diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 44382f6..f2bec79 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ linters-settings:
 
   # https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/master/pkg/golinters/nolintlint
   nolintlint:
-    allow-leading-space: true     # allow non-"machine-readable" format (ie. with leading space) 
     allow-unused: false           # allow nolint directives that don't address a linting issue
     require-explanation: true     # require an explanation for nolint directives
     require-specific: true        # require nolint directives to be specific about which linter is being skipped
diff --git a/cmd/vela-hugo/plugin_test.go b/cmd/vela-hugo/plugin_test.go
index 7a24e72..7e6d43f 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-hugo/plugin_test.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-hugo/plugin_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestPlugin_Command(t *testing.T) {
 					Directory: "themes",
 				},
 			},
-			// nolint: gosec // ignore for testing
+			//nolint:gosec // ignore for testing
 			want: exec.Command(
 				_hugo,
 				fmt.Sprintf("--baseURL=%s", "http://hugo.example.com/"),
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9298e62..b204065 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module github.com/go-vela/vela-hugo
 
 go 1.21
 
-toolchain go1.21.5
-
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1
 	github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.0