diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8ed64bf..64f6422 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 GO_JUNIT_REPORT_VERSION         ?= "0.9.1"
 GOCOVER_COBERTURA_VERSION       ?= "v0.0.0-20180217150009-aaee18c8195c"
 GOLANG_VERSION                  ?= "1.16.3"
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION           ?= "1.23.6"
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION           ?= "1.44.2"
 HADOLINT_VERSION                ?= "1.17.5"
 PROTOC_VERSION                  ?= "3.7.0"
 PROTOC_SHA256SUM                ?= "a1b8ed22d6dc53c5b8680a6f1760a305b33ef471bece482e92728f00ba2a2969"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f225a78..aedc15b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5.2
+2.5.3