diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 92258ed744a..834f5ea4129 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build relic
       run: make crypto/relic/build
     - name: Run golangci-lint
-      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2.3.0
+      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
       with:
         # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
         version: v1.41
         args: -v --build-tags relic
+        skip-pkg-cache: true
     - name: Run ShellCheck
       uses: ludeeus/action-shellcheck@master
       with:
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 44cd7d72dfe..bbd162cb64f 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -22,3 +22,9 @@ linters:
   enable:
     - goimports
     - gosec
+
+issues:
+  exclude-rules:
+    - path: _test\.go # disable some linters on test files
+      linters:
+        - unused