diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eadfc3306a..d664c7a09a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ REGISTRIESDDIR ?= ${CONTAINERSCONFDIR}/registries.d
 # N/B: This value is managed by Renovate, manual changes are
 # possible, as long as they don't disturb the formatting
 # (i.e. DO NOT ADD A 'v' prefix!)
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := 1.60.3
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := 1.61.0
 
 export PATH := $(PATH):${GOBIN}