diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7e28febca7ee..3095ebbdf414 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ MINIKUBE_RELEASES_URL=https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download
 
 # latest from https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases
 # update this only by running `make update-golint-version`
-GOLINT_VERSION ?= v2.6.2
+GOLINT_VERSION ?= v2.7.1
 # see https://golangci-lint.run/docs/configuration/file/ for config details
 GOLINT_CONFIG ?= .golangci.min.yaml
 # Set this to --verbose to see details about the linters and formatters used