diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 03dfe2e..25a6377 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: src/github.com/containerd/release-tool
 
     - name: Linter
-      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
       with:
-        version: v1.64.2
+        version: v2.3.1
         working-directory: src/github.com/containerd/release-tool
 
     - name: Unit Test
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 6311f70..5a7eb9e 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,42 +1,37 @@
+version: "2"
 linters:
   enable:
-    - copyloopvar # Checks for loop variable copies in Go 1.22+
-    - gofmt
-    - goimports
+    - copyloopvar
+    - dupword
     - gosec
-    - ineffassign
     - misspell
     - nolintlint
     - revive
-    - staticcheck
     - unconvert
-    - unused
-    - govet
-    - dupword # Checks for duplicate words in the source code
   disable:
     - errcheck
-
+  settings:
+    gosec:
+      excludes:
+        - G204
+        - G305
+        - G306
+        - G402
+        - G404
+        - G115
+    nolintlint:
+      allow-unused: true
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
+    presets:
+      - comments
+      - common-false-positives
+      - legacy
+      - std-error-handling
 issues:
-  include:
-    - EXC0002
   max-issues-per-linter: 0
   max-same-issues: 0
-
-linters-settings:
-  gosec:
-    # The following issues surfaced when `gosec` linter
-    # was enabled. They are temporarily excluded to unblock
-    # the existing workflow, but still to be addressed by
-    # future works.
-    excludes:
-      - G204
-      - G305
-      - G306
-      - G402
-      - G404
-      - G115
-  nolintlint:
-    allow-unused: true
-
-run:
-  timeout: 2m
+formatters:
+  enable:
+    - gofmt
+    - goimports
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 272b819..04e84ef 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -805,9 +805,10 @@ func resolveGitURL(name string, cache Cache) (string, error) {
 				name, content string
 			)
 			for _, attr := range tok.Attr {
-				if attr.Key == "name" {
+				switch attr.Key {
+				case "name":
 					name = attr.Val
-				} else if attr.Key == "content" {
+				case "content":
 					content = attr.Val
 				}
 			}