diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index f2ff17d9..989e2fdc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: test
 on: ["push", "pull_request"]
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.19"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.22"
   LINUX_ARCHES: "amd64 386 arm arm64 s390x mips64le ppc64le"
 
 jobs:
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ibiqlik/action-yamllint@v3
         with:
           format: auto
-      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
         with:
           args: --verbose
-          version: v1.51.2
+          version: v1.54
   build:
     name: Build all linux architectures
     needs: lint
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install test binaries
-        env:
-          GO111MODULE: off
         run: |
           go get github.com/mattn/goveralls
           go get github.com/modocache/gover
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bb51abe0..217f4598 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/containernetworking/cni
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1
diff --git a/mk/dependencies/golangci.sh b/mk/dependencies/golangci.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f3079735..0e65a20b
--- a/mk/dependencies/golangci.sh
+++ b/mk/dependencies/golangci.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.51.2"
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.54"
 
 go install "github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index d63c7112..818bced3 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -xe
 
+GOLANG="${GOLANG:-golang:1.21-alpine}"
 SRC_DIR="${SRC_DIR:-$PWD}"
 BUILDFLAGS="-a --ldflags '-extldflags \"-static\"'"
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ rm -Rf ${SRC_DIR}/${RELEASE_DIR}
 mkdir -p ${SRC_DIR}/${RELEASE_DIR}
 mkdir -p ${OUTPUT_DIR}
 
-docker run -i -v ${SRC_DIR}:/opt/src --rm golang:1.14-alpine \
+docker run -i -v ${SRC_DIR}:/opt/src --rm "${GOLANG}" \
 /bin/sh -xe -c "\
     apk --no-cache add bash tar;
     cd /opt/src; umask 0022;