diff --git a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
index bab80f0363..5d605ea934 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: "ReviewDog workflow"
 env:
-  GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION: "v2.6.0"
+  GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION: "v2.7.1"
 on:
   push:
     branches:
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 50996eed33..2623549a58 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ linters:
         path: _test\.go
         text: 'dot-imports: should not use dot imports' # dot imports OK for tests
       - linters: revive
-        path: util/
         text: 'var-naming: avoid meaningless package names' # util package is OK
       - linters: unused
         text: 'field _struct is unused' # we use _struct field tags for msgp/json encoding settings
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8edfe94a3e..ee4099c1c2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ modernize:
 	GOTOOLCHAIN=auto go run golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/modernize/cmd/modernize@v0.39.0 -any=false -bloop=false -rangeint=false -fmtappendf=false -waitgroup=false -stringsbuilder=false -omitzero=false -fix ./...
 
 lint:
-	go run github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.6.1 run -c .golangci.yml
+	go run github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.7.1 run -c .golangci.yml
 
 warninglint: custom-golangci-lint
 	./custom-golangci-lint run -c .golangci-warnings.yml