diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp-lint-action.yml b/.github/workflows/cpp-lint-action.yml
index d0a16da..3ca8d18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpp-lint-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp-lint-action.yml
@@ -15,17 +15,22 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Cache the build artifacts
-        id: cache-build
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
-          path: build
-          key: ${{ hashFiles('src/CMakeLists.txt', 'src/demo.cpp', 'src/demo.hpp') }}
+          submodules: true
+
+      # - name: Cache the build artifacts
+      #   id: cache-build
+      #   uses: actions/cache@v3
+      #   with:
+      #     path: build
+      #     key: ${{ hashFiles('src/CMakeLists.txt', 'src/demo.cpp', 'src/demo.hpp') }}
+
+      # - name: Generate compilation database
+      #   if: steps.cache-build.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      #   run: mkdir build && cmake -Bbuild src
 
-      - name: Generate compilation database
-        if: steps.cache-build.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: mkdir build && cmake -Bbuild src
+      # - name: Move database to src folder
+      #   run: mv build/compile_commands.json src/
 
       - name: run linter as action
         uses: cpp-linter/cpp-linter-action@latest
@@ -37,10 +42,10 @@ jobs:
           files-changed-only: ${{ matrix.clang-version == '12' }}
           # to ignore all build folder contents
           ignore: build
-          database: build
+          # database: build
           verbosity: 9
           version: ${{ matrix.clang-version }}
-          file-annotations: ${{ matrix.clang-version == '12' }}
+          thread-comments: ${{ matrix.clang-version == '12' }}
 
       - name: Fail fast?!
         if: steps.linter.outputs.checks-failed > 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp-lint-package.yml b/.github/workflows/cpp-lint-package.yml
index 4720c21..dfdf3ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpp-lint-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp-lint-package.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        clang-version: ['9','10', '11', '12', '13', '14']
+        clang-version: ['7', '8', '9','10', '11', '12', '13', '14']
         repo: ['cpp-linter/cpp-linter-action']
         branch: ['latest']
       fail-fast: false
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
-      - name: Install clang-tools
-        uses: KyleMayes/install-llvm-action@v1
         with:
-          version: ${{ matrix.clang-version }}
-          directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/llvm
+          submodules: true
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+
+      - name: install workflow deps
+        run: python -m pip install clang-tools git+https://github.com/${{ matrix.repo }}/@${{ matrix.branch }}
+
+      - name: Install clang-tools
+        run: clang-tools -install ${{ matrix.clang-version }} --directory ${{ runner.temp }}/llvm
 
-      - name: Install linter package
-        run: python3 -m pip install git+https://github.com/${{ matrix.repo }}/@${{ matrix.branch }}
+      - name: Setup VS dev env
+        uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-vsdevenv@v4
 
       - name: Cache the build artifacts
         id: cache-build
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate  compiler database
         if: steps.cache-build.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: mkdir build && cmake -Bbuild src
+        run: mkdir build && cmake -Bbuild src -G "NMake Makefiles"
 
       - name: run linter as package
         id: linter
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bddf44e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "cpp-linter-action"]
+	path = cpp-linter-action
+	url = https://github.com/cpp-linter/cpp-linter-action.git
diff --git a/cpp-linter-action b/cpp-linter-action
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..894a549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp-linter-action
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 894a54988abed9f2c7a37f5b54694e819de7f462
diff --git a/src/demo.cpp b/src/demo.cpp
index 8a4a9ed..0c1db60 100644
--- a/src/demo.cpp
+++ b/src/demo.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstddef>
 
+// using size_t from cstddef
 size_t dummyFunc(size_t i) { return i; }
 
 int main()
diff --git a/src/demo.hpp b/src/demo.hpp
index 505b6b7..2695731 100644
--- a/src/demo.hpp
+++ b/src/demo.hpp
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ struct LongDiff
 {
     long diff;
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};