diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1946c89..53ef5d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ on:
       - main
       - release-*
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.22"
-  GO_RELEASER_VERSION: "v1.24.0"
-  GO_LANGCI_LINT_VERSION: "v1.56.2"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.23"  
+  GO_LANGCI_LINT_VERSION: "v1.61.0"
   GO_TESTSUM_VERSION: "1.11.0"
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index a23e79a..c9dc009 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ---
 # golangci.com configuration
 # https://github.com/golangci/golangci/wiki/Configuration
+run:
+  timeout: 5m
 
 linters-settings:
   depguard:
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ linters-settings:
     lines: 120
     statements: 80
   gci:
-    local-prefixes: github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
+    prefix: github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
   goconst:
     min-len: 2
     min-occurrences: 2
@@ -39,17 +41,8 @@ linters-settings:
     local-prefixes: github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
   golint:
     min-confidence: 0
-  gomnd:
-    settings:
-      mnd:
-        # don't include the "operation" and "assign"
-        checks: 
-          - argument
-          - case
-          - condition
-          - return
   govet:
-    check-shadowing: true
+    shadow: true
     settings:
       printf:
         funcs:
@@ -74,8 +67,7 @@ linters:
     - asciicheck
     - bodyclose
     - dogsled
-    - errcheck
-    - exportloopref
+    - errcheck    
     - exhaustive
     - funlen
     - gochecknoinits
@@ -152,9 +144,4 @@ issues:
       - gocritic
     - text: "G404"
       linters:
-      - gosec
-
-run:
-  timeout: 5m
-  skip-dirs:
-  - pkg/testharness/testdata
\ No newline at end of file
+      - gosec
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 68f8197..56207c5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ module github.com/aserto-dev/runtime
 
 go 1.21
 
+toolchain go1.23.2
+
 require (
 	github.com/aserto-dev/logger v0.0.6
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index a53d19e..c866636 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ EXT_DIR            := ./.ext
 EXT_BIN_DIR        := ${EXT_DIR}/bin
 EXT_TMP_DIR        := ${EXT_DIR}/tmp
 
+GO_VER             := 1.23
 GOTESTSUM_VER      := 1.11.0
-GOLANGCI-LINT_VER  := 1.56.2
+GOLANGCI-LINT_VER  := 1.61.0
 WIRE_VER	         := 0.6.0
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL      := test
 
 .PHONY: deps
-deps: info install-golangci-lint install-gotestsum install-wire 
+deps: info install-golangci-lint install-gotestsum install-wire    
 	@echo -e "$(ATTN_COLOR)==> $@ $(NO_COLOR)"
+	@(go env GOVERSION | grep "go${GO_VER}") || (echo "go version check failed expected go${GO_VER} got $$(go env GOVERSION)"; exit 1)
 
 .PHONY: generate
 generate: