diff --git a/hack/verify-golint.sh b/hack/verify-golint.sh
index 436f950cb5c0..592d599ac45b 100755
--- a/hack/verify-golint.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-golint.sh
@@ -65,4 +65,14 @@ if [[ "${#bad_files[@]}" -ne 0 ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+echo "Running golangci-lint..."
+# Build exclude pattern for golangci-lint
+EXCLUDE_PATTERN=$(IFS='|'; echo "${excluded_packages[*]}")
+
+# Run golangci-lint
+if ! golangci-lint run --skip-dirs-use-default --skip-dirs "${EXCLUDE_PATTERN}"; then
+  echo "!!! golangci-lint failed"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # ex: ts=2 sw=2 et filetype=sh