diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 08e6cc6..e57de24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.25.7'
+          go-version: '1.25.x'
           cache: true
 
       - name: Download dependencies
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.25.7'
+          go-version: '1.25.x'
           cache: true
 
       - name: Build
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.25.7'
+          go-version: '1.25.x'
           cache: true
 
       - name: Check GoReleaser config
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8450b9e..1b517f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.25.7'
+          go-version: '1.25.x'
           cache: true
 
       - name: Run GoReleaser
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f9eef23..92172e1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/shantoislamdev/kothaset
 
-go 1.25.7
+go 1.24.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
diff --git a/internal/cli/commands.go b/internal/cli/commands.go
index f260962..786e9e3 100644
--- a/internal/cli/commands.go
+++ b/internal/cli/commands.go
@@ -210,9 +210,8 @@ func validateJSONL(path string) (int, error) {
 		if line == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		var obj map[string]any
-		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &obj); err != nil {
-			return count, fmt.Errorf("line %d: invalid JSON: %w", lineNum, err)
+		if !json.Valid([]byte(line)) {
+			return count, fmt.Errorf("line %d: invalid JSON", lineNum)
 		}
 		count++
 	}
diff --git a/internal/cli/commands_test.go b/internal/cli/commands_test.go
index 0beb82f..689cfa7 100644
--- a/internal/cli/commands_test.go
+++ b/internal/cli/commands_test.go
@@ -69,3 +69,31 @@ global:
 		t.Fatalf("expected config path validation to pass, got: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func BenchmarkValidateJSONL(b *testing.B) {
+	// Create a temporary JSONL file with 1000 lines
+	dir := b.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "test.jsonl")
+	file, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	jsonLine := `{"id": "12345", "name": "John Doe", "email": "john.doe@example.com", "isActive": true, "roles": ["admin", "user"], "metadata": {"created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "login_count": 42}}` + "\n"
+
+	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
+		file.WriteString(jsonLine)
+	}
+	file.Close()
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		count, err := validateJSONL(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if count != 1000 {
+			b.Fatalf("expected 1000 rows, got %d", count)
+		}
+	}
+}