diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b8d2ab09..860c465f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -42,43 +42,10 @@ jobs:
           path: src/github.com/containerd/cgroups
           fetch-depth: 25
 
-      - name: Checkout common project repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Project checks
+        uses: containerd/project-checks@v1.1.0
         with:
-          repository: containerd/project
-          path: src/github.com/containerd/project
-
-      #
-      # Go get dependencies
-      #
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        env:
-          GO111MODULE: off
-        run: |
-          go get -u github.com/vbatts/git-validation
-          go get -u github.com/kunalkushwaha/ltag
-
-      #
-      # DCO / File headers
-      #
-      - name: DCO
-        env:
-          GITHUB_COMMIT_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.commits_url }}
-          DCO_VERBOSITY: "-q"
-          DCO_RANGE: ""
-        working-directory: src/github.com/containerd/cgroups
-        run: |
-          set -x
-          if [ -z "${GITHUB_COMMIT_URL}" ]; then
-          DCO_RANGE=$(jq -r '.after + "..HEAD"' ${GITHUB_EVENT_PATH})
-          else
-          DCO_RANGE=$(curl ${GITHUB_COMMIT_URL} | jq -r '.[0].parents[0].sha +".."+ .[-1].sha')
-          fi
-          ../project/script/validate/dco
-
-      - name: Headers
-        run: ../project/script/validate/fileheader ../project/
-        working-directory: src/github.com/containerd/cgroups
+          working-directory: src/github.com/containerd/cgroups
 
   test:
     name: Test cgroups