diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ef8788ac7..000000000
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
----
-# This file must be signed. You can do so with the `mage drone` command
-
-kind: pipeline
-type: docker
-name: main
-
-platform:
-  os: linux
-  arch: amd64
-
-trigger:
-  branch: main
-  event:
-  - push
-
-steps:
-- name: build
-  image: grafana/grafana-plugin-ci:1.9.5
-  commands:
-  - mage -v build
-
-- name: lint
-  image: grafana/grafana-plugin-ci:1.9.5
-  commands:
-  - mage -v lint
-
-- name: test
-  image: grafana/grafana-plugin-ci:1.9.5
-  commands:
-  # -race requires cgo + a C compiler
-  - apt update
-  - apt install -y gcc
-  - mage -v testRace
-  environment:
-    CGO_ENABLED: "1"
----
-kind: pipeline
-type: docker
-name: pr
-
-platform:
-  os: linux
-  arch: amd64
-
-trigger:
-  event:
-  - pull_request
-
-steps:
-- name: build
-  image: grafana/grafana-plugin-ci:1.9.5
-  commands:
-  - mage -v build
-
-- name: lint
-  image: grafana/grafana-plugin-ci:1.9.5
-  commands:
-  - mage -v lint
-
-- name: test
-  image: grafana/grafana-plugin-ci:1.9.5
-  commands:
-  # -race requires cgo + a C compiler
-  - apt update
-  - apt install -y gcc
-  - mage -v testRace
-  environment:
-    CGO_ENABLED: "1"
-
----
-kind: signature
-hmac: cee688a6f8ed3ecb1ddd384e349a6556d28b23b298057d8fa02da37ab50b0ba7
-
-...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..229a5c410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: CI Pipeline
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION: v1.61.0
+
+jobs:
+  lint-build-test:
+    name: Lint, Build, and Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: ./go.mod
+
+      - name: Run golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+        with:
+          version: ${{env.GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION}}
+          args: |
+            "./..." --timeout=7m
+          skip-cache: true
+          install-mode: binary
+
+      - name: Setup Mage
+        uses: magefile/mage-action@v3
+        with:
+          install-only: true
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          mage -v build
+
+      - name: Install test dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y gcc
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: |
+          CGO_ENABLED=1 mage -v testRace
diff --git a/.golangci.toml b/.golangci.toml
index 8dab26044..68b89d82c 100644
--- a/.golangci.toml
+++ b/.golangci.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-[run]
-skip-files = ["data/.*\\.gen\\.go", "data/generic_nullable_vector\\.go", "data/generic_vector\\.go"]
+[issues]
+exclude-files = ["data/.*\\.gen\\.go", "data/generic_nullable_vector\\.go", "data/generic_vector\\.go"]
 
 [linters-settings.golint]
 min-confidence = 1
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ enable = [
   "misspell",
   "nakedret",
   "rowserrcheck",
-  "exportloopref",
+  "copyloopvar",
   "staticcheck",
   "stylecheck",
   "typecheck",
@@ -59,3 +59,8 @@ enable = [
 [[issues.exclude-rules]]
 linters = ["errorlint"]
 text = "non-wrapping format verb for fmt.Errorf"
+[[issues.exclude-rules]]
+linters = ["staticcheck"]
+text = "SA1019"
+[linters-settings.gosec]
+excludes = ["G115"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/json.go b/backend/json.go
index 2754b00bc..ad4a3dc3d 100644
--- a/backend/json.go
+++ b/backend/json.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package backend
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"sort"
 	"unsafe"
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func readDataResponseJSON(rsp *DataResponse, iter *jsoniter.Iterator) {
 	for l2Field := iter.ReadObject(); l2Field != ""; l2Field = iter.ReadObject() {
 		switch l2Field {
 		case "error":
-			rsp.Error = fmt.Errorf(iter.ReadString())
+			rsp.Error = errors.New(iter.ReadString())
 
 		case "status":
 			rsp.Status = Status(iter.ReadInt32())
diff --git a/data/frame_json_test.go b/data/frame_json_test.go
index 9deee2850..ce14e6468 100644
--- a/data/frame_json_test.go
+++ b/data/frame_json_test.go
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ func readNullable{{.Type}}VectorJSON(iter *jsoniter.Iterator, size int) (*nullab
 		tname := caser.String(tstr)
 		tuppr := strings.ToUpper(tstr)
 
-		fmt.Printf("    case arrow." + tuppr + ":\n\t\tent = writeArrowData" + tname + "(stream, col)\n")
+		fmt.Printf("    case arrow.%s:\n\t\tent = writeArrowData%s(stream, col)\n", tuppr, tname)
 	}
 
 	for _, tstr := range types {
@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@ func readNullable{{.Type}}VectorJSON(iter *jsoniter.Iterator, size int) (*nullab
 
 	for _, tstr := range types {
 		tname := caser.String(tstr)
-		fmt.Printf("    case FieldType" + tname + ": return read" + tname + "VectorJSON(iter, size)\n")
-		fmt.Printf("    case FieldTypeNullable" + tname + ": return readNullable" + tname + "VectorJSON(iter, size)\n")
+		fmt.Printf("    case FieldType%s: return read%sVectorJSON(iter, size)\n", tname, tname)
+		fmt.Printf("    case FieldTypeNullable%s: return readNullable%sVectorJSON(iter, size)\n", tname, tname)
 	}
 
