diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index b41cf4a88..0529ee008 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ jobs:
         run: make check-docs
 
       - name: Check for linting errors
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@639cd343e1d3b897ff35927a75193d57cfcba299 # pin@3.6.0
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@a4f60bb28d35aeee14e6880718e0c85ff1882e64 # v6.0.1
         with:
-          version: latest
+          install-mode: "goinstall"
+          version: 2059b18a39d559552839476ba78ce6acaa499b43 # v1.59.0
           args: -v -c .golangci.yml
 
   unit-tests:
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index d523aa57e..96a6c391c 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ run:
 
 linters:
   disable-all: true
-  # We are commenting a couple of them,
-  # so we can fix them one at a time
-  # as the effort is non-trivial.
   enable:
     - unused
     - gofmt
@@ -36,9 +33,14 @@ linters-settings:
 
 issues:
   exclude-use-default: false
+  # We are excluding a couple of them,
+  # so we can fix them one at a time
+  # as the effort is non-trivial.
   exclude:
     - "should have a package comment"
     - "package comment should be of the form"
     - "should have comment"
     - "be unexported"
     - "blank-imports"
+    - "unused-parameter"
+    - "Error return value of (.+) is not checked"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 007a73b6e..ada75aec7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ $(GO_BIN)/mockgen:
 
 $(GO_BIN)/golangci-lint:
 	${call print, "Installing golangci-lint"}
-	@go install -v github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest
+	@go install -v github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@2059b18a39d559552839476ba78ce6acaa499b43 # v1.59.0
 
 $(GO_BIN)/govulncheck:
 	${call print, "Installing go vulnerability checker"}