diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7c8dbd0a3..357364f71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
           check-latest: true
       - name: Set environment
         run: |
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./build.sh
           go test -v ./...
-      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
       - name: Check Goreleaser
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
         with:
           version: latest
           args: release --skip-publish --skip-sign --clean --snapshot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/functests.yml b/.github/workflows/functests.yml
index 356b30a64..d616849c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functests.yml
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        kube-version: ['v1.18.20', 'v1.19.16', 'v1.20.15', 'v1.21.14', 'v1.22.17', 'v1.23.17', 'v1.24.14', 'v1.25.10', 'v1.26.5', 'v1.27.2']
+        kube-version: ['v1.18.20', 'v1.19.16', 'v1.20.15', 'v1.21.14', 'v1.22.17', 'v1.23.17', 'v1.24.17', 'v1.25.14', 'v1.26.9', 'v1.27.6', 'v1.28.2']
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04]
         exclude:
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
             kube-version: 'v1.18.20'
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
index d502b78ba..dc618fe4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ jobs:
   linters:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.x
+          go-version: 1.21.x
           check-latest: true
       - uses: ludeeus/action-shellcheck@master
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
-          version: v1.52.2
+          version: v1.54.2
           args: --config ./.golangci.yml --timeout=60m
           skip-go-installation: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml b/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml
index 79fc5a162..f0711a495 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Check out code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
-        go-version: 1.20.x
+        go-version: 1.21.x
         check-latest: true
     - name: Install govulncheck
       run: go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 817bf5d5c..a8799ea11 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 linters-settings:
   gofumpt:
-    lang-version: "1.20"
+    lang-version: "1.21"
 
   misspell:
     locale: US
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ issues:
       - exitAfterDefer
 
 service:
-  golangci-lint-version: 1.52.1 # use the fixed version to not introduce new linters unexpectedly
+  golangci-lint-version: 1.54.2 # use the fixed version to not introduce new linters unexpectedly