diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 98c12805..a655e9f5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,17 +57,6 @@ create-release-files:
 release: build-static create-release-files ## Create a release
 
 ##@ Lint / Verify
-GOLANGCI_LINT ?= $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint
-
-## Tool Versions
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.61.0
-
-.PHONY: golangci-lint
-golangci-lint: $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Download golangci-lint locally if necessary. If wrong version is installed, it will be overwritten.
-$(GOLANGCI_LINT): $(LOCALBIN)
-	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint && $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint --version | grep -q $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION) || \
-	GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
-
 .PHONY: lint
 lint: golangci-lint $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Run linting.
 	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run -v --build-tags=testing,integration $(GOLANGCI_LINT_EXTRA_ARGS)
@@ -117,7 +106,7 @@ $(LOCALBIN):
 GOLANGCI_LINT ?= $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint
 
 ## Tool Versions
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.56.2
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.61.0
 
 .PHONY: golangci-lint
 golangci-lint: $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Download golangci-lint locally if necessary. If wrong version is installed, it will be overwritten.