diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 9e97e522e..be8c174f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt -q install libseccomp-dev
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
         with:
-          # must be specified without patch version
-          version: v1.42
+          version: v1.44
 
   lint-extra:
     # Extra linters, only checking new code from pull requests.
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           only-new-issues: true
           args: --config .golangci-extra.yml
-          # must be specified without patch version
-          version: v1.43
+          version: v1.44
 
 
   compile-buildtags: