diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3d20af..d9d0d08 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 := "v1.64.5" # Optional configuration to pinpoint golangci-lint version.
+#GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := "v2.3.1" # 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 8b4c583..deac7a6 100644
--- a/makefiles/base.mk
+++ b/makefiles/base.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := "v1.64.5" # Optional configuration to pinpoint golangci-lint version.
+#GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := "v2.3.1" # 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.yml b/scripts/.golangci.yml
index 86f78e7..af4de1c 100644
--- a/scripts/.golangci.yml
+++ b/scripts/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,62 +1,77 @@
-# See https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/master/.golangci.example.yml
+# See https://golangci-lint.run/docs/linters/configuration/
+version: "2"
 run:
   tests: true
-
-linters-settings:
-  errcheck:
-    check-type-assertions: true
-    check-blank: true
-  gocyclo:
-    min-complexity: 20
-  dupl:
-    threshold: 100
-  misspell:
-    locale: US
-  unparam:
-    check-exported: true
-
 linters:
-  enable-all: true
+  default: all
   disable:
-    - intrange
+    - wsl_v5
+    - funcorder
     - copyloopvar
-    - lll
-    - gochecknoglobals
-    - wrapcheck
-    - paralleltest
+    - depguard
+    - dupword
+    - errname
+    - exhaustruct
     - forbidigo
     - forcetypeassert
-    - varnamelen
-    - tagliatelle
-    - errname
+    - gochecknoglobals
+    - intrange
     - ireturn
-    - exhaustruct
+    - lll
+    - mnd
     - nonamedreturns
-    - testableexamples
-    - dupword
-    - depguard
+    - paralleltest
+    - recvcheck
     - tagalign
-    - mnd
+    - tagliatelle
+    - testableexamples
     - testifylint
-    - recvcheck
-
-issues:
-  exclude-use-default: false
-  exclude-rules:
-    - linters:
-        - mnd
-        - goconst
-        - noctx
-        - funlen
-        - dupl
-        - unused
-        - unparam
-      path: "_test.go"
-    - linters:
-        - errcheck # Error checking omitted for brevity.
-        - gosec
-      path: "example_"
-    - linters:
-        - revive
-      text: "unused-parameter: parameter"
-
+    - varnamelen
+    - wrapcheck
+  settings:
+    dupl:
+      threshold: 100
+    errcheck:
+      check-type-assertions: true
+      check-blank: true
+    gocyclo:
+      min-complexity: 20
+    misspell:
+      locale: US
+    unparam:
+      check-exported: true
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
+    rules:
+      - linters:
+          - dupl
+          - funlen
+          - goconst
+          - mnd
+          - noctx
+          - unparam
+          - unused
+        path: _test.go
+      - linters:
+          - errcheck
+          - gosec
+        path: example_
+      - linters:
+          - revive
+        text: 'unused-parameter: parameter'
+    paths:
+      - third_party$
+      - builtin$
+      - examples$
+formatters:
+  enable:
+    - gci
+    - gofmt
+    - gofumpt
+    - goimports
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
+    paths:
+      - third_party$
+      - builtin$
+      - examples$
diff --git a/scripts/lint.sh b/scripts/lint.sh
index 93c8e2b..fbc19a3 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="v1.64.5"
+[ -z "$GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION" ] && GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v2.3.1"
 
 # detecting GOPATH and removing trailing "/" if any
 GOPATH="$(go env GOPATH)"
diff --git a/templates/github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/templates/github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index a3b265d..f435fe8 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@v6.5.0
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8.0.0
         with:
           # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
-          version: v1.64.5
+          version: v2.4.0
 
           # Optional: working directory, useful for monorepos
           # working-directory: somedir