.go
index bffe6e9..38ef09e 100644
--- a/pool/tree/pool.go
+++ b/pool/tree/pool.go
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ func (p *Pool) updateNodesHealth(ctx context.Context, buffers [][]bool) {
 	for i, inner := range p.innerPools {
 		wg.Add(1)
 
-		go func(i int, innerPool *innerPool) {
+		go func(i int, _ *innerPool) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			p.updateInnerNodesHealth(ctx, i, buffers[i])
 		}(i, inner)