diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b8b4c7dc..8641aef4 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ executors:
   # This must match .promu.yml.
   golang:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/go:1.23
+      - image: cimg/go:1.25
 jobs:
   test:
     executor: golang
diff --git a/.github/workflows/container_description.yml b/.github/workflows/container_description.yml
index dcca16ff..7de8bb8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container_description.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container_description.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set docker hub repo name
         run: echo "DOCKER_REPO_NAME=$(make docker-repo-name)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Push README to Dockerhub
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set quay.io org name
         run: echo "DOCKER_REPO=$(echo quay.io/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER} | tr -d '-')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Set quay.io repo name
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 5342cbe0..75f886d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -25,15 +25,20 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@0aaccfd150d50ccaeb58ebd88d36e91967a5f35b # v5.4.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@44694675825211faa026b3c33043df3e48a5fa00 # v6.0.0
         with:
-          go-version: 1.24.x
+          go-version: 1.25.x
       - name: Install snmp_exporter/generator dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libsnmp-dev
         if: github.repository == 'prometheus/snmp_exporter'
+      - name: Get golangci-lint version
+        id: golangci-lint-version
+        run: echo "version=$(make print-golangci-lint-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@55c2c1448f86e01eaae002a5a3a9624417608d84 # v6.5.2
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
         with:
           args: --verbose
-          version: v1.64.6
+          version: ${{ steps.golangci-lint-version.outputs.version }}
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index cd7cd54e..cde9bc63 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
+version: "2"
 linters:
   enable:
     - revive
     - sloglint
-
-issues:
-  exclude-rules:
-    - path: _test.go
-      linters:
-        - errcheck
-
-linters-settings:
-  errcheck:
-    exclude-functions:
-      # Used in HTTP handlers, any error is handled by the server itself.
-      - (net/http.ResponseWriter).Write
-  revive:
+  settings:
+    errcheck:
+      exclude-functions:
+        - (net/http.ResponseWriter).Write
+    revive:
+      rules:
+        - name: unused-parameter
+          disabled: true
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
+    presets:
+      - comments
+      - common-false-positives
+      - legacy
+      - std-error-handling
     rules:
-      - name: unused-parameter
-        disabled: true
+      - linters:
+          - errcheck
+        path: _test.go
+formatters:
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
diff --git a/.promu.yml b/.promu.yml
index 44614479..d91078de 100644
--- a/.promu.yml
+++ b/.promu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 go:
     # This must match .circle/config.yml.
-    version: 1.23
+    version: 1.25
 repository:
     path: github.com/prometheus-community/json_exporter
 build:
diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 8cb38385..3ed717b4 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ PROMU_URL     := https://github.com/prometheus/promu/releases/download/v$(PROMU_
 SKIP_GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT_OPTS ?=
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.64.6
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.6.0
+GOLANGCI_FMT_OPTS ?=
 # golangci-lint only supports linux, darwin and windows platforms on i386/amd64/arm64.
 # windows isn't included here because of the path separator being different.
 ifeq ($(GOHOSTOS),$(filter $(GOHOSTOS),linux darwin))
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ common-all: precheck style check_license lint yamllint unused build test
 .PHONY: common-style
 common-style:
 	@echo ">> checking code style"
-	@fmtRes=$$($(GOFMT) -d $$(find . -path ./vendor -prune -o -name '*.go' -print)); \
+	@fmtRes=$$($(GOFMT) -d $$(git ls-files '*.go' ':!:vendor/*' || find . -path ./vendor -prune -o -name '*.go' -print)); \
 	if [ -n "$${fmtRes}" ]; then \
 		echo "gofmt checking failed!"; echo "$${fmtRes}"; echo; \
 		echo "Please ensure you are using $$($(GO) version) for formatting code."; \
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ common-style:
 .PHONY: common-check_license
 common-check_license:
 	@echo ">> checking license header"
-	@licRes=$$(for file in $$(find . -type f -iname '*.go' ! -path './vendor/*') ; do \
+	@licRes=$$(for file in $$(git ls-files '*.go' ':!:vendor/*' || find . -path ./vendor -prune -o -type f -iname '*.go' -print) ; do \
                awk 'NR<=3' $$file | grep -Eq "(Copyright|generated|GENERATED)" || echo $$file; \
        done); \
        if [ -n "$${licRes}" ]; then \
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ common-deps:
 update-go-deps:
 	@echo ">> updating Go dependencies"
 	@for m in $$($(GO) list -mod=readonly -m -f '{{ if and (not .Indirect) (not .Main)}}{{.Path}}{{end}}' all); do \
-		$(GO) get -d $$m; \
+		$(GO) get $$m; \
 	done
 	$(GO) mod tidy
 
@@ -156,9 +157,13 @@ $(GOTEST_DIR):
 	@mkdir -p $@
 
 .PHONY: common-format
-common-format:
+common-format: $(GOLANGCI_LINT)
 	@echo ">> formatting code"
 	$(GO) fmt $(pkgs)
+ifdef GOLANGCI_LINT
+	@echo ">> formatting code with golangci-lint"
+	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) fmt $(GOLANGCI_FMT_OPTS)
+endif
 
 .PHONY: common-vet
 common-vet:
@@ -248,8 +253,8 @@ $(PROMU):
 	cp $(PROMU_TMP)/promu-$(PROMU_VERSION).$(GO_BUILD_PLATFORM)/promu $(FIRST_GOPATH)/bin/promu
 	rm -r $(PROMU_TMP)
 
-.PHONY: proto
-proto:
+.PHONY: common-proto
+common-proto:
 	@echo ">> generating code from proto files"
 	@./scripts/genproto.sh
 
@@ -261,6 +266,10 @@ $(GOLANGCI_LINT):
 		| sh -s -- -b $(FIRST_GOPATH)/bin $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 endif
 
+.PHONY: common-print-golangci-lint-version
+common-print-golangci-lint-version:
+	@echo $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
+
 .PHONY: precheck
 precheck::
 
diff --git a/exporter/util.go b/exporter/util.go
index 957ef53c..6fbecb3d 100644
--- a/exporter/util.go
+++ b/exporter/util.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func CreateMetricsList(c config.Module) ([]JSONMetric, error) {
 				metrics = append(metrics, jsonMetric)
 			}
 		default:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unknown metric type: '%s', for metric: '%s'", metric.Type, metric.Name)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown metric type: '%s', for metric: '%s'", metric.Type, metric.Name)
 		}
 	}
 	return metrics, nil
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e5b67509..ec9cea91 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/prometheus-community/json_exporter
 
-go 1.22.0
+go 1.24.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.3.0