diff --git a/.github/release-drafter.yml b/.github/release-drafter.yml
index d7c6b8ee..07c5a235 100644
--- a/.github/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/release-drafter.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ autolabeler:
       - '/enh\/.+/'
     body:
       - '/JIRA-[0-9]{1,4}/'
+  - label: 'enhancement'
+    branch:
+      - '/enh\/.+/'
+  - label: 'chore'
+    branch:
+      - '/chore\/.+/'
 template: |
   ## Changes
   $CHANGES
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index d48d45f5..ddfedf31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
-          version: v1.55.2
+          version: v1.56.0
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2d661f01..dc7b7828 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.13.0
 GEN_CRD_API_REFERENCE_DOCS_VERSION ?= v0.3.0
 ADDLICENSE_VERSION ?= v1.1.1
 GOIMPORTS_VERSION ?= v0.13.0
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.55.2
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.56.0
 OPENAPI_EXTRACTOR_VERSION ?= v0.1.4
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 39f995c6..b05dd34d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ironcore-dev/ironcore-net
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.13.0