diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 0176c487..11dbf8b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         go: [  "1.21.x", "1.22.x" ]
+    env:
+      GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION: v1.56.1
     name: golangci-lint (Go ${{ matrix.go }})
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -46,44 +48,44 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
       - name: golangci-lint (Linux)
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
         with:
           skip-pkg-cache: true
           args: --timeout=3m
-          version: v1.55.2
+          version: ${{ env.GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION }}
       - name: golangci-lint (Windows)
         if: success() || failure() # run this step even if the previous one failed
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
         env:
           GOOS: "windows"
         with:
           skip-pkg-cache: true
           args: --timeout=3m
-          version: v1.55.2
+          version: ${{ env.GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION }}
       - name: golangci-lint (OSX)
         if: success() || failure() # run this step even if the previous one failed
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
         env:
           GOOS: "darwin"
         with:
           skip-pkg-cache: true
           args: --timeout=3m
-          version: v1.55.2
+          version: ${{ env.GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION }}
       - name: golangci-lint (FreeBSD)
         if: success() || failure() # run this step even if the previous one failed
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
         env:
           GOOS: "freebsd"
         with:
           skip-pkg-cache: true
           args: --timeout=3m
-          version: v1.55.2
+          version: ${{ env.GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION }}
       - name: golangci-lint (others)
         if: success() || failure() # run this step even if the previous one failed
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
         env:
           GOOS: "solaris" # some OS that we don't have any build tags for
         with:
           skip-pkg-cache: true
           args: --timeout=3m
-          version: v1.55.2
+          version: ${{ env.GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION }}