diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6385ecae..410aa9a9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.18.8
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20200410145947-bcb3869e6f29
 	knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20201028205534-fe80f1c8af68
-	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20201028171634-6a24d54694a8
+	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20201029122234-6d905b3f84a6
 )
 
 replace (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 71a76441..12049368 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1972,8 +1972,6 @@ knative.dev/caching v0.0.0-20190719140829-2032732871ff/go.mod h1:dHXFU6CGlLlbzaW
 knative.dev/caching v0.0.0-20200116200605-67bca2c83dfa/go.mod h1:dHXFU6CGlLlbzaWc32g80cR92iuBSpsslDNBWI8C7eg=
 knative.dev/eventing-contrib v0.6.1-0.20190723221543-5ce18048c08b/go.mod h1:SnXZgSGgMSMLNFTwTnpaOH7hXDzTFtw0J8OmHflNx3g=
 knative.dev/eventing-contrib v0.11.2/go.mod h1:SnXZgSGgMSMLNFTwTnpaOH7hXDzTFtw0J8OmHflNx3g=
-knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20201027221733-0d7f2f064b7b h1:tBUkvMhcWZny+7CJTs5Ona8S3OCKJkgAwgZ7mkgWL3Y=
-knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20201027221733-0d7f2f064b7b/go.mod h1:PHt8x8yX5Z9pPquBEfIj0X66f8iWkWfR0S/sarACJrI=
 knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20201028205534-fe80f1c8af68 h1:ygwpOK8B0PXurq88GHhym2uxKiiMJ+bRFwFeZHqGJNc=
 knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20201028205534-fe80f1c8af68/go.mod h1:PHt8x8yX5Z9pPquBEfIj0X66f8iWkWfR0S/sarACJrI=
 knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20191101194912-56c2594e4f11/go.mod h1:pgODObA1dTyhNoFxPZTTjNWfx6F0aKsKzn+vaT9XO/Q=
@@ -1984,8 +1982,8 @@ knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20200505191044-3da93ebb24c2/go.mod h1:Q6sL35DdGs8hIQZKdaC
 knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20200515002500-16d7b963416f/go.mod h1:tMOHGbxtRz8zYFGEGpV/bpoTEM1o89MwYFC4YJXl3GY=
 knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20200528142800-1c6815d7e4c9/go.mod h1:QgNZTxnwpB/oSpNcfnLVlw+WpEwwyKAvJlvR3hgeltA=
 knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20200711004937-22502028e31a/go.mod h1:AqAJV6rYi8IGikDjJ/9ZQd9qKdkXVlesVnVjwx62YB8=
-knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20201028171634-6a24d54694a8 h1:mby4d9HiUPk9J0X6hjKD1Gvye1OJSWsX2Y5lzUCGUxA=
-knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20201028171634-6a24d54694a8/go.mod h1:gSgUoSIvJZoCHurWwZJQHiVDTvMkAJd6OFe8KwtzdX0=
+knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20201029122234-6d905b3f84a6 h1:J7VRiR73Mnc7UeiPo0mCPBIZVYcBBKZO+wPqFc8nlrM=
+knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20201029122234-6d905b3f84a6/go.mod h1:G805KH4tlnB6CIVHWIpE82pjx3/+2r9gUqNSOa78tns=
 knative.dev/test-infra v0.0.0-20200407185800-1b88cb3b45a5/go.mod h1:xcdUkMJrLlBswIZqL5zCuBFOC22WIPMQoVX1L35i0vQ=
 knative.dev/test-infra v0.0.0-20200505052144-5ea2f705bb55/go.mod h1:WqF1Azka+FxPZ20keR2zCNtiQA1MP9ZB4BH4HuI+SIU=
 knative.dev/test-infra v0.0.0-20200513011557-d03429a76034/go.mod h1:aMif0KXL4g19YCYwsy4Ocjjz5xgPlseYV+B95Oo4JGE=
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/apis/duck/verify.go b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/apis/duck/verify.go
index cbcc5111..e3f5abab 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/apis/duck/verify.go
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/apis/duck/verify.go
@@ -79,17 +79,17 @@ func roundTrip(instance interface{}, input, output Populatable) error {
 	// Serialize the input to JSON and deserialize that into the provided instance
 	// of the type that we are checking.
 	if before, err := json.Marshal(input); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error serializing duck type %T error: %s", input, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error serializing duck type %T error: %w", input, err)
 	} else if err := json.Unmarshal(before, instance); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error deserializing duck type %T into %T error: %s", input, instance, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error deserializing duck type %T into %T error: %w", input, instance, err)
 	}
 
