diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bead416b..bfec6d6e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ check: $(BIN_GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Check code quality (lint)
 	cd test && $(BIN_GOLANGCI_LINT) run --timeout 300s
 
 $(BIN_GOLANGCI_LINT):
-	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b ./bin v1.59.1
+	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b ./bin v1.62.2
 
 .PHONY: generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go
 generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go: clean_templates templates/certs/ca-certificates.crt
diff --git a/cmd/func-util/main.go b/cmd/func-util/main.go
index b1e098cf..39f355c0 100644
--- a/cmd/func-util/main.go
+++ b/cmd/func-util/main.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func unknown(_ context.Context) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("unknown command: " + os.Args[0])
+	return fmt.Errorf("unknown command: %q", os.Args[0])
 }
 
 func socat(ctx context.Context) error {
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 6ad99c80..e5fca1bf 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func mergeEnvs(envs []fn.Env, envToUpdate *util.OrderedMap, envToRemove []string
 
 	errMsg := fn.ValidateEnvs(envs)
 	if len(errMsg) > 0 {
-		return []fn.Env{}, 0, fmt.Errorf(strings.Join(errMsg, "\n"))
+		return []fn.Env{}, 0, fmt.Errorf("error(s) while validating envs: %s", strings.Join(errMsg, "\n"))
 	}
 
 	return envs, counter, nil
diff --git a/pkg/knative/deployer.go b/pkg/knative/deployer.go
index f4012c55..cd59583e 100644
--- a/pkg/knative/deployer.go
+++ b/pkg/knative/deployer.go
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ func checkResourcesArePresent(ctx context.Context, namespace string, referencedS
 	}
 
 	if errMsg != "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("\n" + errMsg)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error(s) while validating resources:\n%s", errMsg)
 	}
 
 	return nil