diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9f9a1258..1bce90b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
         with:
-          version: v2.9
+          version: v2.13
 
   commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
diff --git a/validate/validate.go b/validate/validate.go
index 82e7b49b..4b2de5dc 100644
--- a/validate/validate.go
+++ b/validate/validate.go
@@ -742,13 +742,13 @@ func isStruct(t reflect.Type) bool {
 }
 
 func isStructPtr(t reflect.Type) bool {
-	return t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && t.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Struct
+	return t.Kind() == reflect.Pointer && t.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Struct
 }
 
 func checkMandatoryUnit(field reflect.Value, tagField reflect.StructField, parent string) (errs error) {
 	mandatory := !strings.Contains(tagField.Tag.Get("json"), "omitempty")
 	switch field.Kind() {
-	case reflect.Ptr:
+	case reflect.Pointer:
 		if mandatory && field.IsNil() {
 			errs = multierror.Append(errs, fmt.Errorf("'%s.%s' should not be empty", parent, tagField.Name))
 		}
diff --git a/validate/validate_test.go b/validate/validate_test.go
index ac24845e..991dbbc3 100644
--- a/validate/validate_test.go
+++ b/validate/validate_test.go
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ func TestCheckHooks(t *testing.T) {
 			val: rspec.Spec{
 				Version: "1.0.0",
 				Hooks: &rspec.Hooks{
-					Prestart: []rspec.Hook{
+					Prestart: []rspec.Hook{ //nolint:staticcheck // Ignore SA1019: rspec.Hooks.Prestart is deprecated
 						{
 							Path: "/usr/bin/fix-mounts",
 						},
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ func TestCheckHooks(t *testing.T) {
 			val: rspec.Spec{
 				Version: "1.0.0",
 				Hooks: &rspec.Hooks{
-					Prestart: []rspec.Hook{
+					Prestart: []rspec.Hook{ //nolint:staticcheck // Ignore SA1019: rspec.Hooks.Prestart is deprecated
 						{
 							Path: "usr",
 						},