diff --git a/CODE_STYLE.md b/CODE_STYLE.md
index e8208172c..1f40c76fc 100644
--- a/CODE_STYLE.md
+++ b/CODE_STYLE.md
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 # Code Style
 
-We follow the standard Go style using gofmt, but with a few extra
+We follow the standard Go style using goimports, but with a few extra
 considerations.
 
 ## Linters
 
-We use `gometalinter` to run a number of linters, the exact list can be found
-in [linter.json](linter.json). Some of these are slow and expensive to run, but
-a subset can be found in [linter-fast.json](linter-fast.json) that run quickly
-enough to be run as part of an IDE.
+We use `golangci-lint` to run a number of linters, the exact list can be found
+under linters in [.golangci.yml](.golangci.yml).
+[Installation](https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint#install) and [Editor
+Integration](https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint#editor-integration) for
+it can be found in the readme of golangci-lint.
 
 For rare cases where a linter is giving a spurious warning, it can be disabled
-for that line or statement using a [comment directive](https://github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter#comment-directives), e.g.
-`// nolint: gocyclo`. This should be used sparingly and only when its clear
-that the lint warning is spurious.
+for that line or statement using a [comment
+directive](https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint#nolint), e.g.  `var
+bad_name int //nolint:golint,unused`. This should be used sparingly and only
+when its clear that the lint warning is spurious.
 
-The linters are vendored, and can be run using [scripts/find-lint.sh](scripts/find-lint.sh)
+The linters can be run using [scripts/find-lint.sh](scripts/find-lint.sh)
 (see file for docs) or as part of a build/test/lint cycle using
 [scripts/build-test-lint.sh](scripts/build-test-lint.sh).
 
@@ -82,9 +84,9 @@ sets up linting correctly:
 
 ```json
 {
-    "go.gopath": "${workspaceRoot}:${workspaceRoot}/vendor",
-    "go.lintOnSave": "workspace",
-    "go.lintTool": "gometalinter",
-    "go.lintFlags": ["--config=linter-fast.json", "--concurrency=5"]
+    "go.lintTool":"golangci-lint",
+    "go.lintFlags": [
+      "--fast"
+    ]
 }
 ```