diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 7049d4fd4..98808c7dc 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
+    groups:
+      dev-dependencies:
+        dependency-type: "development"
+      prod-dependencies:
+        dependency-type: "production"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-main.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-main.yml
index c94c2fbea..13987294d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-main.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
-      - name: Set up Go 1.23
+      - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@3041bf56c941b39c61721a86cd11f3bb1338122a # v5.2.0
         with:
-          go-version: 1.23.6
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - uses: nosborn/github-action-markdown-cli@9b5e871c11cc0649c5ac2526af22e23525fa344d # v3.3.0
         with:
@@ -45,8 +45,11 @@ jobs:
               empty-lines:
                 level: warning
 
-      - name: Run lint
-        run: make lint
+      - name: Golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@e0ebdd245eea59746bb0b28ea6a9871d3e35fbc9 # v6.3.3
+        with:
+          version: v1.64
+          args: --timeout 10m0s
 
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -54,10 +57,10 @@ jobs:
       SHELL: /bin/bash
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-      - name: Set up Go 1.23
+      - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@3041bf56c941b39c61721a86cd11f3bb1338122a # v5.2.0
         with:
-          go-version: 1.23.6
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Install ginkgo
         run: make install-ginkgo
@@ -73,10 +76,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
-      - name: Set up Go 1.23
+      - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@3041bf56c941b39c61721a86cd11f3bb1338122a # v5.2.0
         with:
-          go-version: 1.23.6
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Checkout the certsuite repo
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qe.yml b/.github/workflows/qe.yml
index df56b1be6..03796cc01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qe.yml
@@ -35,19 +35,19 @@ jobs:
           touch ${PFLT_DOCKERCONFIG}
           echo '{ "auths": {} }' >> ${PFLT_DOCKERCONFIG}
 
-      - name: Set up Go 1.23
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.sha }}
+
+      - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@3041bf56c941b39c61721a86cd11f3bb1338122a # v5.2.0
         with:
-          go-version: 1.23.6
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Disable default go problem matcher
         run: echo "::remove-matcher owner=go::"
 
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.sha }}
-
       - name: Check out `certsuite-sample-workload`
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index ef6b6e77a..453c927d8 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 run:
-  go: "1.23"
+  go: "1.24"
   timeout: 15m0s
   skip-dirs-use-default: true
   fast: false
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ linters-settings:
     statements: 85
   unused:
     check-exported: true
-    go: "1.23"
+    go: "1.24"
   stylecheck:
     dot-import-whitelist:
       - github.com/onsi/gomega
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1f01e7d0b..66179a272 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/redhat-best-practices-for-k8s/certsuite-qe
 
-go 1.23.6
+go 1.24.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/golang/glog v1.2.4
diff --git a/scripts/install-latest-go.sh b/scripts/install-latest-go.sh
index cdd2e58c8..d9649d950 100755
--- a/scripts/install-latest-go.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-latest-go.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-REQUIRED_GO_VERSION=1.23.6
+REQUIRED_GO_VERSION=1.24.0
 INSTALLED_GO_VERSION="$(
 	go version | {
 		read -r _ _ v _