diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 376ee2c..50cf6f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ test-e2e: kustomize manifests fmt vet envtest ginkgo kind-image-build
 	E2E_KIND_VERSION=$(E2E_KIND_VERSION) KIND_CLUSTER_NAME=$(KIND_CLUSTER_NAME) KIND=$(KIND) KUBECTL=$(KUBECTL) KUSTOMIZE=$(KUSTOMIZE) GINKGO=$(GINKGO) USE_EXISTING_CLUSTER=$(USE_EXISTING_CLUSTER) IMAGE_TAG=$(IMG) ENVTEST_LWS_VERSION=$(ENVTEST_LWS_VERSION) ./hack/e2e-test.sh
 
 GOLANGCI_LINT = $(shell pwd)/bin/golangci-lint
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.58.2
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.63.4
 golangci-lint:
 	@[ -f $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ] || { \
 	set -e ;\
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ pythonci-lint:
 .PHONY: lint
 lint: golangci-lint pythonci-lint
 	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run
-	black ./llmaz
 
 .PHONY: lint-fix
 lint-fix: golangci-lint ## Run golangci-lint linter and perform fixes