diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index ba65561b..abe39374 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 run:
-  deadline: 10m
+  timeout: 10m
 
 linters:
   enable:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a1d089ec..32da46f4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,18 +63,9 @@ assert-fmt:
 		rm fmt.out; \
 	fi
 
-ineffassign:
-	ineffassign $(MODULE)/...
-
 lint:
 # We use `go list -f '{{.Dir}}' $(MODULE)/...` to skip the `vendor` folder.
-	go list -f '{{.Dir}}' $(MODULE)/... | xargs golint -set_exit_status
-
-misspell:
-	misspell $(MODULE)/...
-
-vet:
-	go vet $(MODULE)/...
+	golangci-lint run ./...
 
 COVERAGE_FILE := coverage.out
 test: build
diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-vgpu-dm/main.go b/cmd/nvidia-vgpu-dm/main.go
index 1619a579..67edbf89 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-vgpu-dm/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-vgpu-dm/main.go
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	err := c.Run(os.Args)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf(err.Error())
+		log.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/types/device.go b/pkg/types/device.go
index 53ca644b..5227572c 100644
--- a/pkg/types/device.go
+++ b/pkg/types/device.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func NewDeviceID(device, vendor uint16) DeviceID {
 
 // NewDeviceIDFromString constructs a 'DeviceID' from its string representation.
 func NewDeviceIDFromString(str string) (DeviceID, error) {
-	deviceID, err := strconv.ParseInt(str, 0, 32)
+	deviceID, err := strconv.ParseUint(str, 0, 32)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to create DeviceID from string '%v': %v", str, err)
 	}
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ func (d DeviceID) String() string {
 
 // GetVendor returns the 'vendor' portion of a 'DeviceID'.
 func (d DeviceID) GetVendor() uint16 {
+	// nolint:gosec // DeviceID is constructed from two uint16 numbers
 	return uint16(d)
 }
 
 // GetDevice returns the 'device' portion of a 'DeviceID'.
 func (d DeviceID) GetDevice() uint16 {
+	// nolint:gosec // DeviceID is constructed from two uint16 numbers
 	return uint16(d >> 16)
 }
diff --git a/versions.mk b/versions.mk
index f9071b6b..485bf34e 100644
--- a/versions.mk
+++ b/versions.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ VERSION ?= v0.2.7
 
 vVERSION := v$(VERSION:v%=%)
 
-GOLANG_VERSION ?= 1.22.5
+GOLANG_VERSION ?= 1.22.8
 
 GIT_COMMIT ?= $(shell git describe --match="" --dirty --long --always --abbrev=40 2> /dev/null || echo "")