diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index f6f9ce1..7365cb8 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -51,17 +51,9 @@ issues:
 linters:
   enable-all: true
   disable:
-    # abandoned
-    - deadcode
-    - golint
-    - ifshort
-    - varcheck
-    - structcheck
-    - scopelint
-    - nosnakecase
-    - maligned
-    - exhaustivestruct
-    - interfacer
+    #deprecated
+    - gomnd
+    - execinquery
     # keep
     - varnamelen
     - godox # there are a bunch of TODOs that must be solved
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2080ff0..1159b1c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ CODEGEN_VERSION ?= v0.30.0
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.4.1
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.15.0
 KIND_VERSION ?= v0.22.0
-LINTER_VERSION ?= v1.57.2
+LINTER_VERSION ?= v1.59.0
 OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.34.1
 OPM_VERSION ?= v1.40.0
 GOVULNCHECK_VERSION ?= latest