diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml
index 3e23a809cd17..c34d3c6078fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Run golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
-          version: v1.38.0
-          args: --timeout 10m --exclude SA5011
+          version: v1.46.2
+          args: --timeout 10m --exclude SA5011 --verbose
 
   test-go:
     name: Run unit tests for Go packages
diff --git a/hack/installers/install-lint-tools.sh b/hack/installers/install-lint-tools.sh
index 4c9bc3bb1305..a77e67c6fb0c 100755
--- a/hack/installers/install-lint-tools.sh
+++ b/hack/installers/install-lint-tools.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eux -o pipefail
 
-GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.38.0
+GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.46.2
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 38e703d4c40d..ca36b66c7474 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ func (a *ArgoCDServer) Authenticate(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, error
 		if !argoCDSettings.AnonymousUserEnabled {
 			return ctx, claimsErr
 		} else {
+			// nolint:staticcheck
 			ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "claims", "")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/server_test.go b/server/server_test.go
index 320841a0134c..0cc341064406 100644
--- a/server/server_test.go
+++ b/server/server_test.go
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ func getTestServer(t *testing.T, anonymousEnabled bool, withFakeSSO bool) (argoc
 		cm.Data["users.anonymous.enabled"] = "true"
 	}
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		return // Start with a placeholder. We need the server URL before setting up the real handler.
+		// Start with a placeholder. We need the server URL before setting up the real handler.
 	}))
 	ts.Config.Handler = http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		dexMockHandler(t, ts.URL)(w, r)
@@ -597,12 +597,11 @@ func TestAuthenticate_3rd_party_JWTs(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
 			argocd, dexURL := getTestServer(t, testDataCopy.anonymousEnabled, true)
-			ctx := context.Background()
 			testDataCopy.claims.Issuer = fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/dex", dexURL)
 			token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, testDataCopy.claims)
 			tokenString, err := token.SignedString([]byte("key"))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			ctx = metadata.NewIncomingContext(context.Background(), metadata.Pairs(apiclient.MetaDataTokenKey, tokenString))
+			ctx := metadata.NewIncomingContext(context.Background(), metadata.Pairs(apiclient.MetaDataTokenKey, tokenString))
 
 			ctx, err = argocd.Authenticate(ctx)
 			claims := ctx.Value("claims")
@@ -694,11 +693,10 @@ func TestAuthenticate_no_SSO(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
 			argocd, dexURL := getTestServer(t, testDataCopy.anonymousEnabled, false)
-			ctx := context.Background()
 			token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, jwt.StandardClaims{Issuer: fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/dex", dexURL)})
 			tokenString, err := token.SignedString([]byte("key"))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			ctx = metadata.NewIncomingContext(context.Background(), metadata.Pairs(apiclient.MetaDataTokenKey, tokenString))
+			ctx := metadata.NewIncomingContext(context.Background(), metadata.Pairs(apiclient.MetaDataTokenKey, tokenString))
 
 			ctx, err = argocd.Authenticate(ctx)
 			claims := ctx.Value("claims")
@@ -801,8 +799,7 @@ func TestAuthenticate_bad_request_metadata(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
 			argocd, _ := getTestServer(t, testDataCopy.anonymousEnabled, true)
-			ctx := context.Background()
-			ctx = metadata.NewIncomingContext(context.Background(), testDataCopy.metadata)
+			ctx := metadata.NewIncomingContext(context.Background(), testDataCopy.metadata)
 
 			ctx, err := argocd.Authenticate(ctx)
 			claims := ctx.Value("claims")