diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c48a89b1c..92e2cd6ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RELEASE_MSG ?= "koperator release"
 REL_TAG = $(shell ./scripts/increment_version.sh -${RELEASE_TYPE} ${TAG})
 
 # Version constants
-GOLANGCI_VERSION = 2.6.1 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=golangci/golangci-lint
+GOLANGCI_VERSION = 2.6.2 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=golangci/golangci-lint
 LICENSEI_VERSION = 0.9.0 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=goph/licensei
 CONTROLLER_GEN_VERSION = v0.19.0 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kubernetes-sigs/controller-tools
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.34.1 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kubernetes-sigs/controller-tools extractVersion=^envtest-v(?<version>.+)$