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/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.