diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index 6bdcae2ff..acf7d21c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         files: '.'
         config_file: ".markdownlint.json"
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.x
+    - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version-file: go.mod
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ jobs:
 
     # https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint-action?tab=readme-ov-file#verify
     - name: Verify linter configuration and Lint go code
-      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v7
+      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
       with:
         verify: true
         args: --timeout=30m
-        version: v2.0
+        version: v2.1
 
       # Run Spectral
     - name: Lint OpenAPI spec
diff --git a/scripts/install-tools.sh b/scripts/install-tools.sh
index 54c8f2c40..ce2eb86b9 100755
--- a/scripts/install-tools.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-tools.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kubernetes-sigs/controller-tools
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_GENERATOR_VERSION=v0.17.2
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=golangci/golangci-lint
-GOLANG_CI_LINTER_VERSION=v2.0.2
+GOLANG_CI_LINTER_VERSION=v2.1.6
 
 # Execute
 # scripts/install-tools.sh