diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 6ce340f..cc39420 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
-    reviewers:
-      - "ironcore-dev/core"
     # Ignore K8 packages as these are done manually
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
@@ -22,5 +20,3 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
-    reviewers:
-      - "ironcore-dev/core"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 2a62001..2fd2943 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v7
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
         with:
-          version: v2.0
+          version: v2.1
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 51f49e0..3df0243 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ GOLANGCILINT ?= $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint
 ADDLICENSE_VERSION ?= v1.1.1
 GOIMPORTS_VERSION ?= v0.31.0
 MOCKGEN_VERSION ?= v0.5.0
-GOLANGCILINT_VERSION ?= v2.0
+GOLANGCILINT_VERSION ?= v2.1
 
 .PHONY: addlicense
 addlicense: $(ADDLICENSE) ## Download addlicense locally if necessary.