diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2073c676daa..9032e516e36 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ ARG DOTENV_LINTER_VERSION=4.0.0
 # renovate: datasource=npm depName=gherkin-lint
 ARG NPM_GHERKIN_LINT_VERSION=4.2.4
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=golangci/golangci-lint
-ARG GO_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=2.11.4
+ARG GO_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=2.12.2
 # renovate: datasource=npm depName=graphql
 ARG NPM_GRAPHQL_VERSION=16.14.2
 # renovate: datasource=npm depName=graphql-schema-linter
diff --git a/flavors/cupcake/Dockerfile b/flavors/cupcake/Dockerfile
index 935cb35d060..e05ba462c7f 100644
--- a/flavors/cupcake/Dockerfile
+++ b/flavors/cupcake/Dockerfile
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ ARG NPM_STYLELINT_SCSS_VERSION=7.2.0
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=dotenv-linter/dotenv-linter extractVersion=^v(?<version>.+)$
 ARG DOTENV_LINTER_VERSION=4.0.0
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=golangci/golangci-lint
-ARG GO_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=2.11.4
+ARG GO_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=2.12.2
 # renovate: datasource=npm depName=graphql
 ARG NPM_GRAPHQL_VERSION=16.14.2
 # renovate: datasource=npm depName=graphql-schema-linter
diff --git a/flavors/go/Dockerfile b/flavors/go/Dockerfile
index b31e44385d8..4b85fa2e07a 100644
--- a/flavors/go/Dockerfile
+++ b/flavors/go/Dockerfile
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ ARG PIP_CPPLINT_VERSION=2.0.2
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=dotenv-linter/dotenv-linter extractVersion=^v(?<version>.+)$
 ARG DOTENV_LINTER_VERSION=4.0.0
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=golangci/golangci-lint
-ARG GO_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=2.11.4
+ARG GO_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=2.12.2
 # renovate: datasource=npm depName=graphql
 ARG NPM_GRAPHQL_VERSION=16.14.2
 # renovate: datasource=npm depName=graphql-schema-linter
diff --git a/linters/go_golangci_lint/Dockerfile b/linters/go_golangci_lint/Dockerfile
index d535f8e40e1..ebb3961498c 100644
--- a/linters/go_golangci_lint/Dockerfile
+++ b/linters/go_golangci_lint/Dockerfile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 # renovate: datasource=repology depName=alpine_3_24/go versioning=loose
 ARG GO_ALPINE_VERSION=1.26.3-r0
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=golangci/golangci-lint
-ARG GO_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=2.11.4
+ARG GO_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=2.12.2
 #ARG__END
 
 ####################
diff --git a/megalinter/descriptors/go.megalinter-descriptor.yml b/megalinter/descriptors/go.megalinter-descriptor.yml
index 4669130537d..ae95bfa6f15 100644
--- a/megalinter/descriptors/go.megalinter-descriptor.yml
+++ b/megalinter/descriptors/go.megalinter-descriptor.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ linters:
       dockerfile:
         - |-
           # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=golangci/golangci-lint
-          ARG GO_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=2.11.4
+          ARG GO_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=2.12.2
         - |
           RUN wget -O- -nv https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s "v${GO_GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION}" \
               && golangci-lint --version