the Go language version (go1.22) used to build golangci-lint is lower than the targeted Go version (1.23.1)

[rach-id]

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Description of the problem

I am trying to use the linter locally on a go 1.23.1 project, and it still doesn't work (even tho we have this issue: #4837):

$ go run github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.61.0 run

Error: can't load config: the Go language version (go1.22) used to build golangci-lint is lower than the targeted Go version (1.23.1)
Failed executing command with error: can't load config: the Go language version (go1.22) used to build golangci-lint is lower than the targeted Go version (1.23.1)
exit status 3

Version of golangci-lint

$ golangci-lint --version
golangci-lint has version v1.61.0 built with go1.22.3 from (unknown, modified: ?, mod sum: "h1:VvbOLaRVWmyxCnUIMTbf1kDsaJbTzH20FAMXTAlQGu8=") on (unknown)

Configuration

# paste configuration file or CLI flags here

Go environment

$ go version && go env
go version go1.23.1 darwin/arm64
GO111MODULE='on'
GOARCH='arm64'
GOBIN=''
GOCACHE='/Users/ee/Library/Caches/go-build'
GOENV='/Users/ee/Library/Application Support/go/env'
GOEXE=''
GOEXPERIMENT=''
GOFLAGS=''
GOHOSTARCH='arm64'
GOHOSTOS='darwin'
GOINSECURE=''
GOMODCACHE='/Users/ee/go2/pkg/mod'
GONOPROXY=''
GONOSUMDB=''
GOOS='darwin'
GOPATH='/Users/ee/go2'
GOPRIVATE=''
GOPROXY='https://proxy.golang.org,direct'
GOROOT='/Users/midnight/go2/pkg/mod/golang.org/toolchain@v0.0.1-go1.23.1.darwin-arm64'
GOSUMDB='sum.golang.org'
GOTMPDIR=''
GOTOOLCHAIN='auto'
GOTOOLDIR='/Users/midnight/go2/pkg/mod/golang.org/toolchain@v0.0.1-go1.23.1.darwin-arm64/pkg/tool/darwin_arm64'
GOVCS=''
GOVERSION='go1.23.1'
GODEBUG=''
GOTELEMETRY='local'
GOTELEMETRYDIR='/Users/ee/Library/Application Support/go/telemetry'
GCCGO='gccgo'
GOARM64='v8.0'
AR='ar'
CC='clang'
CXX='clang++'
CGO_ENABLED='1'
GOMOD='/Users/midnight/project/go.mod'
GOWORK=''
CGO_CFLAGS='-O2 -g'
CGO_CPPFLAGS=''
CGO_CXXFLAGS='-O2 -g'
CGO_FFLAGS='-O2 -g'
CGO_LDFLAGS='-O2 -g'
PKG_CONFIG='pkg-config'
GOGCCFLAGS='-fPIC -arch arm64 -pthread -fno-caret-diagnostics -Qunused-arguments -fmessage-length=0 -ffile-prefix-map=/var/folders/x4/70_kh46s0xqglq6c_wmyq7c00000gn/T/go-build3142003902=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches -fno-common'

Verbose output of running

$ golangci-lint cache clean
$ golangci-lint run -v
INFO golangci-lint has version v1.61.0 built with go1.22.3 from (unknown, modified: ?, mod sum: "h1:VvbOLaRVWmyxCnUIMTbf1kDsaJbTzH20FAMXTAlQGu8=") on (unknown)

Error: can't load config: the Go language version (go1.22) used to build golangci-lint is lower than the targeted Go version (1.23.1)
Failed executing command with error: can't load config: the Go language version (go1.22) used to build golangci-lint is lower than the targeted Go version (1.23.1)

A minimal reproducible example or link to a public repository

Run make lint on this: https://github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core

Validation

• Yes, I've included all information above (version, config, etc.).

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[ldez]

Hello,

golangci-lint has version v1.61.0 built with go1.22.3 from (unknown, modified: ?, mod sum: "h1:VvbOLaRVWmyxCnUIMTbf1kDsaJbTzH20FAMXTAlQGu8=") on (unknown)
...
Error: can't load config: the Go language version (go1.22) used to build golangci-lint is lower than the targeted Go version (1.23.1)

You are using a custom version of golangci-lint build with go1.22 but you are trying to analyze go1.23 code, this cannot work.

You should use a version of golangci-lint compiled with go1.23 to analyze go1.23 code.

[rach-id]

But this is the latest version. Or you mean I should rebuild it from source using go 1.23.1?

[ldez]

To analyze go1.23 code, golangci-lint needs to be compiled by go1.23.
This is not related to the golangci-lint version.

The patch version (go1.23.1) of Go doesn't impact this, because there is a difference between Go language version (Go family version) and Go version.

https://go.dev/doc/toolchain#version

Your problem is that you are compiling with go1.22.

INFO golangci-lint has version v1.61.0 built with go1.22.3 from (unknown, modified: ?, mod sum: "h1:VvbOLaRVWmyxCnUIMTbf1kDsaJbTzH20FAMXTAlQGu8=") on (unknown)

The commands go run and go install are compiling golangci-lint, and you are compiling with go1.22 (go1.22.3) and not go1.23.

I recommend using the official golangci-lint binaries:

• https://golangci-lint.run/welcome/install/#local-installation
• https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v1.61.0

[rach-id]

aaaah, got you. Thanks a lot for your help 🙏 🙏

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