diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-linter-check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-linter-check.yml
index f2dc7c6e6c..c64904920e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-linter-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-linter-check.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
     - name: Check out the code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+        cache: false
 
     - name: Linter check
-      run: make lint
+      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
+      with:
+        version: v1.57.2
+        args: --verbose
diff --git a/golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
similarity index 99%
rename from golangci.yaml
rename to .golangci.yaml
index c96c7428e0..82eddb95e8 100644
--- a/golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ linters-settings:
         - expected-actual
         - go-require
         - float-compare
+        - nil-compare
         - require-error
         - suite-dont-use-pkg
         - suite-extra-assert-call
diff --git a/hack/build-image/Dockerfile b/hack/build-image/Dockerfile
index 161a837f0b..e2d966f73a 100644
--- a/hack/build-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/hack/build-image/Dockerfile
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ RUN ARCH=$(go env GOARCH) && \
     chmod +x /usr/bin/goreleaser
 
 # get golangci-lint
-RUN curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.55.0
+RUN curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.57.2
 
 # install kubectl
 RUN curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/$(curl -s https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/$(go env GOARCH)/kubectl
diff --git a/hack/lint.sh b/hack/lint.sh
index 13ed64caba..4cb686d4bf 100755
--- a/hack/lint.sh
+++ b/hack/lint.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ golangci-lint cache status
 
 # Enable GL_DEBUG line below for debug messages for golangci-lint
 # export GL_DEBUG=loader,gocritic,env
-CMD="golangci-lint run -c $HACK_DIR/../golangci.yaml"
+CMD="golangci-lint run -c $HACK_DIR/../.golangci.yaml"
 echo "Running $CMD"
 
 eval $CMD