diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index defe385667..26ed504e1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -226,24 +226,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install snmp_exporter/generator dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libsnmp-dev
         if: github.repository == 'prometheus/snmp_exporter'
+      - name: Get golangci-lint version
+        id: golangci-lint-version
+        run: echo "version=$(make print-golangci-lint-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Lint with stringlabels
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
         with:
           args: --verbose --build-tags=stringlabels
-          # Make sure to sync this with Makefile.common and scripts/golangci-lint.yml.
-          version: v2.2.1
+          version: ${{ steps.golangci-lint-version.outputs.version }}
       - name: Lint with slicelabels
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
         with:
           args: --verbose --build-tags=slicelabels
-          # Make sure to sync this with Makefile.common and scripts/golangci-lint.yml.
-          version: v2.2.1
+          version: ${{ steps.golangci-lint-version.outputs.version }}
       - name: Lint with dedupelabels
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
         with:
           args: --verbose --build-tags=dedupelabels
-          # Make sure to sync this with Makefile.common and scripts/golangci-lint.yml.
-          version: v2.2.1
+          version: ${{ steps.golangci-lint-version.outputs.version }}
   fuzzing:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 1f4c9025a5..6762d0f830 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ PROMU_URL     := https://github.com/prometheus/promu/releases/download/v$(PROMU_
 SKIP_GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT_OPTS ?=
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.2.1
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.4.0
 GOLANGCI_FMT_OPTS ?=
 # golangci-lint only supports linux, darwin and windows platforms on i386/amd64/arm64.
 # windows isn't included here because of the path separator being different.
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ $(GOLANGCI_LINT):
 		| sh -s -- -b $(FIRST_GOPATH)/bin $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 endif
 
+.PHONY: common-print-golangci-lint-version
+common-print-golangci-lint-version:
+	@echo $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
+
 .PHONY: precheck
 precheck::
 
diff --git a/scripts/golangci-lint.yml b/scripts/golangci-lint.yml
index 1816a556b2..79891553f2 100644
--- a/scripts/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/scripts/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install snmp_exporter/generator dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libsnmp-dev
         if: github.repository == 'prometheus/snmp_exporter'
+      - name: Get golangci-lint version
+        id: golangci-lint-version
+        run: echo "version=$(make print-golangci-lint-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
         with:
           args: --verbose
-          version: v2.2.1
+          version: ${{ steps.golangci-lint-version.outputs.version }}