diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index 1e229e582e..d6cd768f6d 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -1,6 +1,37 @@
 ---
-Checks:          'clang-analyzer-*,readability-redundant-*,performance-*'
-WarningsAsErrors: 'clang-analyzer-*,readability-redundant-*,performance-*'
-HeaderFilterRegex: '.*'
+Checks: >
+  abseil-*,
+  bugprone-*,
+  clang-analyzer-*,
+  cppcoreguidelines-*,
+  google-*,
+  misc-*,
+  performance-*,
+  readability-*,
+  -clang-analyzer-deadcode*,
+  -clang-analyzer-optin*,
+  -readability-identifier-length
+WarningsAsErrors: ''
+HeaderFilterRegex: ''
 FormatStyle:     none
-User:            user
+CheckOptions:
+  llvm-else-after-return.WarnOnConditionVariables: 'false'
+  modernize-loop-convert.MinConfidence: reasonable
+  modernize-replace-auto-ptr.IncludeStyle: llvm
+  cert-str34-c.DiagnoseSignedUnsignedCharComparisons: 'false'
+  google-readability-namespace-comments.ShortNamespaceLines: '10'
+  cert-err33-c.CheckedFunctions: '::aligned_alloc;::asctime_s;::at_quick_exit;::atexit;::bsearch;::bsearch_s;::btowc;::c16rtomb;::c32rtomb;::calloc;::clock;::cnd_broadcast;::cnd_init;::cnd_signal;::cnd_timedwait;::cnd_wait;::ctime_s;::fclose;::fflush;::fgetc;::fgetpos;::fgets;::fgetwc;::fopen;::fopen_s;::fprintf;::fprintf_s;::fputc;::fputs;::fputwc;::fputws;::fread;::freopen;::freopen_s;::fscanf;::fscanf_s;::fseek;::fsetpos;::ftell;::fwprintf;::fwprintf_s;::fwrite;::fwscanf;::fwscanf_s;::getc;::getchar;::getenv;::getenv_s;::gets_s;::getwc;::getwchar;::gmtime;::gmtime_s;::localtime;::localtime_s;::malloc;::mbrtoc16;::mbrtoc32;::mbsrtowcs;::mbsrtowcs_s;::mbstowcs;::mbstowcs_s;::memchr;::mktime;::mtx_init;::mtx_lock;::mtx_timedlock;::mtx_trylock;::mtx_unlock;::printf_s;::putc;::putwc;::raise;::realloc;::remove;::rename;::scanf;::scanf_s;::setlocale;::setvbuf;::signal;::snprintf;::snprintf_s;::sprintf;::sprintf_s;::sscanf;::sscanf_s;::strchr;::strerror_s;::strftime;::strpbrk;::strrchr;::strstr;::strtod;::strtof;::strtoimax;::strtok;::strtok_s;::strtol;::strtold;::strtoll;::strtoul;::strtoull;::strtoumax;::strxfrm;::swprintf;::swprintf_s;::swscanf;::swscanf_s;::thrd_create;::thrd_detach;::thrd_join;::thrd_sleep;::time;::timespec_get;::tmpfile;::tmpfile_s;::tmpnam;::tmpnam_s;::tss_create;::tss_get;::tss_set;::ungetc;::ungetwc;::vfprintf;::vfprintf_s;::vfscanf;::vfscanf_s;::vfwprintf;::vfwprintf_s;::vfwscanf;::vfwscanf_s;::vprintf_s;::vscanf;::vscanf_s;::vsnprintf;::vsnprintf_s;::vsprintf;::vsprintf_s;::vsscanf;::vsscanf_s;::vswprintf;::vswprintf_s;::vswscanf;::vswscanf_s;::vwprintf_s;::vwscanf;::vwscanf_s;::wcrtomb;::wcschr;::wcsftime;::wcspbrk;::wcsrchr;::wcsrtombs;::wcsrtombs_s;::wcsstr;::wcstod;::wcstof;::wcstoimax;::wcstok;::wcstok_s;::wcstol;::wcstold;::wcstoll;::wcstombs;::wcstombs_s;::wcstoul;::wcstoull;::wcstoumax;::wcsxfrm;::wctob;::wctrans;::wctype;::wmemchr;::wprintf_s;::wscanf;::wscanf_s;'
+  cert-oop54-cpp.WarnOnlyIfThisHasSuspiciousField: 'false'
+  cert-dcl16-c.NewSuffixes: 'L;LL;LU;LLU'
+  google-readability-braces-around-statements.ShortStatementLines: '1'
+  cppcoreguidelines-non-private-member-variables-in-classes.IgnoreClassesWithAllMemberVariablesBeingPublic: 'true'
+  google-readability-namespace-comments.SpacesBeforeComments: '2'
+  modernize-loop-convert.MaxCopySize: '16'
+  modernize-pass-by-value.IncludeStyle: llvm
+  modernize-use-nullptr.NullMacros: 'NULL'
+  llvm-qualified-auto.AddConstToQualified: 'false'
+  modernize-loop-convert.NamingStyle: CamelCase
+  llvm-else-after-return.WarnOnUnfixable: 'false'
+  google-readability-function-size.StatementThreshold: '800'
+...
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-lint.yml
similarity index 73%
rename from .github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml
rename to .github/workflows/clang-tidy-lint.yml
index 6d50543bdc..e38153b823 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-lint.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ jobs:
       run: sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install clang-tidy
 
     - name: create build environment
-      run: cmake -E make_directory ${{ runner.workspace }}/_build
+      run: cmake -E make_directory ${{ github.workspace }}/_build
 
     - name: configure cmake
       shell: bash
-      working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/_build
+      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/_build
       run: >
         cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
         -DBENCHMARK_ENABLE_ASSEMBLY_TESTS=OFF
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: run
       shell: bash
-      working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/_build
-      run: run-clang-tidy -checks=*,-clang-analyzer-deadcode*,-clang-analyzer-optin*
+      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/_build
+      run: run-clang-tidy -config-file=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.clang-tidy