diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 61054464..1780b19c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -92,5 +92,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4696ba8babb6127d732c3c6dde519db15edab9ea # v6
         with:
-          version: v1.60
+          # renovate: github=golangci/golangci-lint
+          version: v1.64.7
           args: "--max-same-issues=0"
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 1d6c733f..b1c9a9d6 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@ linters:
     - depguard
     - dupl
     - err113
-    - execinquery
     - exhaustive
     - exhaustruct
-    - exportloopref
     - fatcontext
     - funlen
     - gocognit
     - goconst
     - gocyclo
     - godot
-    - gomnd
     - paralleltest
     - lll
     - maintidx
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cbb45297..bf9c6497 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter
 
-go 1.23.0
-
-toolchain go1.23.4
+go 1.24
 
 require (
 	github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim v0.12.9
diff --git a/internal/headers/iphlpapi/iphlpapi_test.go b/internal/headers/iphlpapi/iphlpapi_test.go
index 6a73cf90..ac259dc8 100644
--- a/internal/headers/iphlpapi/iphlpapi_test.go
+++ b/internal/headers/iphlpapi/iphlpapi_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ func TestGetOwnerPIDOfTCPPort(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, lister.Close())
 	})
 
-	pid, err := iphlpapi.GetOwnerPIDOfTCPPort(windows.AF_INET, uint16(lister.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr).Port))
+	tcpAddr, ok := lister.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+
+	pid, err := iphlpapi.GetOwnerPIDOfTCPPort(windows.AF_INET, uint16(tcpAddr.Port))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.EqualValues(t, os.Getpid(), pid)
 }
diff --git a/internal/mi/mi_bench_test.go b/internal/mi/mi_bench_test.go
index 02f4b816..0161b98f 100644
--- a/internal/mi/mi_bench_test.go
+++ b/internal/mi/mi_bench_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func Benchmark_MI_Query_Unmarshal(b *testing.B) {
 	query, err := mi.NewQuery("SELECT Name FROM Win32_Process WHERE Handle = 0 OR Handle = 4")
 	require.NoError(b, err)
 
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		err := session.QueryUnmarshal(&processes, mi.OperationFlagsStandardRTTI, nil, mi.NamespaceRootCIMv2, mi.QueryDialectWQL, query)
 		require.NoError(b, err)
 		require.Equal(b, []win32Process{{Name: "System Idle Process"}, {Name: "System"}}, processes)
diff --git a/internal/pdh/collector_bench_test.go b/internal/pdh/collector_bench_test.go
index 873f203e..7e70feed 100644
--- a/internal/pdh/collector_bench_test.go
+++ b/internal/pdh/collector_bench_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func BenchmarkTestCollector(b *testing.B) {
 
 	var data []processFull
 
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		_ = performanceData.Collect(&data)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/pdh/registry/perflib_test.go b/internal/pdh/registry/perflib_test.go
index b8798181..1a2c495d 100644
--- a/internal/pdh/registry/perflib_test.go
+++ b/internal/pdh/registry/perflib_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func BenchmarkQueryPerformanceData(b *testing.B) {
-	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		_, _ = QueryPerformanceData("Global", "")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/utils/testutils/testutils.go b/internal/utils/testutils/testutils.go
index d35f30a0..8b764ace 100644
--- a/internal/utils/testutils/testutils.go
+++ b/internal/utils/testutils/testutils.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func FuncBenchmarkCollector[C collector.Collector](b *testing.B, name string, co
 		}
 	}()
 
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		require.NoError(b, c.Collect(metrics))
 	}
 }