diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 1d874846..0522cb09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -91,5 +91,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
         with:
           # renovate: github=golangci/golangci-lint
-          version: v2.2.2
+          version: v2.3.1
           args: "--max-same-issues=0"
diff --git a/cmd/windows_exporter/main_test.go b/cmd/windows_exporter/main_test.go
index 99612354..20092b3b 100644
--- a/cmd/windows_exporter/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/windows_exporter/main_test.go
@@ -171,8 +171,10 @@ func waitUntilListening(tb testing.TB, network, address string) error {
 		err  error
 	)
 
+	dialer := &net.Dialer{Timeout: 100 * time.Millisecond}
+
 	for range 20 {
-		conn, err = net.DialTimeout(network, address, 100*time.Millisecond)
+		conn, err = dialer.DialContext(tb.Context(), network, address)
 		if err == nil {
 			_ = conn.Close()
 
diff --git a/internal/headers/iphlpapi/iphlpapi_test.go b/internal/headers/iphlpapi/iphlpapi_test.go
index 7fc8d020..1fbd084c 100644
--- a/internal/headers/iphlpapi/iphlpapi_test.go
+++ b/internal/headers/iphlpapi/iphlpapi_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ func TestGetTCPConnectionStates(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetOwnerPIDOfTCPPort(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	lister, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	var listenConf net.ListenConfig
+
+	lister, err := listenConf.Listen(t.Context(), "tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Cleanup(func() {