diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 19e3aedca9cf..77599da4c280 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ jobs:
         run: hack/verify-all.sh -v
         env:
           GO111MODULE: auto
+      
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+        with:
+          working-directory: ${{ env.GOPATH }}/src/k8s.io/autoscaler/balancer
+          version: v1.60
+
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+        with:
+          working-directory: ${{ env.GOPATH }}/src/k8s.io/autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler
+          version: v1.60
+      
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+        with:
+          working-directory: ${{ env.GOPATH }}/src/k8s.io/autoscaler/vertical-pod-autoscaler
+          version: v1.60
 
       - name: Test
         working-directory: ${{ env.GOPATH }}/src/k8s.io/autoscaler
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/update_priority_calculator.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/update_priority_calculator.go
index 047782122fef..5ae8361c1d70 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/update_priority_calculator.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/update_priority_calculator.go
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ func (calc *UpdatePriorityCalculator) GetProcessedRecommendationTargets(r *vpa_t
 	return sb.String()
 }
 
-func parseVpaObservedContainers(pod *apiv1.Pod) (bool, sets.Set[string]) {
+func parseVpaObservedContainers(pod *apiv1.Pod) (bool, sets.String) {
 	observedContainers, hasObservedContainers := pod.GetAnnotations()[annotations.VpaObservedContainersLabel]
-	vpaContainerSet := sets.New[string]()
+	vpaContainerSet := sets.NewString()
 	if hasObservedContainers {
 		if containers, err := annotations.ParseVpaObservedContainersValue(observedContainers); err != nil {
 			klog.ErrorS(err, "VPA annotation failed to parse", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "annotation", observedContainers)