diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 07e4116c87..8e2753afd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  GOLANGCILINT_VERSION: "1.55.2"
+  GOLANGCILINT_VERSION: "1.56.0"
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/pkg/cli/cli.go b/pkg/cli/cli.go
index 6665bcf823..26ecf91f33 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/cli.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/cli.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func Main(r *interp.Registry, version string) {
 		}
 
 		if err := i.Main(context.Background(), sos.Stdout(), version); err != nil {
-			if ex, ok := err.(interp.Exiter); ok { //nolint:errorlint
+			if ex, ok := err.(interp.Exiter); ok {
 				return ex.ExitCode()
 			}
 			return 1
diff --git a/pkg/fqtest/fqtest.go b/pkg/fqtest/fqtest.go
index affbf7187e..9ba0949525 100644
--- a/pkg/fqtest/fqtest.go
+++ b/pkg/fqtest/fqtest.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestPath(t *testing.T, registry *interp.Registry, update bool) {
 
 					err = i.Main(context.Background(), cr.Stdout(), "testversion")
 					if err != nil {
-						if ex, ok := err.(interp.Exiter); ok { //nolint:errorlint
+						if ex, ok := err.(interp.Exiter); ok {
 							cr.ActualExitCode = ex.ExitCode()
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/pkg/interp/interp.go b/pkg/interp/interp.go
index 502531b85d..bbca4b4c6d 100644
--- a/pkg/interp/interp.go
+++ b/pkg/interp/interp.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func toBytes(v any) ([]byte, error) {
 func queryErrorPosition(expr string, v error) pos.Pos {
 	var offset int
 
-	if tokIf, ok := v.(interface{ Token() (string, int) }); ok { //nolint:errorlint
+	if tokIf, ok := v.(interface{ Token() (string, int) }); ok {
 		_, offset = tokIf.Token()
 	}
 	if offset >= 0 {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func (i *Interp) Main(ctx context.Context, output Output, versionStr string) err
 
 		switch v := v.(type) {
 		case error:
-			if emptyErr, ok := v.(IsEmptyErrorer); ok && emptyErr.IsEmptyError() { //nolint:errorlint
+			if emptyErr, ok := v.(IsEmptyErrorer); ok && emptyErr.IsEmptyError() {
 				// no output
 			} else if errors.Is(v, context.Canceled) {
 				// ignore context cancel here for now, which means user somehow interrupted the interpreter