diff --git a/makefiles/lint/groovy/.groovylintrc.json b/makefiles/lint/groovy/.groovylintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3392108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/groovy/.groovylintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+  "extends": "all",
+  "rules": {
+    "basic.DeadCode": "error",
+    "convention.CompileStatic": {
+      "severity": "info"
+    },
+    "convention.FieldTypeRequired": "info",
+    "convention.IfStatementCouldBeTernary": "info",
+    "convention.NoDef": "info",
+    "convention.TrailingComma": "off",
+    "convention.VariableTypeRequired": "info",
+    "dry.DuplicateListLiteral": "info",
+    "dry.DuplicateMapLiteral": "warning",
+    "dry.DuplicateNumberLiteral": {
+      "ignoreNumbers": [0, 1, 2, 3, -1],
+      "severity": "info"
+    },
+    "dry.DuplicateStringLiteral": "info",
+    "exceptions.ThrowException": "info",
+    "exceptions.ThrowNullPointerException": "info",
+    "exceptions.ThrowRuntimeException": "info",
+    "exceptions.ThrowThrowable": "info",
+    "formatting.BracesForClass": "info",
+    "formatting.BracesForForLoop": "info",
+    "formatting.BracesForIfElse": "off",
+    "formatting.BracesForMethod": "off",
+    "formatting.BracesForTryCatchFinally": "off",
+    "formatting.Indentation": {
+      "spacesPerIndentLevel": 4,
+      "severity": "info"
+    },
+    "formatting.SpaceAroundMapEntryColon": "off",
+    "groovyism.ExplicitCallToEqualsMethod": "info",
+    "logging.Println": "off",
+    "unused.UnusedArray": "error",
+    "unused.UnusedObject": "error",
+    "unused.UnusedPrivateField": "error",
+    "unused.UnusedPrivateMethod": "error",
+    "unused.UnusedPrivateMethodParameter": "error",
+    "unused.UnusedVariable": "error",
+    "unnecessary.UnnecessaryReturnKeyword": "off"
+  },
+  "see-also" : {
+      ".groovylintrc-recommended.json" : "https://github.com/nvuillam/npm-groovy-lint/blob/main/lib/.groovylintrc-recommended.json"  }
+}
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/groovy/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/groovy/include.mk
index a2406d4..9cc80c3 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/groovy/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/groovy/include.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
-# ONF.makefiles.lint.groovy.version = 1.1.1 (+local edits)
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ##-------------------##
 ##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
@@ -24,7 +21,11 @@
 
 groovy-check      := npm-groovy-lint
 
+groovy-check-conf := $(call path-by-makefile,.groovylintrc.json)
+
 groovy-check-args := $(null)
+groovy-check-args += --config "$(groovy-check-conf)"
+
 # groovy-check-args += --loglevel info
 # groovy-check-args += --ignorepattern
 # groovy-check-args += --verbose
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/groovy/urls b/makefiles/lint/groovy/urls
index 4d9ba27..5c04c73 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/groovy/urls
+++ b/makefiles/lint/groovy/urls
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@
 # Homepage
 installhttps://nvuillam.github.io/npm-groovy-lint/
 
+https://github.com/nvuillam/npm-groovy-lint/blob/main/lib/.groovylintrc-recommended.json
+
 # [EOF]