diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 1db2c12a0c8..aa3fb97aab0 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ linters:
     - copyloopvar
     - dogsled
     - dupl
+    - forbidigo
     - gocritic
     - godot
     - goheader
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ linters:
 
         Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
         license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+    forbidigo:
+      forbid:
+        - pattern: ^reflect\.DeepEqual$
+          msg: "Use cmp.Equal instead of reflect.DeepEqual"
     gosec:
       excludes:
         # duplicates errcheck
diff --git a/github/github_test.go b/github/github_test.go
index 1b5ed56290e..7f9c136f4da 100644
--- a/github/github_test.go
+++ b/github/github_test.go
@@ -3186,7 +3186,7 @@ func TestPtr(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	equal := func(t *testing.T, want, got any) {
 		t.Helper()
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, got) {
+		if !cmp.Equal(want, got) {
 			t.Errorf("want %#v, got %#v", want, got)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/github/orgs_codesecurity_configurations_test.go b/github/orgs_codesecurity_configurations_test.go
index 188e31fbcfc..d62a3534462 100644
--- a/github/orgs_codesecurity_configurations_test.go
+++ b/github/orgs_codesecurity_configurations_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 )
 
 func TestOrganizationsService_GetCodeSecurityConfigurations(t *testing.T) {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_GetCodeSecurityConfigurations(t *testing.T) {
 		{ID: Ptr(int64(1)), Name: Ptr("config1"), CodeScanningDefaultSetup: Ptr("enabled")},
 		{ID: Ptr(int64(2)), Name: Ptr("config2"), PrivateVulnerabilityReporting: Ptr("enabled")},
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(configurations, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(configurations, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Organizations.GetCodeSecurityConfigurations returned %+v, want %+v", configurations, want)
 	}
 	const methodName = "GetCodeSecurityConfigurations"
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_GetCodeSecurityConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	want := &CodeSecurityConfiguration{ID: Ptr(int64(1)), Name: Ptr("config1"), CodeScanningDefaultSetup: Ptr("enabled")}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(configuration, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(configuration, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Organizations.GetCodeSecurityConfiguration returned %+v, want %+v", configuration, want)
 	}
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_CreateCodeSecurityConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		v := new(CodeSecurityConfiguration)
 		assertNilError(t, json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(v))
 
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(v, input) {
+		if !cmp.Equal(v, input) {
 			t.Errorf("Organizations.CreateCodeSecurityConfiguration request body = %+v, want %+v", v, input)
 		}
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_CreateCodeSecurityConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	want := &CodeSecurityConfiguration{ID: Ptr(int64(1)), Name: Ptr("config1"), CodeScanningDefaultSetup: Ptr("enabled")}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(configuration, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(configuration, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Organizations.CreateCodeSecurityConfiguration returned %+v, want %+v", configuration, want)
 	}
 
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_GetDefaultCodeSecurityConfigurations(t *testing.T)
 		{ID: Ptr(int64(1)), Name: Ptr("config1"), CodeScanningDefaultSetup: Ptr("enabled")},
 		{ID: Ptr(int64(2)), Name: Ptr("config2"), PrivateVulnerabilityReporting: Ptr("enabled")},
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(configurations, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(configurations, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Organizations.GetDefaultCodeSecurityConfigurations returned %+v, want %+v", configurations, want)
 	}
 
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_UpdateCodeSecurityConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		v := new(CodeSecurityConfiguration)
 		assertNilError(t, json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(v))
 
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(v, input) {
+		if !cmp.Equal(v, input) {
 			t.Errorf("Organizations.UpdateCodeSecurityConfiguration request body = %+v, want %+v", v, input)
 		}
 
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_UpdateCodeSecurityConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	want := &CodeSecurityConfiguration{ID: Ptr(int64(1)), Name: Ptr("config1"), CodeScanningDefaultSetup: Ptr("enabled")}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(configuration, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(configuration, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Organizations.UpdateCodeSecurityConfiguration returned %+v, want %+v", configuration, want)
 	}
 
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_AttachCodeSecurityConfigurationsToRepositories(t *
 		if v.Scope != "selected" {
 			t.Errorf("Organizations.AttachCodeSecurityConfigurationsToRepositories request body scope = %s, want selected", v.Scope)
 		}
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(v.SelectedRepositoryIDs, []int64{5, 20}) {
+		if !cmp.Equal(v.SelectedRepositoryIDs, []int64{5, 20}) {
 			t.Errorf("Organizations.AttachCodeSecurityConfigurationsToRepositories request body selected_repository_ids = %+v, want %+v", v.SelectedRepositoryIDs, []int64{5, 20})
 		}
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_SetDefaultCodeSecurityConfiguration(t *testing.T)
 			ID: Ptr(int64(1)), Name: Ptr("config1"), CodeScanningDefaultSetup: Ptr("enabled"),
 		},
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Organizations.SetDefaultCodeSecurityConfiguration returned %+v, want %+v", got, want)
 	}
 
