diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9bfacb0..b3d20af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import _ "github.com/bool64/dev" // Include development helpers to project.
 Add `Makefile` to your module with includes standard targets.
 
 ```Makefile
-#GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := "v1.63.4" # Optional configuration to pinpoint golangci-lint version.
+#GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := "v1.64.5" # Optional configuration to pinpoint golangci-lint version.
 
 # The head of Makefile determines location of dev-go to include standard targets.
 GO ?= go
diff --git a/makefiles/base.mk b/makefiles/base.mk
index f22bfa4..8b4c583 100644
--- a/makefiles/base.mk
+++ b/makefiles/base.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := "v1.63.4" # Optional configuration to pinpoint golangci-lint version.
+#GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := "v1.64.5" # Optional configuration to pinpoint golangci-lint version.
 
 # The head of Makefile determines location of dev-go to include standard targets.
 GO ?= go
diff --git a/scripts/.golangci-internal.yml b/scripts/.golangci-internal.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 77113e5..0000000
--- a/scripts/.golangci-internal.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# See https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/master/.golangci.example.yml
-run:
-  tests: false
-
-linters-settings:
-  unused:
-    check-exported: true
-  unparam:
-    check-exported: true
-
-linters:
-  disable-all: true
-  enable:
-  - unused
-  - unparam
diff --git a/scripts/.golangci.yml b/scripts/.golangci.yml
index 2b9cd73..86f78e7 100644
--- a/scripts/.golangci.yml
+++ b/scripts/.golangci.yml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ linters-settings:
     threshold: 100
   misspell:
     locale: US
-  unused:
-    check-exported: false
   unparam:
     check-exported: true
 
 linters:
   enable-all: true
   disable:
+    - intrange
+    - copyloopvar
     - lll
     - gochecknoglobals
     - wrapcheck
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ linters:
     - dupword
     - depguard
     - tagalign
-    - execinquery
     - mnd
     - testifylint
     - recvcheck
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ issues:
         - noctx
         - funlen
         - dupl
-        - structcheck
         - unused
         - unparam
       path: "_test.go"
diff --git a/scripts/lint.sh b/scripts/lint.sh
index b71254d..93c8e2b 100755
--- a/scripts/lint.sh
+++ b/scripts/lint.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 [ -z "$GO" ] && GO=go
-[ -z "$GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION" ] && GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.63.4"
+[ -z "$GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION" ] && GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.64.5"
 
 # detecting GOPATH and removing trailing "/" if any
 GOPATH="$(go env GOPATH)"
@@ -25,8 +25,3 @@ fi
 
 echo "Checking packages."
 golangci-lint-"$GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION" run -c "$golangci_yml" ./... || exit 1
-
-if [[ -d "./internal" && -d "./cmd" ]]; then
-  echo "Checking unused exported symbols in internal packages."
-  golangci-lint-"$GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION" run -c "$this_path"/.golangci-internal.yml ./internal/... ./cmd/... || exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/templates/github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/templates/github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index ae2c76d..a3b265d 100644
--- a/templates/github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/templates/github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
           go-version: stable
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6.2.0
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6.5.0
         with:
           # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
-          version: v1.63.4
+          version: v1.64.5
 
           # Optional: working directory, useful for monorepos
           # working-directory: somedir