diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
index 2437fdb..ccc4776 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup golang
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1ec9295..2761a0d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ test-watch: ## Run unit tests in watch mode
 tools-get: ## Get project tools required
 	go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
 	go install github.com/securego/gosec/v2/cmd/gosec@latest
-	go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest
+	go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.13.2
 
 tools-dev: ## get dev tools
 	go install github.com/mitranim/gow@latest
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a40e09..eecadf6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # env
-simple env vars, checks if the env var exists or returns the zero value
+simple env vars, checks if the env var exists or returns the zero value.
 
 credit goes to https://github.com/17twenty for initial authoring
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a72044e..6197add 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/code-gorilla-au/env
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.27.1
 
 require github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1