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_GetRepositoriesForCodeSecurityConfiguration(t *tes
 		{ID: Ptr(int64(8)), Name: Ptr("repo8")},
 		{ID: Ptr(int64(42)), Name: Ptr("repo42")},
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(repositories, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(repositories, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Organizations.GetRepositoriesForCodeSecurityConfiguration returned %+v, want %+v", repositories, want)
 	}
 
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_GetCodeSecurityConfigurationForRepository(t *testi
 		State:         Ptr("attached"),
 		Configuration: c,
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(rc, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(rc, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Organizations.GetCodeSecurityConfigurationForRepository returned %+v, want %+v", rc, want)
 	}
 
diff --git a/github/packages_test.go b/github/packages_test.go
index fa72bfcceea..ba453b55750 100644
--- a/github/packages_test.go
+++ b/github/packages_test.go
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ package github
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 )
 
 func TestPackageRegistry_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
@@ -556,7 +557,7 @@ func TestPackageVersion_GetBodyAsPackageVersionBody(t *testing.T) {
 
 			resValue, resOk := test.pv.GetBodyAsPackageVersionBody()
 
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(resValue, test.wantValue) || resOk != test.wantOk {
+			if !cmp.Equal(resValue, test.wantValue) || resOk != test.wantOk {
 				t.Errorf("PackageVersion.GetBodyAsPackageVersionBody() - got: %v, %v; want: %v, %v", resValue, resOk, test.wantValue, test.wantOk)
 			}
 		})
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ func TestPackageVersion_GetMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 
 			resValue, resOk := test.pv.GetMetadata()
 
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(resValue, test.wantValue) || resOk != test.wantOk {
+			if !cmp.Equal(resValue, test.wantValue) || resOk != test.wantOk {
 				t.Errorf("PackageVersion.GetMetadata() - got: %v, %v; want: %v, %v", resValue, resOk, test.wantValue, test.wantOk)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/github/repos_deployment_branch_policies_test.go b/github/repos_deployment_branch_policies_test.go
index 4eb9eab7820..f64dbf0c85e 100644
--- a/github/repos_deployment_branch_policies_test.go
+++ b/github/repos_deployment_branch_policies_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 )
 
 func TestRepositoriesService_ListDeploymentBranchPolicies(t *testing.T) {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_ListDeploymentBranchPolicies(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		TotalCount: Ptr(2),
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.ListDeploymentBranchPolicies = %+v, want %+v", got, want)
 	}
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_GetDeploymentBranchPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	want := &DeploymentBranchPolicy{ID: Ptr(int64(1))}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.GetDeploymentBranchPolicy = %+v, want %+v", got, want)
 	}
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_CreateDeploymentBranchPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	want := &DeploymentBranchPolicy{ID: Ptr(int64(1)), Type: Ptr("branch")}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.CreateDeploymentBranchPolicy = %+v, want %+v", got, want)
 	}
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_UpdateDeploymentBranchPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	want := &DeploymentBranchPolicy{ID: Ptr(int64(1))}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.UpdateDeploymentBranchPolicy = %+v, want %+v", got, want)
 	}
 
diff --git a/github/repos_deployment_protection_rules_test.go b/github/repos_deployment_protection_rules_test.go
index d17f0695a0c..dffb8beedf9 100644
--- a/github/repos_deployment_protection_rules_test.go
+++ b/github/repos_deployment_protection_rules_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_GetAllDeploymentProtectionRules(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		TotalCount: Ptr(2),
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.GetAllDeploymentProtectionRules = %+v, want %+v", got, want)
 	}
 
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_CreateCustomDeploymentProtectionRule(t *testing.T)
 
 		testMethod(t, r, "POST")
 		want := input
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(v, want) {
+		if !cmp.Equal(v, want) {
 			t.Errorf("Request body = %+v, want %+v", v, want)
 		}
 
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_CreateCustomDeploymentProtectionRule(t *testing.T)
 			IntegrationURL: Ptr("https://api.github.com/apps/a-custom-app"),
 		},
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.CreateCustomDeploymentProtectionRule = %+v, want %+v", got, want)
 	}
 
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_ListCustomDeploymentRuleIntegrations(t *testing.T)
 			{ID: Ptr(int64(2)), NodeID: Ptr("UHVE67RlcGxveW1lbnRTdTY!jfeuy"), Slug: Ptr("another-custom-app"), IntegrationURL: Ptr("https://api.github.com/apps/another-custom-app")},
 		},
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.ListCustomDeploymentRuleIntegrations = %+v, want %+v", got, want)
 	}
 
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_GetCustomDeploymentProtectionRule(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+	if !cmp.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.GetCustomDeploymentProtectionRule = %+v, want %+v", got, want)
 	}
 
diff --git a/github/repos_hooks_deliveries_test.go b/github/repos_hooks_deliveries_test.go
index b3f8d7d570a..e0a8955f018 100644
--- a/github/repos_hooks_deliveries_test.go
+++ b/github/repos_hooks_deliveries_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ func TestHookDelivery_ParsePayload(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Error(err)
 			}
 
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj, got) {
+			if !cmp.Equal(obj, got) {
 				t.Errorf("want %T %v, got %T %v", obj, obj, got, got)
 			}
 		})