 	assert.FailNow(t, "fail so we see the output")
diff --git a/data/sqlutil/converter.go b/data/sqlutil/converter.go
index 7662549c9..7394ec8b5 100644
--- a/data/sqlutil/converter.go
+++ b/data/sqlutil/converter.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ type Converter struct {
 func DefaultConverterFunc(t reflect.Type) func(in interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	return func(in interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 		inType := reflect.TypeOf(in)
-		if inType == reflect.PtrTo(t) {
+		if inType == reflect.PointerTo(t) {
 			n := reflect.ValueOf(in)
 
 			return n.Elem().Interface(), nil
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func NewDefaultConverter(name string, nullable bool, t reflect.Type) Converter {
 
 	v := reflect.New(t)
 	var fieldType data.FieldType
-	if v.Type() == reflect.PtrTo(t) {
+	if v.Type() == reflect.PointerTo(t) {
 		v = v.Elem()
 		fieldType = data.FieldTypeFor(v.Interface())
 	} else {
diff --git a/data/sqlutil/converter_test.go b/data/sqlutil/converter_test.go
index 7bb1ed26e..e0b0e8c7c 100644
--- a/data/sqlutil/converter_test.go
+++ b/data/sqlutil/converter_test.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func TestDefaultConverter(t *testing.T) {
 					assert.Equal(t, reflect.TypeOf(value).String(), v.Type.String())
 				} else {
 					// nullable fields should not exactly match
-					kind := reflect.PtrTo(v.Type).String()
+					kind := reflect.PointerTo(v.Type).String()
 					valueKind := reflect.TypeOf(value).String()
 					if !strings.HasPrefix(kind, "*sql.Null") {
 						assert.Equal(t, valueKind, kind)
diff --git a/data/time_series.go b/data/time_series.go
index f4d191d0b..5cfb2857c 100644
--- a/data/time_series.go
+++ b/data/time_series.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (t TimeSeriesType) String() string {
 func (f *Frame) TimeSeriesSchema() TimeSeriesSchema {
 	var tsSchema TimeSeriesSchema
 	tsSchema.Type = TimeSeriesTypeNot
-	if f.Fields == nil || len(f.Fields) == 0 {
+	if len(f.Fields) == 0 {
 		return tsSchema
 	}
 
diff --git a/data/time_series_field_sort_test.go b/data/time_series_field_sort_test.go
index 24810d3c2..6d748f63e 100644
--- a/data/time_series_field_sort_test.go
+++ b/data/time_series_field_sort_test.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestSortWideFrameFields(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(tt.frameToSort, tt.afterSort, FrameTestCompareOptions()...); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("Result mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
-				t.Logf(tt.frameToSort.StringTable(-1, -1))
+				t.Log(tt.frameToSort.StringTable(-1, -1))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func TestSortWideFrameFields_MixedLabels(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(tt.frameToSort, tt.afterSort, FrameTestCompareOptions()...); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("Result mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
-				t.Logf(tt.frameToSort.StringTable(-1, -1))
+				t.Log(tt.frameToSort.StringTable(-1, -1))
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/experimental/concurrent/concurrent.go b/experimental/concurrent/concurrent.go
index 8aa6bac65..cec8235d4 100644
--- a/experimental/concurrent/concurrent.go
+++ b/experimental/concurrent/concurrent.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package concurrent
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func QueryData(ctx context.Context, req *backend.QueryDataRequest, fn QueryDataF
 			if theErr, ok := r.(error); ok {
 				err = theErr
 			} else if theErrString, ok := r.(string); ok {
-				err = fmt.Errorf(theErrString)
+				err = errors.New(theErrString)
 			} else {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("unexpected error - %w", err)
 			}
diff --git a/experimental/e2e/config/types.go b/experimental/e2e/config/types.go
index d46400e86..96894ef6f 100644
--- a/experimental/e2e/config/types.go
+++ b/experimental/e2e/config/types.go
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ func LoadConfig(path string) (*Config, error) {
 		cfg.Address = "127.0.0.1:9999"
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Storage == nil || len(cfg.Storage) == 0 {
+	if len(cfg.Storage) == 0 {
 		cfg.Storage = []*StorageConfig{{
 			Type: StorageTypeHAR,
 			Path: "fixtures/e2e.har",
 		}}
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Hosts == nil || len(cfg.Hosts) == 0 {
+	if len(cfg.Hosts) == 0 {
 		cfg.Hosts = make([]string, 0)
 	}
 
diff --git a/experimental/golden_response_checker.go b/experimental/golden_response_checker.go
index a9436f508..1586362a9 100644
--- a/experimental/golden_response_checker.go
+++ b/experimental/golden_response_checker.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package experimental
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"errors"
+
 	// ignoring the G505 so that the checksum matches git hash
 	// nolint:gosec
 	"crypto/sha1"
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ func CheckGoldenDataResponse(path string, dr *backend.DataResponse, updateFile b
 	}
 
 	if len(errorString) > 0 {
-		return errorAfterUpdate(fmt.Errorf(errorString), path, dr, updateFile)
+		return errorAfterUpdate(errors.New(errorString), path, dr, updateFile)
 	}
 
 	return nil // OK
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a9ba51d0b..b72e708f7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/apache/arrow/go/v15 v15.0.2