diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index f91581fa69..e8afde6877 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           working-directory: ${{matrix.package}}/
           # Optional: version of golangci-lint to use in form of v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version
-          version: v1.56.1
+          version: v1.56.2
           # see: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/issues/2654
           args: --timeout=60m
         env:
diff --git a/make/repo.Makefile b/make/repo.Makefile
index 82eb90ad48..67f889f9d0 100644
--- a/make/repo.Makefile
+++ b/make/repo.Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ tidy: ## Runs go mod tidy on all go.mod files in the repo
 	go work sync
 	$(GIT_ROOT)/make/scripts/tidy.sh
 
+lint-go: ## Runs make lint in all go.mod files in the repo.
+	$(GIT_ROOT)/make/scripts/lint.sh
+
 docker-clean: ## stops and removes all containers at once
 	docker ps -aq | xargs docker stop | xargs docker rm
 	docker network prune
diff --git a/make/scripts/lint.sh b/make/scripts/lint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ce08255ac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/scripts/lint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+find . -name go.mod -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' f; do
+  echo "linting $(dirname "$f")"
+  (cd "$(dirname "$f")" || exit; go mod tidy)
+done