diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7cc7e137..7ddcd8fe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PROJECT_REPO := github.com/crossplane/$(PROJECT_NAME)
 
 # GOLANGCILINT_VERSION is inherited from build submodule by default.
 # Uncomment below if you need to override the version.
-GOLANGCILINT_VERSION ?= 1.55.2
+GOLANGCILINT_VERSION ?= 1.61.0
 GO_REQUIRED_VERSION ?= 1.22
 
 PLATFORMS ?= linux_amd64 linux_arm64