diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index b93f295..9b85071 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
       # format to the repository Actions tab.
       - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@3cea5372237819ed00197afe530f5a7ea3e805c8 # v3.1.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08 # v4.6.0
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 49faa14..fd3076e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ check_registry: ## Run registry checks
 
 .PHONY: gosec_install
 gosec_install: ## Install gosec utility
-	go install github.com/securego/gosec/v2/cmd/gosec@v2.14.0
+	go install github.com/securego/gosec/v2/cmd/gosec@v2.22.0
 
 .PHONY: gosec
 gosec: ## Run go security checks
@@ -40,5 +40,4 @@ lint: ## Run golangci-lint linter tool
 
 .PHONY: lint_install
 lint_install: ## Install golangci-lint linter tool
-	@# TODO(rm3l): recent versions of golangci-lint require Go >= 1.20. Update when we start using Go 1.20+
-	go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.53.3
+	go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.63.4
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 87395d0..78a5f65 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/devfile/alizer
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.23
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.13.1
diff --git a/test/apis/component_recognizer_test.go b/test/apis/component_recognizer_test.go
index f3d23ec..bee75fc 100644
--- a/test/apis/component_recognizer_test.go
+++ b/test/apis/component_recognizer_test.go
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ func TestPortDetectionFlaskStringValue(t *testing.T) {
 func TestComponentDetectionNoResult(t *testing.T) {
 	components := getComponentsFromTestProject(t, "simple")
 	if len(components) > 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected 0 components but found " + strconv.Itoa(len(components)))
+		t.Errorf("Expected 0 components but found %v", strconv.Itoa(len(components)))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func TestComponentDetectionWithGitIgnoreRule(t *testing.T) {
 	components := getComponentsFromFiles(t, files, settings)
 
 	if len(components) != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected 1 components but found " + strconv.Itoa(len(components)))
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 components but found %v", strconv.Itoa(len(components)))
 	}
 
 	//now add a gitIgnore with a rule to exclude the only component found
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ func TestComponentDetectionWithGitIgnoreRule(t *testing.T) {
 	os.Remove(gitIgnorePath)
 
 	if len(componentsWithUpdatedGitIgnore) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected 0 components but found " + strconv.Itoa(len(componentsWithUpdatedGitIgnore)))
+		t.Errorf("Expected 0 components but found %v", strconv.Itoa(len(componentsWithUpdatedGitIgnore)))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ func TestComponentDetectionMultiProjects(t *testing.T) {
 	components := getComponentsFromTestProject(t, "")
 	nComps := 70
 	if len(components) != nComps {
-		t.Errorf("Expected " + strconv.Itoa(nComps) + " components but found " + strconv.Itoa(len(components)))
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v components but found %v", strconv.Itoa(nComps), strconv.Itoa(len(components)))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/apis/language_recognizer_test.go b/test/apis/language_recognizer_test.go
index ff33518..ed8b192 100644
--- a/test/apis/language_recognizer_test.go
+++ b/test/apis/language_recognizer_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func isLanguageInProject(t *testing.T, project string, wantedLanguage string, wa
 	}
 
 	if !hasWantedLanguage(languages, wantedLanguage, wantedTools, wantedFrameworks) {
-		t.Errorf("Project does not use " + wantedLanguage + " language")
+		t.Errorf("Project does not use %v language", wantedLanguage)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/apis/utils.go b/test/apis/utils.go
index 927633c..120f4d0 100644
--- a/test/apis/utils.go
+++ b/test/apis/utils.go
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ func verifyComponents(t *testing.T, components []model.Component, expectedNumber
 	if hasComponents {
 		isExpectedComponent := strings.EqualFold(expectedLanguage, components[0].Languages[0].Name)
 		if !isExpectedComponent {
-			t.Errorf("Project does not use " + expectedLanguage + " language")
+			t.Errorf("Project does not use %v language ", expectedLanguage)
 		}
 		if expectedProjectName != "" {
 			isExpectedProjectName := strings.EqualFold(expectedProjectName, components[0].Name)
 			if !isExpectedProjectName {
-				t.Errorf("Main component has a different project name. Expected " + expectedProjectName + " but it was " + components[0].Name)
+				t.Errorf("Main component has a different project name. Expected %v but it was %v", expectedProjectName, components[0].Name)
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		t.Errorf("Expected " + strconv.Itoa(expectedNumber) + " of components but it was " + strconv.Itoa(len(components)))
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v of components but it was %v", strconv.Itoa(expectedNumber), strconv.Itoa(len(components)))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func testPortDetectionInProject(t *testing.T, project string, ports []int) {
 			}
 		}
 		if !found {
-			t.Errorf("Port " + strconv.Itoa(port) + " have not been detected")
+			t.Errorf("Port %v have not been detected", strconv.Itoa(port))
 		}
 		found = false
 	}