lint: update and appease the linter (#6101)

Closes: #5775

.github/workflows/lint.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   golangci:
     name: golangci-lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 4
+    timeout-minutes: 8
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
             **/**.go
             go.mod
             go.sum
-      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v1
+      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2.3.0
         with:
           # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
-          version: v1.26.0
+          version: v1.31
           args: --timeout 10m
           github-token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
         if: env.GIT_DIFF