diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ef7c48dbc..49f0e041a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ MOCKGEN_VERSION          ?= v0.6.0
 GOWRAP_VERSION           ?= v1.4.3
 S5CMD_VERSION            ?= v2.3.0
 CONVERSION_GEN_VERSION   ?= v0.34.1
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION    ?= v2.5.0
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION    ?= v2.7.2
 GOSEC_VERSION            ?= 2.22.10
 
 .PHONY: tools
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5a632d9ae..0528b6db6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/linode/cluster-api-provider-linode
 
 go 1.25.0
 
-toolchain go1.25.4
+toolchain go1.25.5
 
 require (
 	github.com/akamai/AkamaiOPEN-edgegrid-golang/v8 v8.4.0