diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-linter-check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-linter-check.yml
index 429b7b169..212b1cdfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-linter-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-linter-check.yml
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Linter check
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.57.2
+          version: v1.64.6
           args: --verbose
+          verify: false # don't verify jsonschema
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index e437a348c..191187d9e 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ run:
   # exit code when at least one issue was found, default is 1
   issues-exit-code: 1
 
-
-  # default is true. Enables skipping of directories:
-  #   vendor$, third_party$, testdata$, examples$, Godeps$, builtin$
-  skip-dirs-use-default: true
-
   # by default isn't set. If set we pass it to "go list -mod={option}". From "go help modules":
   # If invoked with -mod=readonly, the go command is disallowed from the implicit
   # automatic updating of go.mod described above. Instead, it fails when any changes
@@ -46,10 +41,6 @@ output:
   # print linter name in the end of issue text, default is true
   print-linter-name: true
 
-  # make issues output unique by line, default is true
-  uniq-by-line: true
-
-
 # all available settings of specific linters
 linters-settings:
   dogsled:
@@ -121,9 +112,6 @@ linters-settings:
   gocyclo:
     # minimal code complexity to report, 30 by default (but we recommend 10-20)
     min-complexity: 10
-  godot:
-    # check all top-level comments, not only declarations
-    check-all: false
   godox:
     # report any comments starting with keywords, this is useful for TODO or FIXME comments that
     # might be left in the code accidentally and should be resolved before merging
@@ -160,6 +148,9 @@ linters-settings:
         # - github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir:                          # Blocked module with version constraint
         #     version: "< 1.1.0"                                      # Version constraint, see https://github.com/Masterminds/semver#basic-comparisons
         #     reason: "testing if blocked version constraint works."  # Reason why the version constraint exists. (Optional)
+  gosec:
+    excludes:
+      - G115
   govet:
     # report about shadowed variables
     # check-shadowing: true
@@ -231,7 +222,7 @@ linters-settings:
     rules:
       - name: unexported-return
         disabled: true
-    
+
   rowserrcheck:
     packages:
       - github.com/jmoiron/sqlx
@@ -287,11 +278,11 @@ linters:
     - asciicheck
     - bidichk
     - bodyclose
+    # - copyloopvar
     - dogsled
     - durationcheck
     - dupword
     - errcheck
-    - exportloopref
     - errchkjson
     - goconst
     - gofmt
@@ -299,9 +290,9 @@ linters:
     - goimports
     - goprintffuncname
     - gosec
-    - gosimple
+    # - gosimple
     - govet
-    - ginkgolinter
+    # - ginkgolinter
     - importas
     - ineffassign
     - misspell
@@ -311,9 +302,9 @@ linters:
     - noctx
     - nolintlint
     - revive
-    - staticcheck
+    # - staticcheck
     - stylecheck
-    - testifylint
+    # - testifylint
     - thelper
     - typecheck
     - unconvert
@@ -325,6 +316,8 @@ linters:
 
 
 issues:
+  exclude-dirs-use-default: true
+  uniq-by-line: true
   exclude-rules:
     - linters:
         - staticcheck
@@ -376,22 +369,22 @@ issues:
 
 severity:
   # Default value is empty string.
-  # Set the default severity for issues. If severity rules are defined and the issues 
-  # do not match or no severity is provided to the rule this will be the default 
-  # severity applied. Severities should match the supported severity names of the 
+  # Set the default severity for issues. If severity rules are defined and the issues
+  # do not match or no severity is provided to the rule this will be the default
+  # severity applied. Severities should match the supported severity names of the
   # selected out format.
   # - Code climate: https://docs.codeclimate.com/docs/issues#issue-severity
   # -   Checkstyle: https://checkstyle.sourceforge.io/property_types.html#severity
   # -       Github: https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#setting-an-error-message
   default-severity: error
 
-  # The default value is false. 
+  # The default value is false.
   # If set to true severity-rules regular expressions become case sensitive.
   case-sensitive: false
 
   # Default value is empty list.
   # When a list of severity rules are provided, severity information will be added to lint
-  # issues. Severity rules have the same filtering capability as exclude rules except you 
+  # issues. Severity rules have the same filtering capability as exclude rules except you
   # are allowed to specify one matcher per severity rule.
   # Only affects out formats that support setting severity information.
   rules:
diff --git a/hack/build-image/Dockerfile b/hack/build-image/Dockerfile
index 3bbc10239..e1c615b62 100644
--- a/hack/build-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/hack/build-image/Dockerfile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ RUN ARCH=$(go env GOARCH) && \
     chmod +x /usr/bin/goreleaser
 
 # get golangci-lint
-RUN curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.57.2
+RUN curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.64.6
 
 # install kubectl
 RUN curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/$(curl -s https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/$(go env GOARCH)/kubectl
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@ RUN chmod +x ./kubectl
 RUN mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin
 
 # Fix the "dubious ownership" issue from git when running goreleaser.sh
-RUN echo "[safe] \n\t directory = *" > /.gitconfig
\ No newline at end of file
+RUN echo "[safe] \n\t directory = *" > /.gitconfig
diff --git a/test/util/k8s/common.go b/test/util/k8s/common.go
index 95f685811..ffb16500c 100644
--- a/test/util/k8s/common.go
+++ b/test/util/k8s/common.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func WaitForPods(ctx context.Context, client TestClient, namespace string, pods
 			}
 			// If any pod is still waiting we don't need to check any more so return and wait for next poll interval
 			if checkPod.Status.Phase != corev1.PodRunning {
-				fmt.Printf("Pod %s is in state %s waiting for it to be %s\n", podName, checkPod.Status.Phase, corev1.PodRunning)
+				fmt.Printf("Pod %s is in state %s waiting for it to be %s, pod status %+v\n", podName, checkPod.Status.Phase, corev1.PodRunning, checkPod.Status) // TODO: remove after debug?
 				return false, nil
 			}
 		}