diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 6762d0f83..143bf03fb 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ PROMU_URL     := https://github.com/prometheus/promu/releases/download/v$(PROMU_
 SKIP_GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT_OPTS ?=
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.4.0
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.6.0
 GOLANGCI_FMT_OPTS ?=
 # golangci-lint only supports linux, darwin and windows platforms on i386/amd64/arm64.
 # windows isn't included here because of the path separator being different.
diff --git a/cmd/postgres_exporter/pg_setting_test.go b/cmd/postgres_exporter/pg_setting_test.go
index 6923da630..9acdeaed7 100644
--- a/cmd/postgres_exporter/pg_setting_test.go
+++ b/cmd/postgres_exporter/pg_setting_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 //go:build !integration
-// +build !integration
 
 package main
 
diff --git a/cmd/postgres_exporter/postgres_exporter_integration_test.go b/cmd/postgres_exporter/postgres_exporter_integration_test.go
index 7043c1e88..39032f333 100644
--- a/cmd/postgres_exporter/postgres_exporter_integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/postgres_exporter/postgres_exporter_integration_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 // a lot of additional work to keep the external docker environment they require
 // working.
 //go:build integration
-// +build integration
 
 package main
 
diff --git a/cmd/postgres_exporter/postgres_exporter_test.go b/cmd/postgres_exporter/postgres_exporter_test.go
index 0f36febf4..5b2879d94 100644
--- a/cmd/postgres_exporter/postgres_exporter_test.go
+++ b/cmd/postgres_exporter/postgres_exporter_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 //go:build !integration
-// +build !integration
 
 package main