diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5c311706b0c..be8a10038e1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ $(GOTMPL): PACKAGE=go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/gotmpl
 GORELEASE = $(TOOLS)/gorelease
 $(GORELEASE): PACKAGE=golang.org/x/exp/cmd/gorelease
 
+GOVULNCHECK = $(TOOLS)/govulncheck
+$(TOOLS)/govulncheck: PACKAGE=golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck
+
 .PHONY: tools
 tools: $(CROSSLINK) $(DBOTCONF) $(GOLANGCI_LINT) $(MISSPELL) $(GOCOVMERGE) $(STRINGER) $(PORTO) $(GOJQ) $(SEMCONVGEN) $(MULTIMOD) $(SEMCONVKIT) $(GOTMPL) $(GORELEASE)
 
@@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ go-mod-tidy/%: | crosslink
 lint-modules: go-mod-tidy
 
 .PHONY: lint
-lint: misspell lint-modules golangci-lint
+lint: misspell lint-modules golangci-lint govulncheck
 
 .PHONY: vanity-import-check
 vanity-import-check: | $(PORTO)
@@ -226,6 +229,14 @@ vanity-import-check: | $(PORTO)
 misspell: | $(MISSPELL)
 	@$(MISSPELL) -w $(ALL_DOCS)
 
+.PHONY: govulncheck
+govulncheck: $(OTEL_GO_MOD_DIRS:%=govulncheck/%)
+govulncheck/%: DIR=$*
+govulncheck/%: | $(GOVULNCHECK)
+	@echo "govulncheck ./... in $(DIR)" \
+		&& cd $(DIR) \
+		&& $(GOVULNCHECK) ./...
+
 .PHONY: codespell
 codespell: | $(CODESPELL)
 	@$(DOCKERPY) $(CODESPELL)
diff --git a/internal/tools/go.mod b/internal/tools/go.mod
index ccab504faed..fe00517f499 100644
--- a/internal/tools/go.mod
+++ b/internal/tools/go.mod
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/semconvgen v0.12.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230510235704-dd950f8aeaea
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.14.0
+	golang.org/x/vuln v1.0.1
 )
 
 require (
@@ -212,5 +213,5 @@ require (
 	mvdan.cc/gofumpt v0.5.0 // indirect
 	mvdan.cc/interfacer v0.0.0-20180901003855-c20040233aed // indirect
 	mvdan.cc/lint v0.0.0-20170908181259-adc824a0674b // indirect
-	mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20221223090309-7455f1af531d // indirect
+	mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20230312165513-e84e2d14e3b8 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/internal/tools/go.sum b/internal/tools/go.sum
index b1fbe5bb7bc..cf9f25ee84b 100644
--- a/internal/tools/go.sum
+++ b/internal/tools/go.sum
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ github.com/golangci/unconvert v0.0.0-20180507085042-28b1c447d1f4 h1:zwtduBRr5SSW
 github.com/golangci/unconvert v0.0.0-20180507085042-28b1c447d1f4/go.mod h1:Izgrg8RkN3rCIMLGE9CyYmU9pY2Jer6DgANEnZ/L/cQ=
 github.com/google/btree v0.0.0-20180813153112-4030bb1f1f0c/go.mod h1:lNA+9X1NB3Zf8V7Ke586lFgjr2dZNuvo3lPJSGZ5JPQ=
 github.com/google/btree v1.0.0/go.mod h1:lNA+9X1NB3Zf8V7Ke586lFgjr2dZNuvo3lPJSGZ5JPQ=
+github.com/google/go-cmdtest v0.4.1-0.20220921163831-55ab3332a786 h1:rcv+Ippz6RAtvaGgKxc+8FQIpxHgsF+HBzPyYL2cyVU=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMywk6iLU=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.1/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMywk6iLU=
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20201023163331-3e6fc7fc9c4c/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLe
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20201203190320-1bf35d6f28c2/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20201218002935-b9804c9f04c2/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210407192527-94a9f03dee38 h1:yAJXTCF9TqKcTiHJAE8dj7HMvPfh66eeA2JYW7eFpSE=
+github.com/google/renameio v0.1.0 h1:GOZbcHa3HfsPKPlmyPyN2KEohoMXOhdMbHrvbpl2QaA=
 github.com/google/renameio v0.1.0/go.mod h1:KWCgfxg9yswjAJkECMjeO8J8rahYeXnNhOm40UhjYkI=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.2/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:0Wqv26UfaUD9n4G6kQubkQ+KchISgw+vpHVxEJEs9eg=
@@ -927,6 +929,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.2.0/go.mod h1:y4OqIKeOV/fWJetJ8bXPU1sEVniLMIyDAZWeHdV+NTA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.3.0/go.mod h1:/rWhSS2+zyEVwoJf8YAX6L2f0ntZ7Kn/mGgAWcipA5k=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.5.0/go.mod h1:N+Kgy78s5I24c24dU8OfWNEotWjutIs8SnJvn5IDq+k=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Xwgl3UAJ/d3gWutnCtw505GrjyAbvKui8lOU390QaIU=
+golang.org/x/vuln v1.0.1 h1:KUas02EjQK5LTuIx1OylBQdKKZ9jeugs+HiqO5HormU=
+golang.org/x/vuln v1.0.1/go.mod h1:bb2hMwln/tqxg32BNY4CcxHWtHXuYa3SbIBmtsyjxtM=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.14.0 h1:jvNa2pY0M4r62jkRQ6RwEZZyPcymeL9XZMLBbV7U2nc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.14.0/go.mod h1:uYBEerGOWcJyEORxN+Ek8+TT266gXkNlHdJBwexUsBg=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
@@ -1060,8 +1064,8 @@ mvdan.cc/interfacer v0.0.0-20180901003855-c20040233aed h1:WX1yoOaKQfddO/mLzdV4wp
 mvdan.cc/interfacer v0.0.0-20180901003855-c20040233aed/go.mod h1:Xkxe497xwlCKkIaQYRfC7CSLworTXY9RMqwhhCm+8Nc=
 mvdan.cc/lint v0.0.0-20170908181259-adc824a0674b h1:DxJ5nJdkhDlLok9K6qO+5290kphDJbHOQO1DFFFTeBo=
 mvdan.cc/lint v0.0.0-20170908181259-adc824a0674b/go.mod h1:2odslEg/xrtNQqCYg2/jCoyKnw3vv5biOc3JnIcYfL4=
-mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20221223090309-7455f1af531d h1:3rvTIIM22r9pvXk+q3swxUQAQOxksVMGK7sml4nG57w=
-mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20221223090309-7455f1af531d/go.mod h1:IeHQjmn6TOD+e4Z3RFiZMMsLVL+A96Nvptar8Fj71is=
+mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20230312165513-e84e2d14e3b8 h1:VuJo4Mt0EVPychre4fNlDWDuE5AjXtPJpRUWqZDQhaI=
+mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20230312165513-e84e2d14e3b8/go.mod h1:Oh/d7dEtzsNHGOq1Cdv8aMm3KdKhVvPbRQcM8WFpBR8=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/internal/tools/tools.go b/internal/tools/tools.go
index e4b8e4c0fd2..44d113314ed 100644
--- a/internal/tools/tools.go
+++ b/internal/tools/tools.go
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ import (
 	_ "go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/semconvgen"
 	_ "golang.org/x/exp/cmd/gorelease"
 	_ "golang.org/x/tools/cmd/stringer"
+	_ "golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck"
 )