diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/dependencies/35-bump-go.md b/.changelog/unreleased/dependencies/35-bump-go.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..730a5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/dependencies/35-bump-go.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- bump Go version from 1.20 to 1.22
+  ([\#35](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft-load-test/pull/35))
diff --git a/.codespellrc b/.codespellrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65862f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codespellrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[codespell]
+skip = *.sum,go.mod
+quiet-level = 2
diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..481621f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
+# Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+[*.{sh,Makefile}]
+indent_style = tab
+
+[*.proto]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57019cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# CODEOWNERS: https://help.github.com/articles/about-codeowners/
+
+# Everything goes through the following "global owners" by default.
+# Unless a later match takes precedence, these three will be
+# requested for review when someone opens a PR.
+# Note that the last matching pattern takes precedence, so
+# global owners are only requested if there isn't a more specific
+# codeowner specified below. For this reason, the global codeowners
+# are often repeated in package-level definitions.
+*     @cometbft/engineering @cometbft/devrel
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-version.env b/.github/workflows/go-version.env
index ccf0177..329aef0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-version.env
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-version.env
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # .github/workflows/go-version.env
-GO_VERSION=1.20.14
+GO_VERSION=1.22.6
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e8f1042..cd873ec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ __pycache__
 venv/
 /deployment/hosts
 coverage.txt
+
+dist/
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c98a43e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# This is an example .goreleaser.yml file with some sensible defaults.
+# Make sure to check the documentation at https://goreleaser.com
+
+# The lines below are called `modelines`. See `:help modeline`
+# Feel free to remove those if you don't want/need to use them.
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://goreleaser.com/static/schema.json
+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 tw=0 fo=cnqoj
+
+version: 2
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    # You may remove this if you don't use go modules.
+    - go mod tidy
+
+builds:
+  - main: ./cmd/cometbft-load-test/main.go
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    goos:
+      - linux
+      - windows
+      - darwin
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm
+      - arm64
+
+archives:
+  - format: tar.gz
+    # this name template makes the OS and Arch compatible with the results of `uname`.
+    name_template: >-
+      {{ .ProjectName }}_
+      {{- title .Os }}_
+      {{- if eq .Arch "amd64" }}x86_64
+      {{- else if eq .Arch "386" }}i386
+      {{- else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }}
+      {{- if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
+    # use zip for windows archives
+    format_overrides:
+      - goos: windows
+        format: zip
+    files:
+      - LICENSE
+      - README.md
+      - CHANGELOG.md
+
+release:
+  prerelease: auto
+  name_template: "v{{.Version}}"
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e677a00..0000000
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-project_name: cometbft-load-test
-
-env:
-  # Require use of Go modules.
-  - GO111MODULE=on
-
-builds:
-  - main: ./cmd/cometbft-load-test/main.go
-    goos:
-      - linux
-      - darwin
-      - windows
-    goarch:
-      - amd64
-
-checksum:
-  name_template: SHA256SUMS-{{.Version}}.txt
-  algorithm: sha256
-
-release:
-  header: |
-    See the CHANGELOG for details regarding this release.
-  name_template: "v{{.Version}}"
-
-archives:
-  - files:
-    - LICENSE
-    - README.md
-    - CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae37bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+# Details: https://pre-commit.com/#new-hooks
+
+repos:
+  # golangci-lint
+  - repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
+    rev: v1.58.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: golangci-lint-full
+        args: [--timeout, 10m] # for CI
+
+  # gofumpt (does not have .pre-commmit-hooks.yaml)
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: gofumpt
+        name: "gofumpt"
+        additional_dependencies:
+          - mvdan.cc/gofumpt@v0.6.0
+        entry: "gofumpt"
+        language: golang
+        args: [-w, .]
+        types: [go]
+        pass_filenames: false
+
+  # codespell
+  - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
+    rev: v2.2.6
+    hooks:
+      - id: codespell
+        args: [-w]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b538e39..0d3a865 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,14 +56,26 @@ bench:
 	go test -bench="Benchmark" -run="notests" ./...
 .PHONY: bench
 
