diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 05edadf93331..c2af5eb66bbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         id: lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6.0.1
         with:
-          version: v1.59
+          version: v1.61
           args: --verbose --out-format=line-number
         if: matrix.operating-system == 'ubuntu-latest'
 
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 40bfa36e1a64..b6dbc299be20 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ linters-settings:
     excludes:
       - G101
       - G114
+      - G115
       - G204
       - G304
       - G402
diff --git a/magefiles/magefile.go b/magefiles/magefile.go
index f70491bce2e8..5b08e907f0c0 100644
--- a/magefiles/magefile.go
+++ b/magefiles/magefile.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (Tool) Wire() error {
 
 // GolangciLint installs golangci-lint
 func (t Tool) GolangciLint() error {
-	const version = "v1.59.1"
+	const version = "v1.61.0"
 	bin := filepath.Join(GOBIN, "golangci-lint")
 	if exists(bin) && t.matchGolangciLintVersion(bin, version) {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/fanal/walker/walk_test.go b/pkg/fanal/walker/walk_test.go
index 09d55527c0fe..3c066529393f 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/walker/walk_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/walker/walk_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package walker_test
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -42,8 +41,11 @@ func TestSkipFile(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:      "multiple skip files",
-			skipFiles: []string{"/etc/*/*", "/var/log/*.txt"},
+			name: "multiple skip files",
+			skipFiles: []string{
+				"/etc/*/*",
+				"/var/log/*.txt",
+			},
 			wants: map[string]bool{
 				"/etc/foo":         false,
 				"/etc/foo/bar":     true,
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ func TestSkipFile(t *testing.T) {
 			for file, want := range tt.wants {
 				file = filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Clean(file))
 				got := utils.SkipPath(file, utils.CleanSkipPaths(tt.skipFiles))
-				assert.Equal(t, want, got, fmt.Sprintf("skipFiles: %s, file: %s", tt.skipFiles, file))
+				assert.Equal(t, want, got, "skipFiles: %s, file: %s", tt.skipFiles, file)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -108,8 +110,11 @@ func TestSkipDir(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "multiple dirs",
-			skipDirs: []string{"/etc/*/*", "/var/log/*"},
+			name: "multiple dirs",
+			skipDirs: []string{
+				"/etc/*/*",
+				"/var/log/*",
+			},
 			wants: map[string]bool{
 				"/etc/foo":     false,
 				"/etc/foo/bar": true,
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@ func TestSkipDir(t *testing.T) {
 			for dir, want := range tt.wants {
 				dir = filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Clean(dir))
 				got := utils.SkipPath(dir, utils.CleanSkipPaths(tt.skipDirs))
-				assert.Equal(t, want, got, fmt.Sprintf("defaultSkipDirs: %s, dir: %s", tt.skipDirs, dir))
+				assert.Equal(t, want, got, "defaultSkipDirs: %s, dir: %s", tt.skipDirs, dir)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/index.go b/pkg/plugin/index.go
index 57c6f0260877..82e4cb076356 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/index.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/index.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Search(ctx context.Context, keyword string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if _, err = fmt.Fprintf(m.w, buf.String()); err != nil {
+	if _, err = fmt.Fprint(m.w, buf.String()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}