diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 977a49b..45a7cab 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ updates:
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "golang"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-minor"]
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    reviewers:
+      - "torilabs"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-validator.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-validator.yml
index 8ded5e8..c339076 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-validator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-validator.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - '.github/dependabot.yml'
       - '.github/workflows/dependabot-validator.yml'
+
 jobs:
   test:
     name: verify-dependabot
@@ -13,8 +14,3 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: marocchino/validate-dependabot@v2
         id: validate
-      - uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2
-        if: always()
-        with:
-          header: validate-dependabot
-          message: ${{ steps.validate.outputs.markdown }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 98739ca..155a444 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: golangci-lint
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
       with:
-        version: v1.55.2
+        version: v1.61.0
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a49cc0a..226a651 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ endif
 check:
 	@echo "Running check"
 ifeq (, $(shell which golangci-lint))
-	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(GOPATH)/bin v1.55.2
+	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(GOPATH)/bin v1.61.0
 endif
 	golangci-lint run
 	go mod tidy
diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 2bf75e8..f683fdb 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long:              "IPsec Prometheus Exporter exports Strongswan metrics.",
 	SilenceErrors:     true,
 	SilenceUsage:      true,
-	PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+	PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) (err error) {
 		if err = viper.BindPFlags(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 		return nil
 	},
-	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	RunE: func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 		if err := log.Setup(cfg); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}