diff --git a/tools/go.mod b/tools/go.mod
index 2e42e3b0..6bac4872 100644
--- a/tools/go.mod
+++ b/tools/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fatih/errwrap v1.6.0
 
 	// golangci-lint - intended as a primary linter
-	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.2
+	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.4
 
 	// httperroryzer - provided as an optional linter
 	github.com/orijtech/httperroryzer v0.0.1
diff --git a/tools/go.sum b/tools/go.sum
index 6e0435fe..b5049d88 100644
--- a/tools/go.sum
+++ b/tools/go.sum
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ github.com/gobwas/glob v0.2.3 h1:A4xDbljILXROh+kObIiy5kIaPYD8e96x1tgBhUI5J+Y=
 github.com/gobwas/glob v0.2.3/go.mod h1:d3Ez4x06l9bZtSvzIay5+Yzi0fmZzPgnTbPcKjJAkT8=
 github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da h1:oI5xCqsCo564l8iNU+DwB5epxmsaqB+rhGL0m5jtYqE=
 github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da/go.mod h1:cIg4eruTrX1D+g88fzRXU5OdNfaM+9IcxsU14FzY7Hc=
-github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.2 h1:igdU9duGfb/TiON2SRuNh0SXK0qtx72jjApj1NbaJso=
-github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.2/go.mod h1:O2+mo4qsJuG4cSXBzLbEV+5NAtntoNIbAv428zaEY/s=
+github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.4 h1:bJQFQ3hSfUto597dkL7ipDzOxsGEpiWdLiZ359OWOBI=
+github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.4/go.mod h1:Hx0B7Lg5/NXbaOHem8+KU+ZUIzMI6zNj/7tFwdnn10I=
 github.com/google/go-cmdtest v0.4.1-0.20220921163831-55ab3332a786 h1:rcv+Ippz6RAtvaGgKxc+8FQIpxHgsF+HBzPyYL2cyVU=
 github.com/google/go-cmdtest v0.4.1-0.20220921163831-55ab3332a786/go.mod h1:apVn/GCasLZUVpAJ6oWAuyP7Ne7CEsQbTnc0plM3m+o=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=