diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 7c2c99d..ffa4edc 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -93,16 +93,13 @@ linters:
   fast: false
   enable:
     # These are the defaults for golangci-lint
-    - deadcode
     - errcheck
     - gosimple
     - govet
     - ineffassign
     - staticcheck
-    - structcheck
     - typecheck
     - unused
-    - varcheck
 
     # Also enable these
     - goconst
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index d7df237..3b7dca5 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
-    rev: v1.50.1
+    rev: v1.51.1
     hooks:
       - id: golangci-lint
         entry: golangci-lint run
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5a40499..b00e3e8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 # Stage 1: Create the developer image for the BUILDPLATFORM only
 ###############################################################################
-ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.18
+ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.19
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/go-toolset:$GOLANG_VERSION AS develop
 
 ARG PROTOC_VERSION=21.12
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
     GOARCH=${TARGETARCH:-amd64} \
     CGO_ENABLED=0 \
     GO111MODULE=on \
-    go build -a -o /go/bin/server ./proxy/
+    go mod tidy && go build -a -o /go/bin/server ./proxy/
 
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Stage 3: Copy binaries only to create the smallest final runtime image
 ###############################################################################
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-micro:8.7 as runtime
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-micro:8.8 as runtime
 
 ARG USER=2000
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f40b0ca..8317090 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fmt:
 .PHONY: test
 ## Run tests
 test:
-	go test -coverprofile cover.out `go list ./...`
+	go test -coverprofile cover.out `go list -buildvcs=false ./...`
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
 .PHONY: help
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4b2f2c7..ef329a7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kserve/rest-proxy
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9
diff --git a/scripts/fmt.sh b/scripts/fmt.sh
index 7617f0c..cdbc0ed 100755
--- a/scripts/fmt.sh
+++ b/scripts/fmt.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,18 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.#
 
+# Fix: 'fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository',
+# only do this if it is running into the develop image
+if [ "${PWD}" == "/opt/app" ]; then
+  git config --global --add safe.directory "*"
+fi
+
 pre-commit run --all-files
 RETURN_CODE=$?
+## cat this file for helping on identifying the root cause when some issue happens
+if [ -f /$USER/.cache/pre-commit/pre-commit.log ]; then
+  cat /$USER/.cache/pre-commit/pre-commit.log
+fi
 
 function echoError() {
   LIGHT_YELLOW='\033[1;33m'