chore: new default Go version

Author: ldez

.golangci.next.reference.yml

@@ -4182,8 +4182,8 @@ run:
 
   # Define the Go version limit.
   # Mainly related to generics support since go1.18.
-  # Default: use Go version from the go.mod file, fallback on the env var `GOVERSION`, fallback on 1.17
-  go: '1.19'
+  # Default: use Go version from the go.mod file, fallback on the env var `GOVERSION`, fallback on 1.22.
+  go: '1.22'
 
   # Number of operating system threads (`GOMAXPROCS`) that can execute golangci-lint simultaneously.
   # Default: automatically set to match Linux container CPU quota and

pkg/commands/flagsets.go

@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ func setupRunFlagSet(v *viper.Viper, fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 		color.GreenString("Modules download mode. If not empty, passed as -mod=<mode> to go tools"))
 	internal.AddFlagAndBind(v, fs, fs.Int, "issues-exit-code", "run.issues-exit-code", exitcodes.IssuesFound,
 		color.GreenString("Exit code when issues were found"))
-	internal.AddFlagAndBind(v, fs, fs.String, "go", "run.go", "", color.GreenString("Targeted Go version"))
 	internal.AddHackedStringSlice(fs, "build-tags", color.GreenString("Build tags"))
 
 	internal.AddFlagAndBind(v, fs, fs.Duration, "timeout", "run.timeout", defaultTimeout,

pkg/config/config.go

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/mod/modfile"
 )
 
+// defaultGoVersion the value should be "oldstable" - 1.
+// If the current stable version is 1.24 then 1.23 - 1 = 1.22.
+const defaultGoVersion = "1.22"
+
 // Config encapsulates the config data specified in the golangci-lint YAML config file.
 type Config struct {
 	cfgDir   string // Path to the directory containing golangci-lint config file.
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ func IsGoGreaterThanOrEqual(current, limit string) bool {
 }
 
 func detectGoVersion(ctx context.Context) string {
-	return cmp.Or(detectGoVersionFromGoMod(ctx), "1.17")
+	return cmp.Or(detectGoVersionFromGoMod(ctx), defaultGoVersion)
 }
 
 // detectGoVersionFromGoMod tries to get Go version from go.mod.