diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9cf77c244..6bca0c693 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ HELM_DOCS ?= $(LOCALBIN)/helm-docs
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= 5.8.1
 CERT_MANAGER_VERSION ?= v1.17.1
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= 0.20.1
-GOLINT_VERSION ?= 2.11.4
+GOLINT_VERSION ?= 2.12.2
 GINKGOLINTER_VERSION ?= 0.23.0
 HELM_DOCS_VERSION ?= 1.14.2
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.