diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 111bfbd8..2daac908 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
-          version: v1.54.2
+          version: v1.56.1
           args: --timeout 3m
           skip-pkg-cache: true # golangci-lint-action caching conflicts with the setup-go cache and `go get` above. See https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint-action/issues/23