diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index c262b1f..ac1df3f 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.21.6
+1.23.3
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 80d76fd..f196f9d 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ linters:
     - unconvert
     - gofmt
     - gosimple
-    - depguard
     - staticcheck
     - asasalint
     - asciicheck
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 24d70d2..2bb6d94 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ hclfmt: ## Format HCL files with hclfmt
 .PHONY: deps
 deps: ## Install build dependencies
 	@echo "==> Installing build dependencies ..."
-	go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.52.2
-	go install github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog/hclogvet@v0.1.6
+	go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.62.2
+	go install github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog/hclogvet@v0.2.0
 	go install gotest.tools/gotestsum@v1.10.0
 	go install github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/cmd/hclfmt@d0c4fa8b0bbc2e4eeccd1ed2a32c2089ed8c5cf1
 
diff --git a/driver_test.go b/driver_test.go
index f33a747..f2aa8dc 100644
--- a/driver_test.go
+++ b/driver_test.go
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ func TestPodmanDriver_Init(t *testing.T) {
 	versionChange, _ := version.NewVersion("4.2")
 	parsedApiVersion, err := version.NewVersion(apiVersion)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf(fmt.Sprintf("Not a valid version: %s", apiVersion))
+		t.Fatalf("Not a valid version: %s", apiVersion)
 	}
 
 	if parsedApiVersion.LessThan(versionChange) {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3865f19..a7defbe 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-podman
 
-go 1.22.6
+go 1.23.3
 
 replace (
 	// Fix error tidying due to Nomad downstream dependencies and the recent
diff --git a/handle.go b/handle.go
index 7d86873..1f35e7d 100644
--- a/handle.go
+++ b/handle.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (h *TaskHandle) runContainerMonitor() {
 				} else {
 					h.exitResult.ExitCode = int(inspectData.State.ExitCode)
 					if len(inspectData.State.Error) > 0 {
-						h.exitResult.Err = fmt.Errorf(inspectData.State.Error)
+						h.exitResult.Err = errors.New(inspectData.State.Error)
 						h.logger.Error("Container error", "container", h.containerID, "error", h.exitResult.Err)
 					}
 					h.completedAt = inspectData.State.FinishedAt