diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/golangci.yaml b/.github/workflows/scripts/golangci.yaml
index 5be68bc..b323eef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/golangci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/golangci.yaml
@@ -1,43 +1,46 @@
-run:
-  timeout: 5m
+version: "2"
+
+# note: no paralleltest because we test operating system environment variables
+
 linters:
   enable:
-   - asasalint
-   - asciicheck
-   - bidichk
-   - bodyclose
-   - copyloopvar
-   - dogsled
-   - dupword
-   - durationcheck
-   - errcheck
-   - errname
-   - errorlint
-   - exhaustive
-   - gochecknoinits
-   - gocritic
-   - gofmt
-   - gosimple
-   - govet
-   - ineffassign
-   - makezero
-   - misspell
-   - musttag
-   - nilnil
-   - noctx
-   - perfsprint
-   - prealloc
-   - predeclared
-   - reassign
-   - revive
-   - rowserrcheck
-   - staticcheck
-   - sqlclosecheck
-   - tagalign
-   - tenv
-   - unused
-   - whitespace
-
-linters-settings:
-  exhaustive:
-    default-signifies-exhaustive: true
+    - asasalint
+    - asciicheck
+    - bidichk
+    - bodyclose
+    - copyloopvar
+    - dogsled
+    - dupword
+    - durationcheck
+    - errname
+    - errorlint
+    - exhaustive
+    - gochecknoinits
+    - gocritic
+    - makezero
+    - misspell
+    - musttag
+    - nilnil
+    - noctx
+    - perfsprint
+    - prealloc
+    - predeclared
+    - reassign
+    - revive
+    - rowserrcheck
+    - sqlclosecheck
+    - tagalign
+    - usetesting
+    - whitespace
+  settings:
+    exhaustive:
+      default-signifies-exhaustive: true
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
+    presets:
+      - comments
+formatters:
+  enable:
+    - gofmt
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index 5b78d6e..ba0e119 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ lint: vet
 # locally install build dependencies
 [group('build')]
 init:
-    go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.62.2
+    go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.8.0
     go install github.com/hashicorp/copywrite@v0.24.0
 
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