diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ec9eac5..41cfd16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ jobs:
         run: diff <(echo -n) <(gofumpt -d .)
 
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
         with:
-          version: v1.62.2
-          args: --verbose --timeout=3m
+          version: v2.12.2
+          args: --verbose
 
       - name: Build examples
         run: make build-examples
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b9e1ee1..49c8569 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ GOCMD=GO111MODULE=on go
 linters-install:
 	@golangci-lint --version >/dev/null 2>&1 || { \
 		echo "installing linting tools..."; \
-		curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s v1.62.2; \
+		curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s v2.12.2; \
 	}
 
 lint: linters-install
 	golangci-lint run
 
 test:
-	$(GOCMD) test -v -cover -race ./...
+	$(GOCMD) test -v -cover -race $$(go list ./... | grep -v /examples/)
 
 build-examples:
 	$(GOCMD) build ./examples/...
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 61ad0a7..787cdf7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/hypersequent/qasphere-csv
 
-go 1.23.4
+go 1.25.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.23.0
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.21.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.52.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.45.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7873bea..4c93546 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZb
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0 h1:ENy+Az/9Y1vSrlrvBSyna3PITt4tiZLf7sgCjZBX7Wo=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0/go.mod h1:Iy9bg/ha4yyC70EfRS8jz+B6ybOBKMaSxLj6P6oBDfU=
-golang.org/x/net v0.21.0 h1:AQyQV4dYCvJ7vGmJyKki9+PBdyvhkSd8EIx/qb0AYv4=
-golang.org/x/net v0.21.0/go.mod h1:bIjVDfnllIU7BJ2DNgfnXvpSvtn8VRwhlsaeUTyUS44=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0 h1:25cE3gD+tdBA7lp7QfhuV+rJiE9YXTcS3VG1SqssI/Y=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 h1:ScX5w1eTa3QqT8oi6+ziP7dTV1S2+ALU0bI+0zXKWiQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.14.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.52.0 h1:RMs7fP2rXdep0CftQlK8Uf+kibLm7qkCcradZWYz988=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.52.0/go.mod h1:1QgfPxDqh0T2M/elOJtp9RvuR95kVjir0e6/BvEmGbc=
+golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 h1:bcvxaJn3e1U6InsFWt1JUq1aSjnRxLzT2rtD2KfkDF8=
+golang.org/x/net v0.55.0/go.mod h1:L5U2KuzuOe1lY7Z+aWVIKK6qEeJXnXV9yzGA+WCHJww=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.45.0 h1:dO4czNzziLiiXplLQgBCEpCvXQ3dnkn0SdaZSYdQ+FY=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.45.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
+golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 h1:Cqjiwd9eSg8e0QAkyCaQTNHFIIzWtidPahFWR83rTrc=
+golang.org/x/text v0.37.0/go.mod h1:a5sjxXGs9hsn/AJVwuElvCAo9v8QYLzvavO5z2PiM38=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/qacsv_test.go b/qacsv_test.go
index 5b80714..35fab5a 100644
--- a/qacsv_test.go
+++ b/qacsv_test.go
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ func TestWriteCSVMultipleTCasesSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	f, err := os.Open(tempFileName)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer func() {
-		f.Close()
-		os.Remove(tempFileName)
+		_ = f.Close()
+		_ = os.Remove(tempFileName)
 	}()
 
 	b, err := io.ReadAll(f)
diff --git a/qascsv.go b/qascsv.go
index 4dd68fc..a4f5166 100644
--- a/qascsv.go
+++ b/qascsv.go
@@ -280,13 +280,12 @@ func (q *QASphereCSV) WriteCSVToFile(file string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "create csv")
 	}
-	defer f.Close()
-
 	if err := q.writeCSV(f); err != nil {
+		_ = f.Close()
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "write csv")
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return errors.Wrap(f.Close(), "close csv")
 }
 
 func validateFolderSegments(segments []string) error {
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ func (q *QASphereCSV) addTCase(tc TestCase) {
 	q.folderTCaseMap[folderPath] = append(q.folderTCaseMap[folderPath], tc)
 
 	q.numTCases++
-	if (len(tc.Steps)) > q.maxSteps {
+	if len(tc.Steps) > q.maxSteps {
 		q.maxSteps = len(tc.Steps)
 	}
 }