diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4e0935ea..553c513f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ BUILDDATE := $(shell date -u '+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%NZ')
 ## Tool versions
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION := v0.21.0
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.28.3
-GOLANGCI_VERSION := v2.11.4
+GOLANGCI_VERSION := v2.12.2
 HELM_VERSION := v4.2.0
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION := v5.8.1
 KUTTL_VERSION := 0.26.0