diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 9f988d00d09..0082bd2e8fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
         with:
           # must be specified without patch version
-          version: v1.42
+          version: v1.44
 
   lint-extra:
     # Extra linters, only checking new code from pull requests.