diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-sample.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-sample.yml
index ee4ac33a410..e7839eb8652 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-sample.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-sample.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run linter
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.61.0
+          version: v1.62.2
           working-directory: ${{ matrix.folder }}
           args: --config .golangci.yml ./...
       - name: Run linter via makefile target
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 16664976e60..8f84da91633 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run linter
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.61
+          version: v1.62.2
 
   yamllint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 31b9c58ec19..acdc7fce14d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ GOLANGCI_LINT = $(shell pwd)/bin/golangci-lint
 golangci-lint:
 	@[ -f $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ] || { \
 	set -e ;\
-	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(shell dirname $(GOLANGCI_LINT)) v1.61.0 ;\
+	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(shell dirname $(GOLANGCI_LINT)) v1.62.2 ;\
 	}
 
 .PHONY: apidiff
diff --git a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 874cc333728..46511063a49 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run linter
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.61.0
+          version: v1.62.2
diff --git a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
index edc52bcaa50..b1c2661bc45 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.16.5
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "release-%d.%d", $$2, $$3}')
 #ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION is the version of Kubernetes to use for setting up ENVTEST binaries (i.e. 1.31)
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" k8s.io/api | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "1.%d", $$3}')
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.61.0
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.62.2
 
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
diff --git a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 874cc333728..46511063a49 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run linter
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.61.0
+          version: v1.62.2
diff --git a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/Makefile b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/Makefile
index 861ac7b71c3..221ae92d1fe 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/Makefile
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.16.5
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "release-%d.%d", $$2, $$3}')
 #ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION is the version of Kubernetes to use for setting up ENVTEST binaries (i.e. 1.31)
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" k8s.io/api | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "1.%d", $$3}')
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.61.0
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.62.2
 
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
diff --git a/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 874cc333728..46511063a49 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run linter
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.61.0
+          version: v1.62.2
diff --git a/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile b/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
index edc52bcaa50..b1c2661bc45 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.16.5
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "release-%d.%d", $$2, $$3}')
 #ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION is the version of Kubernetes to use for setting up ENVTEST binaries (i.e. 1.31)
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" k8s.io/api | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "1.%d", $$3}')
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.61.0
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.62.2
 
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/util/util.go b/pkg/plugin/util/util.go
index 6cd0d325707..29619c3d385 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/util/util.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func EnsureExistAndReplace(input, match, replace string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // ReplaceInFile replaces all instances of old with new in the file at path.
-func ReplaceInFile(path, old, new string) error {
+func ReplaceInFile(path, oldValue, newValue string) error {
 	info, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ func ReplaceInFile(path, old, new string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(string(b), old) {
+	if !strings.Contains(string(b), oldValue) {
 		return errors.New("unable to find the content to be replaced")
 	}
-	s := strings.Replace(string(b), old, new, -1)
+	s := strings.Replace(string(b), oldValue, newValue, -1)
 	err = os.WriteFile(path, []byte(s), info.Mode())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/go_version.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/go_version.go
index 9823863fc9d..82b27514c54 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/go_version.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/go_version.go
@@ -125,15 +125,15 @@ func (v GoVersion) Compare(other GoVersion) int {
 }
 
 // ValidateGoVersion verifies that Go is installed and the current go version is supported by a plugin.
-func ValidateGoVersion(min, max GoVersion) error {
-	err := fetchAndCheckGoVersion(min, max)
+func ValidateGoVersion(minVersion, maxVersion GoVersion) error {
+	err := fetchAndCheckGoVersion(minVersion, maxVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s. You can skip this check using the --skip-go-version-check flag", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func fetchAndCheckGoVersion(min, max GoVersion) error {
+func fetchAndCheckGoVersion(minVersion, maxVersion GoVersion) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command("go", "version")
 	out, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -145,20 +145,20 @@ func fetchAndCheckGoVersion(min, max GoVersion) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("found invalid Go version: %q", string(out))
 	}
 	goVer := split[2]
-	if err := checkGoVersion(goVer, min, max); err != nil {
+	if err := checkGoVersion(goVer, minVersion, maxVersion); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("go version '%s' is incompatible because '%s'", goVer, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func checkGoVersion(verStr string, min, max GoVersion) error {
+func checkGoVersion(verStr string, minVersion, maxVersion GoVersion) error {
 	var version GoVersion
 	if err := version.parse(verStr); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if version.Compare(min) < 0 || version.Compare(max) >= 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("plugin requires %s <= version < %s", min, max)
+	if version.Compare(minVersion) < 0 || version.Compare(maxVersion) >= 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("plugin requires %s <= version < %s", minVersion, maxVersion)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/init.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/init.go
index 004290582e8..dc5ff085735 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/init.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/init.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// GolangciLintVersion is the golangci-lint version to be used in the project
-	GolangciLintVersion = "v1.61.0"
+	GolangciLintVersion = "v1.62.2"
 	// ControllerRuntimeVersion is the kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime version to be used in the project
 	ControllerRuntimeVersion = "v0.19.1"
 	// ControllerToolsVersion is the kubernetes-sigs/controller-tools version to be used in the project
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 874cc333728..46511063a49 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run linter
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.61.0
+          version: v1.62.2
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
index 5d936e43e30..83b9bca464d 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.16.5
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "release-%d.%d", $$2, $$3}')
 #ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION is the version of Kubernetes to use for setting up ENVTEST binaries (i.e. 1.31)
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" k8s.io/api | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "1.%d", $$3}')
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.61.0
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.62.2
 
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 874cc333728..46511063a49 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run linter
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.61.0
+          version: v1.62.2
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/Makefile
index 884584f75e6..27768e9f3ef 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-plugins/Makefile
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.16.5
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "release-%d.%d", $$2, $$3}')
 #ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION is the version of Kubernetes to use for setting up ENVTEST binaries (i.e. 1.31)
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" k8s.io/api | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "1.%d", $$3}')
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.61.0
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.62.2
 
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/testdata/project-v4/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 874cc333728..46511063a49 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/testdata/project-v4/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run linter
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.61.0
+          version: v1.62.2
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
index a7af4752249..9b3ac1740de 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.16.5
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "release-%d.%d", $$2, $$3}')
 #ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION is the version of Kubernetes to use for setting up ENVTEST binaries (i.e. 1.31)
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" k8s.io/api | awk -F'[v.]' '{printf "1.%d", $$3}')
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.61.0
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.62.2
 
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.