diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index cfc3f90c..1524cb00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ jobs:
           format: auto
           config_file: .yamllint.yaml
 
-      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@aaa42aa0628b4ae2578232a66b541047968fac86  # v6.1.0
+      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
         with:
           args: --verbose
-          version: v1.57.1
+          version: v2.3.0
 
   build:
     name: Build all linux architectures
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 0dd3fc25..7df40090 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,40 @@
+version: "2"
 linters:
   enable:
     - contextcheck
-    - errcheck
     - errorlint
-    - gci
     - ginkgolinter
     - gocritic
-    - gofumpt
-    - govet
-    - ineffassign
     - misspell
     - nolintlint
     - nonamedreturns
     - predeclared
-    - staticcheck
-    - typecheck
     - unconvert
-    - unused
     - whitespace
-
-linters-settings:
-  gci:
-    sections:
-      - standard
-      - default
-      - prefix(github.com/containernetworking)
-
-run:
-  timeout: 5m
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
+    presets:
+      - comments
+      - common-false-positives
+      - legacy
+      - std-error-handling
+    paths:
+      - third_party$
+      - builtin$
+      - examples$
+formatters:
+  enable:
+    - gci
+    - gofumpt
+  settings:
+    gci:
+      sections:
+        - standard
+        - default
+        - prefix(github.com/containernetworking)
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
+    paths:
+      - third_party$
+      - builtin$
+      - examples$
diff --git a/cnitool/cmd/root.go b/cnitool/cmd/root.go
index f497f157..61b3f545 100644
--- a/cnitool/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cnitool/cmd/root.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2015 CNI authors
+// Copyright CNI authors
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/containernetworking/cni/libcni"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/containernetworking/cni/libcni"
 )
 
 // Protocol parameters are passed to the plugins via OS environment variables.
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index cfb6a12f..1ab953ce 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ var (
 )
 
 // VersionsFrom returns a list of versions starting from min, inclusive
-func VersionsStartingFrom(min string) PluginInfo {
+func VersionsStartingFrom(minimum string) PluginInfo {
 	out := []string{}
 	// cheat, just assume ordered
 	ok := false
 	for _, v := range All.SupportedVersions() {
-		if !ok && v == min {
+		if !ok && v == minimum {
 			ok = true
 		}
 		if ok {