diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 909ddceac3b..2a067bee787 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt -qy install libseccomp-dev
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@ba0d7d2ec06a0ea1cb5fa41b2e4a3ab91d21278a # v9.3.0
         with:
-          version: v2.13
+          version: v2.15
           skip-cache: true
       # Extra linters, only checking new code from a pull request to main.
       - name: lint-extra
diff --git a/libcontainer/configs/config.go b/libcontainer/configs/config.go
index 5306bfc200a..3c167e99506 100644
--- a/libcontainer/configs/config.go
+++ b/libcontainer/configs/config.go
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ func (c *Command) Run(s *specs.State) error {
 		return err
 	case <-timerCh:
 		_ = cmd.Process.Kill()
-		<-errC
+		<-errC //nolint:errcheck // Wait error is expected after Kill.
 		return fmt.Errorf("hook ran past specified timeout of %.1fs", c.Timeout.Seconds())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/logs/logs_linux_test.go b/libcontainer/logs/logs_linux_test.go
index b80d28dbd86..c5abcd8aae9 100644
--- a/libcontainer/logs/logs_linux_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/logs/logs_linux_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ func TestLogForwardingStopsAfterClosingTheWriter(t *testing.T) {
 	// Do not use finish() here as we check done pipe ourselves.
 	l.w.Close()
 	select {
-	case <-l.done:
+	case err := <-l.done:
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 	case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
 		t.Fatal("log forwarding did not stop after closing the pipe")
 	}
diff --git a/notify_socket_test.go b/notify_socket_test.go
index 81210851d3b..86a59928e3c 100644
--- a/notify_socket_test.go
+++ b/notify_socket_test.go
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ func expectBarrier(t *testing.T, conn *net.UnixConn, notifyHostChan <-chan error
 	case <-timer.C:
 		// this is the expected case
 		break
-	case <-notifyHostChan:
-		t.Fatal("runc has terminated before barrier was lifted")
+	case err := <-notifyHostChan:
+		t.Fatalf("runc has terminated before barrier was lifted (err: %v)", err)
 	}
 
 	// Lift the barrier