diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yaml
index b252b31..5769a06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run linters
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@82606bf257cbaff209d206a39f5134f0cfbfd2ee # v9.2.1
         with:
-          version: v2.5.0
+          version: v2.12.2
 
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f848ba7..fd4aa12 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ ENVTEST_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" sigs.k8s.io/controller
 #ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION is the version of Kubernetes to use for setting up ENVTEST binaries (i.e. 1.31)
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" k8s.io/api | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "1.%d", $$3}')
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=golangci/golangci-lint
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.1.0
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.12.2
 
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.