diff --git a/.github/workflows/oci-auth-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/oci-auth-ci.yaml
index 56e40774b..4d7cca914 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/oci-auth-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/oci-auth-ci.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ jobs:
           check-latest: true
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@a4f60bb28d35aeee14e6880718e0c85ff1882e64 # v6.0.1
         with:
-          version: v1.59
+          version: v1.61
           working-directory: go/oci-auth
           args: --timeout=30m
diff --git a/go/oci-auth/.golangci.yml b/go/oci-auth/.golangci.yml
index 8345d5caf..72f52c69f 100644
--- a/go/oci-auth/.golangci.yml
+++ b/go/oci-auth/.golangci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ linters:
     - dupl
     - durationcheck
     - errcheck
-    - exportloopref
     - forcetypeassert
     - goconst
     - gocyclo