diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 543f30b56..0042823f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
         with:
-          version: v1.55.2
+          version: v1.57.2
           args: --timeout 15m 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9472c9012..d8271dd28 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN_VER := v0.14.0
 CONTROLLER_GEN_BIN := controller-gen
 CONTROLLER_GEN := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(CONTROLLER_GEN_BIN)-$(CONTROLLER_GEN_VER)
 
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VER := v1.55.2
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VER := v1.57.2
 GOLANGCI_LINT_BIN := golangci-lint
 GOLANGCI_LINT := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(GOLANGCI_LINT_BIN)-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VER)
 
diff --git a/cmd/plugin/cmd/delete_test.go b/cmd/plugin/cmd/delete_test.go
index dfc2ca464..6c2778b7c 100644
--- a/cmd/plugin/cmd/delete_test.go
+++ b/cmd/plugin/cmd/delete_test.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func TestSelectorFromProvider(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 			actual, err := selectorFromProvider(tc.provider)
+
 			if tc.expectedErr {
 				g.Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			} else {
diff --git a/cmd/plugin/cmd/init_test.go b/cmd/plugin/cmd/init_test.go
index 0e6f93893..c9e60be85 100644
--- a/cmd/plugin/cmd/init_test.go
+++ b/cmd/plugin/cmd/init_test.go
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ func TestCheckCAPIOpearatorAvailability(t *testing.T) {
 
 			if tt.wantErr {
 				// To generate an error we create two deployments with the same labels.
-
 				// Deployment 1.
 				deployment := generateCAPIOperatorDeployment("capi-operator-controller-manager", "default")
 				resources = append(resources, deployment)
diff --git a/cmd/plugin/cmd/utils.go b/cmd/plugin/cmd/utils.go
index f802d195c..1322afaa9 100644
--- a/cmd/plugin/cmd/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/plugin/cmd/utils.go
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ func GetLatestRelease(ctx context.Context, repo repository.Repository) (string,
 		if versionCandidates[j].PreRelease() == "" && versionCandidates[i].PreRelease() != "" {
 			return false
 		}
+
 		if versionCandidates[i].PreRelease() == "" && versionCandidates[j].PreRelease() != "" {
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/internal/controller/client_proxy.go b/internal/controller/client_proxy.go
index e12119a43..606c0cfd3 100644
--- a/internal/controller/client_proxy.go
+++ b/internal/controller/client_proxy.go
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ func (k *controllerProxy) ListResources(ctx context.Context, labels map[string]s
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
+
 				klog.V(3).InfoS("listed", "kind", resourceKind.Kind, "count", len(objList.Items))
+
 				ret = append(ret, objList.Items...)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/controller/genericprovider_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/genericprovider_controller_test.go
index fa619d19a..78f4ecce4 100644
--- a/internal/controller/genericprovider_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/genericprovider_controller_test.go
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ releaseSeries:
 			if labels == nil {
 				labels = map[string]string{}
 			}
+
 			labels["provider-version"] = tc.newVersion
 			provider.SetLabels(labels)
 
diff --git a/internal/controller/phases_test.go b/internal/controller/phases_test.go
index d4308d603..99e60e9d5 100644
--- a/internal/controller/phases_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/phases_test.go
@@ -391,10 +391,12 @@ metadata:
 			}
 
 			got, err := p.configmapRepository(context.TODO(), p.provider.GetSpec().FetchConfig.Selector, "ns1", tt.additionalManifests)
+
 			if len(tt.wantErr) > 0 {
 				g.Expect(err).Should(MatchError(tt.wantErr))
 				return
 			}
+
 			g.Expect(err).To(Succeed())
 			gotComponents, err := got.GetFile(ctx, got.DefaultVersion(), got.ComponentsPath())
 			g.Expect(err).To(Succeed())
@@ -588,6 +590,7 @@ releaseSeries:
 			for i := range tt.configMaps {
 				g.Expect(fakeclient.Create(ctx, &tt.configMaps[i])).To(Succeed())
 			}
+
 			if tt.defaultRepository {
 				var err error
 				p.repo, err = p.configmapRepository(ctx, &metav1.LabelSelector{
@@ -606,14 +609,17 @@ releaseSeries:
 				g.Expect(err).Should(MatchError(tt.wantErr))
 				return
 			}
+
 			g.Expect(err).To(Succeed())
 
 			meta := got.Metadata(tt.wantDefaultVersion)
 			metadataData, err := meta.Get(ctx)
+
 			if len(tt.metadataErr) > 0 {
 				g.Expect(err).Should(MatchError(tt.metadataErr))
 				return
 			}
+
 			g.Expect(err).To(Succeed())
 			g.Expect(metadataData.ReleaseSeries).To(Equal(tt.wantMetadataSeries))
 
diff --git a/internal/patch/patch_test.go b/internal/patch/patch_test.go
index 5987ab2b6..79ee9e431 100644
--- a/internal/patch/patch_test.go
+++ b/internal/patch/patch_test.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func TestApplyPatches(t *testing.T) {
 			if tc.expectedError {
 				g.Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 			}
+
 			g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 			resultYaml, err := utilyaml.FromUnstructured(result)
diff --git a/internal/webhook/provider_webhook_test.go b/internal/webhook/provider_webhook_test.go
index 0d0792ad3..52d64408d 100644
--- a/internal/webhook/provider_webhook_test.go
+++ b/internal/webhook/provider_webhook_test.go
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultProviderSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			gs := NewWithT(t)
+
 			setDefaultProviderSpec(tc.providerSpec, tc.namespace)
 			gs.Expect(reflect.DeepEqual(tc.providerSpec, tc.expectedProviderSpec)).To(BeTrue())
 		})