diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6042228..ac95aba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ run-image: ## run PBnJ container image
 # BEGIN: lint-install .
 # http://github.com/tinkerbell/lint-install
 
-GOLINT_VERSION ?= v1.42.0
+GOLINT_VERSION ?= v1.50.1
 HADOLINT_VERSION ?= v2.7.0
 SHELLCHECK_VERSION ?= v0.7.2
 LINT_OS := $(shell uname)
diff --git a/grpc/oob/bmc/bmc.go b/grpc/oob/bmc/bmc.go
index ec378a7..6d37aa5 100644
--- a/grpc/oob/bmc/bmc.go
+++ b/grpc/oob/bmc/bmc.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (m Action) setupConnection(ctx context.Context, user, password, host string
 	for _, elem := range successfulConnections {
 		conn := connections[elem]
 		if r, ok := conn.(common.Connection); ok && elem == "bmclib" {
-			defer r.Close(ctx) // nolint:revive // defer in a loop is OK here, as loop length is limited
+			defer r.Close(ctx) //nolint:revive // defer in a loop is OK here, as loop length is limited
 		}
 
 		if r, ok := conn.(oob.BMC); ok {
diff --git a/grpc/oob/common_test.go b/grpc/oob/common_test.go
index 845642f..8de2d19 100644
--- a/grpc/oob/common_test.go
+++ b/grpc/oob/common_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package oob
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ func TestParseAuth(t *testing.T) {
 			if errMsg != nil {
 				diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want.Error(), errMsg.Error())
 				if diff != "" {
-					t.Log(fmt.Sprintf("%+v", errMsg))
+					t.Logf("%+v", errMsg)
 					t.Fatalf(diff)
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/grpc/rpc/bmc_test.go b/grpc/rpc/bmc_test.go
index de73d83..5f009c5 100644
--- a/grpc/rpc/bmc_test.go
+++ b/grpc/rpc/bmc_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"testing"
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ func setup() {
 	}
 	_, err := exec.LookPath("ipmitool")
 	if err != nil {
-		err := ioutil.WriteFile(tempIPMITool, []byte{}, 0o777)
+		err := os.WriteFile(tempIPMITool, []byte{}, 0o777)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("didnt find ipmitool in PATH and couldnt create one in /tmp")
 			os.Exit(3) //nolint:revive // deep-exit here is OK
diff --git a/grpc/taskrunner/taskrunner.go b/grpc/taskrunner/taskrunner.go
index d790ddd..b14d347 100644
--- a/grpc/taskrunner/taskrunner.go
+++ b/grpc/taskrunner/taskrunner.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (r *Runner) worker(_ context.Context, logger logr.Logger, description, task
 			select {
 			case msg := <-messagesChan:
 				currStatus, _ := repo.Get(taskID)
-				sessionRecord.Messages = append(currStatus.Messages, msg) // nolint:gocritic // apparently this is the right slice
+				sessionRecord.Messages = append(currStatus.Messages, msg) //nolint:gocritic // apparently this is the right slice
 				_ = repo.Update(taskID, sessionRecord)
 			case <-actionSyn:
 				actionACK <- true
diff --git a/test/runner/common.go b/test/runner/common.go
index 94bd62c..bd1830b 100644
--- a/test/runner/common.go
+++ b/test/runner/common.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package runner
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type Resource struct {
 
 // Config for the resources file.
 func (c *ConfigFile) Config(name string) error {
-	config, err := ioutil.ReadFile(name)
+	config, err := os.ReadFile(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}