diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 863416d1..2017b128 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,12 +62,20 @@ else
 GOBIN=$(shell go env GOBIN)
 endif
 
+# GOFLAGS defines additional golang build flags like -tags and -ldflags
+GOFLAGS ?= -a \
+         -tags "exclude_graphdriver_devicemapper exclude_graphdriver_btrfs containers_image_openpgp" \
+         --ldflags="-X 'github.com/crowdstrike/falcon-operator/version.Version=$(VERSION)'"
+
 # CONTAINER_TOOL defines the container tool to be used for building images.
 # Be aware that the target commands are only tested with Docker which is
 # scaffolded by default. However, you might want to replace it to use other
 # tools. (i.e. podman)
 CONTAINER_TOOL ?= docker
 
+# CONTAINER_BUILD_ARGS defines additional build arguments to pass to the $CONTAINER_TOOL during build.
+CONTAINER_BUILD_ARGS ?= --build-arg VERSION=$(VERSION)
+
 # Setting SHELL to bash allows bash commands to be executed by recipes.
 # Options are set to exit when a recipe line exits non-zero or a piped command fails.
 SHELL = /usr/bin/env bash -o pipefail
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@ all: build
 
 # The help target prints out all targets with their descriptions organized
 # beneath their categories. The categories are represented by '##@' and the
-# target descriptions by '##'. The awk commands is responsible for reading the
+# target descriptions by '##'. The awk command is responsible for reading the
 # entire set of makefiles included in this invocation, looking for lines of the
 # file as xyz: ## something, and then pretty-format the target and help. Then,
 # if there's a line with ##@ something, that gets pretty-printed as a category.
@@ -118,45 +126,57 @@ test: manifests generate fmt vet envtest ## Run tests.
 .PHONY: test-e2e # You will need to have a Kind cluster up in running to run this target
 test-e2e:
 	go test ./test/e2e/ -v -ginkgo.v
+GOLANGCI_LINT = $(shell pwd)/bin/golangci-lint
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.54.2
+golangci-lint:
+	@[ -f $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ] || { \
+	set -e ;\
+	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(shell dirname $(GOLANGCI_LINT)) $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION) ;\
+	}
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint: golangci-lint ## Run golangci-lint linter & yamllint
+	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run
+
+.PHONY: lint-fix
+lint-fix: golangci-lint ## Run golangci-lint linter and perform fixes
+	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run --fix
 
 ##@ Build
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: manifests generate fmt vet ## Build manager binary.
-	go build -a \
-		-tags "exclude_graphdriver_devicemapper exclude_graphdriver_btrfs containers_image_openpgp" \
-		--ldflags="-X 'github.com/crowdstrike/falcon-operator/version.Version=$(VERSION)'" \
-		-o bin/manager cmd/main.go
+	go build $(GOFLAGS) -o bin/manager cmd/main.go
 
 .PHONY: run
 run: manifests generate fmt vet ## Run a controller from your host.
 	go run ./cmd/main.go
 
-# If you wish built the manager image targeting other platforms you can use the --platform flag.
-# (i.e. docker build --platform linux/arm64 ). However, you must enable docker buildKit for it.
+# If you wish to build the manager image targeting other platforms you can use the --platform flag.
+# (i.e. docker build --platform linux/arm64). However, you must enable docker buildKit for it.
 # More info: https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/build_enhancements/
 .PHONY: docker-build
-docker-build: test ## Build docker image with the manager.
-	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) build -t ${IMG} .
+docker-build: ## Build docker image with the manager.
+	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) build $(CONTAINER_BUILD_ARGS) -t ${IMG} .
 
 .PHONY: docker-push
 docker-push: ## Push docker image with the manager.
 	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) push ${IMG}
 
-# PLATFORMS defines the target platforms for  the manager image be build to provide support to multiple
+# PLATFORMS defines the target platforms for the manager image be built to provide support to multiple
 # architectures. (i.e. make docker-buildx IMG=myregistry/mypoperator:0.0.1). To use this option you need to:
-# - able to use docker buildx . More info: https://docs.docker.com/build/buildx/
-# - have enable BuildKit, More info: https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/build_enhancements/
-# - be able to push the image for your registry (i.e. if you do not inform a valid value via IMG=<myregistry/image:<tag>> then the export will fail)
-# To properly provided solutions that supports more than one platform you should use this option.
+# - be able to use docker buildx. More info: https://docs.docker.com/build/buildx/
+# - have enabled BuildKit. More info: https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/build_enhancements/
+# - be able to push the image to your registry (i.e. if you do not set a valid value via IMG=<myregistry/image:<tag>> then the export will fail)
+# To adequately provide solutions that are compatible with multiple platforms, you should consider using this option.
 PLATFORMS ?= linux/arm64,linux/amd64,linux/s390x,linux/ppc64le
 .PHONY: docker-buildx
-docker-buildx: test ## Build and push docker image for the manager for cross-platform support
+docker-buildx: ## Build and push docker image for the manager for cross-platform support
 	# copy existing Dockerfile and insert --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} into Dockerfile.cross, and preserve the original Dockerfile
 	sed -e '1 s/\(^FROM\)/FROM --platform=\$$\{BUILDPLATFORM\}/; t' -e ' 1,// s//FROM --platform=\$$\{BUILDPLATFORM\}/' Dockerfile > Dockerfile.cross
 	- $(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx create --name project-v3-builder
 	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx use project-v3-builder
-	- $(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx build --push --platform=$(PLATFORMS) --build-arg VERSION=$(VERSION) --tag ${IMG} -f Dockerfile.cross .
+	- $(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx build --push --platform=$(PLATFORMS) $(CONTAINER_BUILD_ARGS) --tag ${IMG} -f Dockerfile.cross .
 	- $(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx rm project-v3-builder
 	rm Dockerfile.cross