diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index ffa6b30..0e85157 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -12,21 +12,27 @@ on:
       - ".golangci.yml"
   pull_request:
 
+permissions:  # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-repo
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   golangci:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read  # for actions/checkout to fetch code
+      pull-requests: read  # for golangci/golangci-lint-action to fetch pull requests
     name: lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       - name: install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@6edd4406fa81c3da01a34fa6f6343087c207a568 # v3.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.x
+          go-version: 1.22.x
       - name: Install snmp_exporter/generator dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libsnmp-dev
         if: github.repository == 'prometheus/snmp_exporter'
       - name: Lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@3a919529898de77ec3da873e3063ca4b10e7f5cc # v3.7.0
         with:
-          version: v1.54.2
+          version: v1.55.2
diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 062a281..5fd1782 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ PROMU_URL     := https://github.com/prometheus/promu/releases/download/v$(PROMU_
 SKIP_GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT_OPTS ?=
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.54.2
-# golangci-lint only supports linux, darwin and windows platforms on i386/amd64.
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.55.2
+# golangci-lint only supports linux, darwin and windows platforms on i386/amd64/arm64.
 # windows isn't included here because of the path separator being different.
 ifeq ($(GOHOSTOS),$(filter $(GOHOSTOS),linux darwin))
-	ifeq ($(GOHOSTARCH),$(filter $(GOHOSTARCH),amd64 i386))
+	ifeq ($(GOHOSTARCH),$(filter $(GOHOSTARCH),amd64 i386 arm64))
 		# If we're in CI and there is an Actions file, that means the linter
 		# is being run in Actions, so we don't need to run it here.
 		ifneq (,$(SKIP_GOLANGCI_LINT))