diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
similarity index 95%
rename from .github/workflows/go.yml
rename to .github/workflows/validate.yml
index 1bf5121ce..73c19bea2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -1,68 +1,71 @@
----
-name: Go
-on:
-  pull_request:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - "release-*"
-
-# Modified to avoid canceling all matrix jobs when one fails
-# Each job type will have its own concurrency group
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ (github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.number) || github.ref || github.run_id }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-# Minimal permissions to be inherited by any job that don't declare it's own permissions
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  supportedVersions:
-    name: Fetch supported Go versions
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-        supported_versions: ${{ steps.matrix.outputs.supported_versions }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
+---
+name: Validate
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - "release-*"
+
+# Modified to avoid canceling all matrix jobs when one fails
+# Each job type will have its own concurrency group
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ (github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.number) || github.ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# Minimal permissions to be inherited by any job that don't declare it's own permissions
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  supported_versions:
+    name: Fetch supported Go versions
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+        supported_versions: ${{ steps.matrix.outputs.supported_versions }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-      - name: Read supported_go_versions.txt
-        id: matrix
-        run: |
-            versions=$(cat supported_go_versions.txt)
-            matrix="[$(echo "$versions" | sed 's/\(.*\)/"\1"/' | paste -s -d,)]"
-            echo "supported_versions=$matrix" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-  test:
-    name: Tests (${{ matrix.go_version }})
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: supportedVersions
-    # Set fail-fast to false to ensure all Go versions are tested regardless of failures
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        go_version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.supportedVersions.outputs.supported_versions) }}
-    # Define concurrency at the job level for matrix jobs
-    concurrency:
-      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-test-${{ matrix.go_version }}-${{ (github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.number) || github.ref || github.run_id }}
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
+      - name: Read supported_go_versions.txt
+        id: matrix
+        run: |
+            versions=$(cat supported_go_versions.txt)
+            matrix="[$(echo "$versions" | sed 's/\(.*\)/"\1"/' | paste -s -d,)]"
+            echo "supported_versions=$matrix" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  test:
+    name: Tests (${{ matrix.go_version }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: supportedVersions
+    # Set fail-fast to false to ensure all Go versions are tested regardless of failures
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        go_version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.supportedVersions.outputs.supported_versions) }}
+    # Define concurrency at the job level for matrix jobs
+    concurrency:
+      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-test-${{ matrix.go_version }}-${{ (github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.number) || github.ref || github.run_id }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-
-      - name: Set up Go ${{ matrix.go_version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6.0.0
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go_version }}
-          check-latest: true
-          cache-dependency-path: go.sum
-
-      - name: Run tests and check license
-        run: make check_license test
-        env:
-          CI: true
-
-      - name: Run style and unused
-        if: ${{ matrix.go_version == '1.22' }}
-        run: make style unused
+
+      - name: Check for CRLF line endings
+        run: make check-crlf
+
+      - name: Set up Go ${{ matrix.go_version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6.0.0
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.go_version }}
+          check-latest: true
+          cache-dependency-path: go.sum
+
+      - name: Run tests and check license
+        run: make check_license test
+        env:
+          CI: true
+
+      - name: Run style and unused
+        if: ${{ matrix.go_version == '1.22' }}
+        run: make style unused
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2a5817c02..ff01ce882 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,3 +65,23 @@ test-exp:
 .PHONY: test-exp-short
 test-exp-short:
 	cd exp && $(GOTEST) -short $(GOOPTS) $(pkgs)
+
+.PHONY: check-crlf
+check-crlf:
+	@echo ">> checking for CRLF line endings"
+	@files=$$(find . -type f -not -path "*/\.*" -not -path "*/vendor/*" -exec file {} \; | grep CRLF | cut -d: -f1); \
+	if [ -n "$$files" ]; then \
+		echo "Files with CRLF line endings found:"; \
+		echo "$$files"; \
+		echo "Run 'make fix-crlf' to fix them"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+
+.PHONY: fix-crlf
+fix-crlf:
+	@echo ">> fixing CRLF line endings"
+	@files=$$(find . -type f -not -path "*/\.*" -not -path "*/vendor/*" -exec file {} \; | grep CRLF | cut -d: -f1); \
+	for file in $$files; do \
+		tr -d '\r' < "$$file" > "$$file.tmp" && mv "$$file.tmp" "$$file"; \
+	done
+	@echo ">> CRLF line endings fixed"