diff --git a/.github/workflows/builder_image_golang.yaml b/.github/workflows/builder_image_golang.yaml
index 6471e5c6ac..fd08f8240d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builder_image_golang.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builder_image_golang.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ permissions:
 env:
   GITHUB_REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   BUILDER_IMAGE_NAME: dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang
-  VERSION: 2
+  VERSION: 3
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
   push:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: build
-    if: github.ref_name == 'develop'
+    #if: github.ref_name == 'develop'
     environment: Workflow - Protected
     steps:
       - name: Artifact download
diff --git a/.github/workflows/product_builder.yaml b/.github/workflows/product_builder.yaml
index 984193757b..2af025030b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/product_builder.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/product_builder.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
       # yamlfmt resides here because alpine doesn't provide yamlfmt package
-      image: ghcr.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:2
+      image: ghcr\.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:3
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: gather_changes
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:2
+      image: ghcr\.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:3
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ${{ env.GOLANG_WORKING_DIRECTORY }}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: gather_changes
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:2
+      image: ghcr\.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:3
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ${{ env.GOLANG_WORKING_DIRECTORY }}
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: gather_changes
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:2
+      image: ghcr\.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:3
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ${{ env.GOLANG_WORKING_DIRECTORY }}
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: gather_changes
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:2
+      image: ghcr\.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:3
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ${{ env.GOLANG_WORKING_DIRECTORY }}
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ jobs:
       - go_integration
       - gather_changes
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:2
+      image: ghcr\.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:3
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ${{ env.GOLANG_WORKING_DIRECTORY }}
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:2
+      image: ghcr\.io/dyrector-io/dyrectorio/builder-images/golang:3
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ${{ env.GOLANG_WORKING_DIRECTORY }}
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 86b58953e9..5ff5797bc7 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 run:
   timeout: 5m
-  skip-dirs:
-    - internal/cache
 linters-settings:
   depguard:
     rules:
@@ -19,8 +17,9 @@ linters-settings:
   funlen:
     lines: 100
     statements: 50
-  gci:
-    local-prefixes: github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
+  # gci:
+  #   sections:
+  #     - "prefix()"
   goconst:
     min-len: 2
     min-occurrences: 2
@@ -50,22 +49,18 @@ linters-settings:
       - condition
       - return
   govet:
-    check-shadowing: true
+    enable-all: true
   lll:
     line-length: 140
-  maligned:
-    suggest-new: true
   misspell:
     locale: US
   nolintlint:
-    allow-leading-space: true # don't require machine-readable nolint directives (i.e. with no leading space)
     allow-unused: false # report any unused nolint directives
     require-explanation: false # don't require an explanation for nolint directives
     require-specific: false # don't require nolint directives to be specific about which linter is being skipped
   tenv:
     all: true
   staticcheck:
-    go: "1.18"
     checks:
       - all
 linters:
@@ -123,3 +118,5 @@ issues:
     - path: _test\.go
       linters:
         - gomnd
+  exclude-dirs:
+    - internal/cache
diff --git a/golang/Makefile b/golang/Makefile
index ac219b41c5..589bc1ad07 100644
--- a/golang/Makefile
+++ b/golang/Makefile
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ LDFLAGS := -ldflags "-X '${PACKAGE}/internal/version.BuildTimestamp=${BUILD_TIME
 # default tag is latest for building
 image_version ?= latest
 
-GOAIR=v1.45.0
-GOSEC=v2.17.0
-GOLANGCI=v1.54.2
-GOFUMPT=v0.5.0
-YAMLFMT=v0.9.0
+GOAIR=v1.51.0
+GOSEC=v2.19.0
+GOLANGCI=v1.57.2
+GOFUMPT=v0.6.0
+YAMLFMT=v0.11.0
 
 # support for: linux darwin windows
 GOOS?=linux
diff --git a/images/builder-golang/Dockerfile b/images/builder-golang/Dockerfile
index 060897cbfd..c626ad838a 100644
--- a/images/builder-golang/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/builder-golang/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.20-alpine3.18
+FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.22-alpine3.19
 
 ENV GOLANGCI_LINT_CACHE $GOPATH/cache
 ENV GOCACHE $GOPATH/cache