-lint:
-	go run github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest run
-.PHONY: lint
-
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
 .PHONY: clean
 
+###############################################################################
+###                  Formatting, linting, and vetting                       ###
+###############################################################################
+
+#? lint: Lint, format and fix typos
+lint: pre-commit
+	@pre-commit run
+.PHONY: lint
+
+#? vulncheck: Run latest govulncheck
 vulncheck:
 	@go run golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest ./...
 .PHONY: vulncheck
+
+#? pre-commit: Create pre-commit hook using the pre-commit framework.
+pre-commit:
+	@which pre-commit || pip3 install pre-commit
+	@pre-commit install
+.PHONY: pre-commit
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8b37278..9af4bfd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/cometbft/cometbft-load-test
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a982b2d..be46d86 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSs
 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/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 h1:saDtZ6Pbx/0u+bgYQ3q96pZgCzfhKXGPqt7kZ72aNNg=
@@ -16,10 +17,12 @@ github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLf
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 h1:6KIumPrER1LHsvBVuDa0r5xaG0Es51mhhB9BQB2qeMA=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3xk=
 github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0 h1:45sCR5RtlFHMR4UwH9sdQ5TC8v0qDQCHnXt+kaKSTVE=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 h1:RPNrshWIDI6G2gRW9EHilWtl7Z6Sb1BR0xunSBf0SNc=
+github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9/0rRGxNHcop5bhtWyNeEfOS8JIWk580+fNqagV/RAw=
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 h1:C3w9PqII01/Oq1c1nUAm88MOHcQC9l5mIlSMApZMrHA=
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822/go.mod h1:+n7T8mK8HuQTcFwEeznm/DIxMOiR9yIdICNftLE1DvQ=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ github.com/prometheus/common v0.55.0/go.mod h1:2SECS4xJG1kd8XF9IcM1gMX6510RAEL65
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 h1:YagwOFzUgYfKKHX6Dr+sHT7km/hxC76UB0learggepc=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1/go.mod h1:fB45yRUv8NstnjriLhBQLuOUt+WW4BsoGhij/e3PBqk=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0 h1:TMyTOH3F/DB16zRVcYyreMH6GnZZrwQVAoYjRBZyWFQ=
+github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0/go.mod h1:UQnix2H7Ngw/k4C5ijL5+65zddjncjaFoBhdsK/akog=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3 h1:dueUQJ1C2q9oE3F7wvmSGAaVtTmUizReu6fjN8uqzbQ=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3/go.mod h1:naHLuLoDiP4jHNo9R0sCBMtWGeIprob74mVsIT4qYEQ=
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2 h1:6xV6lTsCfpGD21XK49h7MhtcApnLqkfYgPcdHftf6h
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2/go.mod h1:qYOHts0dSfpeUzUFpOMr/WGzszTmLH+DiWniOlNbLDw=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c h1:Hei/4ADfdWqJk1ZMxUNpqntNwaWcugrBjAiHlqqRiVk=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c/go.mod h1:JHkPIbrfpd72SG/EVd6muEfDQjcINNoR0C8j2r3qZ4Q=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/internal/logging/logging.go b/internal/logging/logging.go
index c86879e..bcfcf22 100644
--- a/internal/logging/logging.go
+++ b/internal/logging/logging.go
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ type LogrusLogger struct {
 type NoopLogger struct{}
 
 // LogrusLogger implements Logger
-var _ Logger = (*LogrusLogger)(nil)
-var _ Logger = (*NoopLogger)(nil)
+var (
+	_ Logger = (*LogrusLogger)(nil)
+	_ Logger = (*NoopLogger)(nil)
+)
 
 //
 // LogrusLogger
diff --git a/pkg/loadtest/cli.go b/pkg/loadtest/cli.go
index 2a77f9b..0107114 100644
--- a/pkg/loadtest/cli.go
+++ b/pkg/loadtest/cli.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // CLIVersion must be manually updated as new versions are released.
-const CLIVersion = "v0.1.0"
+const CLIVersion = "v0.2.0"
 
 // cliVersionCommitID must be set through linker settings. See
 // https://stackoverflow.com/a/11355611/1156132 for details.