diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 38ed1ca9..a2efedc4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.3.0
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.15.0
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= latest
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=golangci/golangci-lint
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.59.1
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.5.0
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=kubernetes-sigs/kind
 KIND_VERSION ?= v0.23.0
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=helm/helm