diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index bacf96b6..a5d462b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-name: "Lint"
+name: Lint
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "*" ]
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+    branches: [ master ]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -16,23 +14,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Hadolint
-        run: |
-          make hadolint
-        env:
-          HADOLINT_VERSION: 2.4.1
+        run: make hadolint
 
       - name: ShellCheck
-        run: |
-          make shellcheck
-        env:
-          SHELLCHECK_VERSION: 0.8.0
+        run: make shellcheck
 
       - name: ECLint
-        run: |
-          make eclint
-        env:
-          ECLINT_VERSION: 2.3.5
+        run: make eclint
diff --git a/test/linting/lint.sh b/test/linting/lint.sh
index 191313c2..48d68269 100755
--- a/test/linting/lint.sh
+++ b/test/linting/lint.sh
@@ -1,97 +1,52 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
-# version   v0.2.0 unstable
-# executed  by Make during CI or manually
+# version   v0.3.0
+# executed  by Make (during CI or manually)
 # task      checks files against linting targets
 
-SCRIPT="lint.sh"
-
-SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
-REPO_ROOT=$(realpath "${SCRIPT_DIR}"/../../)
-
-HADOLINT_VERSION=2.8.0
-ECLINT_VERSION=2.3.5
-SHELLCHECK_VERSION=0.8.0
-
 set -eEuo pipefail
 shopt -s inherit_errexit
-trap '__log_err "${FUNCNAME[0]:-?}" "${BASH_COMMAND:-?}" ${LINENO:-?} ${?:-?}' ERR
 
-function __log_err
-{
-  printf "\n--- \e[1m\e[31mUNCHECKED ERROR\e[0m\n%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n\n" \
-    "  - script    = ${SCRIPT:-${0}}" \
-    "  - function  = ${1} / ${2}" \
-    "  - line      = ${3}" \
-    "  - exit code = ${4}"
-}
+REPOSITORY_ROOT=$(realpath "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${0}")")"/../../)
+LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-debug}
+HADOLINT_VERSION='2.9.2'
+ECLINT_VERSION='2.4.0'
+SHELLCHECK_VERSION='0.8.0'
 
-function __log_info
-{
-  printf "\n--- \e[34m%s\e[0m\n%s\n%s\n\n" \
-    "${SCRIPT:-${0}}" \
-    "  - type    = INFO" \
-    "  - version = ${*}"
-}
-
-function __log_failure
-{
-  printf "\n--- \e[91m%s\e[0m\n%s\n%s\n\n" \
-    "${SCRIPT:-${0}}" \
-    "  - type    = FAILURE" \
-    "  - message = ${*:-errors encountered}"
-}
-
-function __log_success
-{
-  printf "\n--- \e[32m%s\e[0m\n%s\n%s\n\n" \
-    "${SCRIPT}" \
-    "  - type    = SUCCESS" \
-    "  - message = no errors detected"
-}
-
-function __in_path
-{
-  command -v "${@}" &>/dev/null && return 0 ; return 1 ;
-}
+# shellcheck source=./../../target/scripts/helpers/log.sh
+source "${REPOSITORY_ROOT}/target/scripts/helpers/log.sh"
 
 function _eclint
 {
-  local SCRIPT='EDITORCONFIG LINTER'
-
   if docker run --rm --tty \
-      --volume "${REPO_ROOT}:/ci:ro" \
-      --workdir "/ci" \
-      --name eclint \
-      "mstruebing/editorconfig-checker:${ECLINT_VERSION}" ec -config "/ci/test/linting/.ecrc.json"
+    --volume "${REPOSITORY_ROOT}:/ci:ro" \
+    --workdir "/ci" \
+    --name eclint \
+    "mstruebing/editorconfig-checker:${ECLINT_VERSION}" ec -config "/ci/test/linting/.ecrc.json"
   then
-    __log_success
+    _log 'info' 'ECLint succeeded'
   else
-    __log_failure
+    _log 'error' 'ECLint failed'
     return 1
   fi
 }
 
 function _hadolint
 {
-  local SCRIPT='HADOLINT'
-
   if docker run --rm --tty \
-      --volume "${REPO_ROOT}:/ci:ro" \
-      --workdir "/ci" \
-      "hadolint/hadolint:v${HADOLINT_VERSION}-alpine" hadolint --config "/ci/test/linting/.hadolint.yaml" Dockerfile
+    --volume "${REPOSITORY_ROOT}:/ci:ro" \
+    --workdir "/ci" \
+    "hadolint/hadolint:v${HADOLINT_VERSION}-alpine" hadolint --config "/ci/test/linting/.hadolint.yaml" Dockerfile
   then
-    __log_success
+    _log 'info' 'Hadolint succeeded'
   else
-    __log_failure
+    _log 'error' 'Hadolint failed'
     return 1
   fi
 }
 
 function _shellcheck
 {
-  local SCRIPT='SHELLCHECK'
-
   # File paths for shellcheck:
   F_SH=$(find . -type f -iname '*.sh' \
     -not -path './test/bats/*' \
@@ -132,28 +87,28 @@ function _shellcheck
   # `source=relative/path/to/file.sh` will check the source value in each source-path as well.
   # shellcheck disable=SC2068
   if docker run --rm --tty \
-      --volume "${REPO_ROOT}:/ci:ro" \
-      --workdir "/ci" \
-      "koalaman/shellcheck-alpine:v${SHELLCHECK_VERSION}" ${CMD_SHELLCHECK[@]}
+    --volume "${REPOSITORY_ROOT}:/ci:ro" \
+    --workdir "/ci" \
+    "koalaman/shellcheck-alpine:v${SHELLCHECK_VERSION}" ${CMD_SHELLCHECK[@]}
   then
-    __log_success
+    _log 'info' 'ShellCheck succeeded'
   else
-    __log_failure
+    _log 'error' 'ShellCheck failed'
     return 1
   fi
 }
 
-function __main
+function _main
 {
   case "${1:-}" in
-    'eclint'      ) _eclint     ;;
-    'hadolint'    ) _hadolint   ;;
-    'shellcheck'  ) _shellcheck ;;
-    *)
-      __log_failure "'${1:-}' is not a command nor an option."
+    ( 'eclint'     ) _eclint     ;;
+    ( 'hadolint'   ) _hadolint   ;;
+    ( 'shellcheck' ) _shellcheck ;;
+    ( * )
+      _log 'error' "'${1:-}' is not a command nor an option"
       return 3
       ;;
   esac
 }
 
-__main "${@}" || exit ${?}
+_main "${@}" || exit ${?}