diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b11fa111f..8eca7a127 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OCI_BIN ?= $(shell basename ${OCI_BIN_PATH})
 
 LOCAL_GENERATOR_IMAGE ?= ebpf-generator:latest
 CILIUM_EBPF_VERSION := v0.11.0
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION = v1.53.3
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION = v1.54.2
 CLANG ?= clang
 CFLAGS := -O2 -g -Wall -Werror $(CFLAGS)
 GOOS ?= linux