 	// Serialize the instance we are checking to JSON and deserialize that into the
 	// output resource.
 	if after, err := json.Marshal(instance); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error serializing %T error: %s", instance, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error serializing %T error: %w", instance, err)
 	} else if err := json.Unmarshal(after, output); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error deserializing %T into duck type %T error: %s", instance, output, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error deserializing %T into duck type %T error: %w", instance, output, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/controller/controller.go b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/controller/controller.go
index 8ccee7a1..b0ecb2e9 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ func IsPermanentError(err error) bool {
 // Is implements the Is() interface of error. It returns whether the target
 // error can be treated as equivalent to a permanentError.
 func (permanentError) Is(target error) bool {
+	//nolint: errorlint // This check is actually fine.
 	_, ok := target.(permanentError)
 	return ok
 }
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/logging/config.go b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/logging/config.go
index 5162eec5..2b5eb696 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/logging/config.go
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/logging/config.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func UpdateLevelFromConfigMap(logger *zap.SugaredLogger, atomicLevel zap.AtomicL
 			// reset to global level
 			loggingCfg, err := zapConfigFromJSON(config.LoggingConfig)
 			switch {
-			case err == errEmptyLoggerConfig:
+			case errors.Is(err, errEmptyLoggerConfig):
 				level = zap.NewAtomicLevel().Level()
 			case err != nil:
 				logger.With(zap.Error(err)).Errorf("Failed to parse logger configuration. "+
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/metrics/opencensus_exporter.go b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/metrics/opencensus_exporter.go
index 403449e2..eaeac4a5 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/metrics/opencensus_exporter.go
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/metrics/opencensus_exporter.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func getOpenCensusSecret(component string, lister SecretFetcher) (*corev1.Secret
 		secret, err = lister("opencensus")
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to fetch opencensus secret for %q, cannot use requireSecure=true: %+v", component, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to fetch opencensus secret for %q, cannot use requireSecure=true: %w", component, err)
 	}
 
 	return secret, nil
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/metrics/stackdriver_exporter.go b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/metrics/stackdriver_exporter.go
index 101d96bb..ab14ef26 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/metrics/stackdriver_exporter.go
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/metrics/stackdriver_exporter.go
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func getStackdriverSecret(ctx context.Context, secretFetcher SecretFetcher) (*co
 	}
 
 	if secErr != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting Secret [%v] in namespace [%v]: %v", secretName, secretNamespace, secErr)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting Secret [%v] in namespace [%v]: %w", secretName, secretNamespace, secErr)
 	}
 
 	return sec, nil
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/network/transports.go b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/network/transports.go
index 64ce1184..c37b99d5 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/network/transports.go
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/network/transports.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package network
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ func dialBackOffHelper(ctx context.Context, network, address string, bo wait.Bac
 	for {
 		c, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, network, address)
 		if err != nil {
-			if err, ok := err.(net.Error); ok && err.Timeout() {
+			var errNet net.Error
+			if errors.As(err, &errNet) && errNet.Timeout() {
 				if bo.Steps < 1 {
 					break
 				}
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/reconciler/events.go b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/reconciler/events.go
index 54a6e52a..611ba2dc 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/reconciler/events.go
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/pkg/reconciler/events.go
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ var _ error = (*ReconcilerEvent)(nil)
 // Is returns if the target error is a ReconcilerEvent type checking that
 // EventType and Reason match.
 func (e *ReconcilerEvent) Is(target error) bool {
-	if t, ok := target.(*ReconcilerEvent); ok {
+	var t *ReconcilerEvent
+	if errors.As(target, &t) {
 		if t != nil && t.EventType == e.EventType && t.Reason == e.Reason {
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 29a78382..07d3fa48 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ k8s.io/utils/trace
 # knative.dev/hack v0.0.0-20201028205534-fe80f1c8af68
 ## explicit
 knative.dev/hack
-# knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20201028171634-6a24d54694a8
+# knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20201029122234-6d905b3f84a6
 ## explicit
 knative.dev/pkg/apis
 knative.dev/pkg/apis/duck