diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index bb4be17..94f114c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: ['1.13', '1.14', '1.15', '1.16']
+        go: ['1.17', '1.18', '1.19', '1.20']
 
     name: Documentation and Linting
     steps:
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           set -x
           export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$PATH
           cd go/src/github.com/vbatts/git-validation
-          go get ./...
-          go vet -x ./...
-          go build -v .
-          go test -v ./...
+          go run mage.go -v vet build test
           ./git-validation -run DCO,short-subject,dangling-whitespace -v
           ./git-validation -run DCO,short-subject,dangling-whitespace -v -range ${GITHUB_SHA}..HEAD
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b835f3e..9d37d6f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ vbatts@valse ~/src/vb/git-validation (master) $ GIT_CHECK_EXCLUDE="./vendor:./gi
 
 using the `GIT_CHECK_EXCLUDE` environment variable. Multiple paths should be separated by colon(`:`)
 
+## contributing
+
+When making a change, verify it with:
+
+```shell
+go run mage.go vet build test
+```
+
 ## Rules
 
 Default rules are added by registering them to the `validate` package.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 28c8361..f3f251e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ module github.com/vbatts/git-validation
 go 1.12
 
 require (
+	github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.3.0
-	github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.3 // indirect
+	github.com/magefile/mage v1.14.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1
-	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210511113859-b0526f3d8744 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0a3ea46..3a3c1e6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.0 h1:3vNe/fWF5CBgRIguda1meWhsZHy3m8gCJ5wx+dIzX/E=
-github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0 h1:kOqh6YHBtK8aywxGerMG2Eq3H6Qgoqeo13Bk2Mv/nBs=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0/go.mod h1:0h5ZqXfHYED7Bhv2ZJamyIOUej9KtShiJESRwBDUSsw=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.3.0 h1:McDWVJIU/y+u1BRV06dPaLfLCaT7fUTJLp5r04x7iNw=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.3.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
-github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1 h1:mweAR1A6xJ3oS2pRaGiHgQ4OO8tzTaLawm8vnODuwDk=
-github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
-github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.3 h1:CE8S1cTafDpPvMhIxNJKvHsGVBgn1xWYf1NbHQhywc8=
-github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.3/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
+github.com/magefile/mage v1.14.0 h1:6QDX3g6z1YvJ4olPhT1wksUcSa/V0a1B+pJb73fBjyo=
+github.com/magefile/mage v1.14.0/go.mod h1:z5UZb/iS3GoOSn0JgWuiw7dxlurVYTu+/jHXqQg881A=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.17 h1:BTarxUcIeDqL27Mc+vyvdWYSL28zpIhv3RoTdsLMPng=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.17/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.1 h1:GL2rEmy6nsikmW0r8opw9JIRScdMF5hA8cOYLH7In1k=
-github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.1/go.mod h1:ni0Sbl8bgC9z8RoU9G6nDWqqs/fq4eDPysMBDgk/93Q=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1 h1:dJKuHgqk1NNQlqoA6BTlM1Wf9DOH3NBjQyu0h9+AZZE=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1/go.mod h1:yWOB1SBYBC5VeMP7gHvWumXLIWorT60ONWic61uBYv0=
-github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2 h1:bSDNvY7ZPG5RlJ8otE/7V6gMiyenm9RtJ7IUVIAoJ1w=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180905080454-ebe1bf3edb33 h1:I6FyU15t786LL7oL/hn43zqTuEGr4PN7F4XJ1p4E3Y8=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180905080454-ebe1bf3edb33/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191026070338-33540a1f6037/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210511113859-b0526f3d8744 h1:yhBbb4IRs2HS9PPlAg6DMC6mUOKexJBNsLf4Z+6En1Q=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210511113859-b0526f3d8744/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0 h1:MVltZSvRTcU2ljQOhs94SXPftV6DCNnZViHeQps87pQ=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
diff --git a/mage.go b/mage.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13fd3dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// +build ignore
+
+package main
+
+import (
+    "os"
+    "github.com/magefile/mage/mage"
+)
+
+func main() { os.Exit(mage.Main()) }
diff --git a/magefile.go b/magefile.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c9049b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magefile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+//go:build mage
+// +build mage
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/magefile/mage/mg" // mg contains helpful utility functions, like Deps
+)
+
+var (
+	// Default target to run when none is specified
+	// If not set, running mage will list available targets
+	Default        = Build
+	app     string = "git-validation"
+	Stdout         = cw{c: color.New(color.FgGreen), o: os.Stdout}
+	Stderr         = cw{c: color.New(color.FgRed), o: os.Stderr}
+)
+
+// hack around color.Color not implementing Write()
+type cw struct {
+	c *color.Color
+	o io.Writer
+}
+
+func (cw cw) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	i := len(p)
+	_, err := cw.c.Fprint(cw.o, string(p)) // discarding the number of bytes written for now...
+	return i, err
+}
+
+// A build step that requires additional params, or platform specific steps for example
+func Build() error {
+	mg.Deps(InstallDeps)
+	fmt.Println("Building...")
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "build", "-v", "-o", app, ".")
+	cmd.Stdout = Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+// Vet the codes
+func Vet() error {
+	fmt.Println("go vet...")
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "vet", "./...")
+	cmd.Stdout = Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+// Run the Linters
+func Lint() error {
+	mg.Deps(InstallToolsLint)
+	fmt.Println("Linting...")
+	cmd := exec.Command("golangci-lint", "run")
+	cmd.Stdout = Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+// Run the tests available
+func Test() error {
+	fmt.Println("Testing...")
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "test", "-v", "./...")
+	cmd.Stdout = Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+// A custom install step if you need your bin someplace other than go/bin
+func Install() error {
+	mg.Deps(Build)
+	fmt.Println("Installing...")
+	return os.Rename(app, "/usr/local/bin/"+app)
+}
+
+// Manage your deps, or running package managers.
+func InstallDeps() error {
+	mg.Deps(Tidy)
+	fmt.Println("Installing Deps...")
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "get", "./...")
+	cmd.Stdout = Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+// Tools used during build/dev/test
+func InstallTools() error {
+	mg.Deps(InstallToolsLint)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func InstallToolsLint() error {
+	fmt.Println("Installing Deps...")
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "install", "github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.51.2")
+	cmd.Stdout = Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+// Tidy go modules
+func Tidy() error {
+	fmt.Println("Tidy up...")
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "mod", "tidy")
+	cmd.Stdout = Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+// Clean up after yourself
+func Clean() {
+	fmt.Println("Cleaning...")
+	os.RemoveAll(app)
+}