diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 6f11113279..e2bdf6fa8c 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ linters-settings:
     skip-generated: true
   stylecheck:
     checks: [ "all", "-ST1001", "-ST1005", "-ST1016", "-ST1023", "-ST1000"]
+  errcheck:
+    exclude-functions:
+      - fmt.Fprintln
 
 exclude-dirs:
   - pkg/client/applyconfiguration/cr/v1alpha1 # generated from code-gen
diff --git a/docker/build/Dockerfile b/docker/build/Dockerfile
index c011f04863..0f664952f9 100644
--- a/docker/build/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/build/Dockerfile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ COPY --from=goreleaser/goreleaser:v1.26.2 /usr/bin/goreleaser /usr/local/bin/
 
 COPY --from=alpine/helm:3.12.2 /usr/bin/helm /usr/local/bin/
 
-COPY --from=golangci/golangci-lint:v1.57.2 /usr/bin/golangci-lint /usr/local/bin/
+COPY --from=golangci/golangci-lint:v1.60.1 /usr/bin/golangci-lint /usr/local/bin/
 
 RUN wget -O /usr/local/bin/kind \
       https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases/download/v0.18.0/kind-$(echo $TARGETPLATFORM | tr / -) \
diff --git a/pkg/function/create_volume_snapshot.go b/pkg/function/create_volume_snapshot.go
index 4a27e160f3..e45b1c161d 100644
--- a/pkg/function/create_volume_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/function/create_volume_snapshot.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func createVolumeSnapshot(ctx context.Context, tp param.TemplateParams, cli kube
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 
-	err := fmt.Errorf(strings.Join(errstrings, "\n"))
+	err := errkit.New(strings.Join(errstrings, "\n"))
 	if len(err.Error()) > 0 {
 		return nil, errkit.Wrap(err, "Failed to snapshot one of the volumes")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/function/delete_rds_snapshot.go b/pkg/function/delete_rds_snapshot.go
index f213a4e4bb..68d3dd3361 100644
--- a/pkg/function/delete_rds_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/function/delete_rds_snapshot.go
@@ -55,22 +55,22 @@ func (*deleteRDSSnapshotFunc) Name() string {
 	return DeleteRDSSnapshotFuncName
 }
 
-func deleteRDSSnapshot(ctx context.Context, snapshotID string, profile *param.Profile, dbEngine RDSDBEngine) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+func deleteRDSSnapshot(ctx context.Context, snapshotID string, profile *param.Profile, dbEngine RDSDBEngine) error {
 	// Validate profile
 	if err := ValidateProfile(profile); err != nil {
-		return nil, errkit.Wrap(err, "Profile Validation failed")
+		return errkit.Wrap(err, "Profile Validation failed")
 	}
 
 	// Get aws config from profile
 	awsConfig, region, err := getAWSConfigFromProfile(ctx, profile)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errkit.Wrap(err, "Failed to get AWS creds from profile")
+		return errkit.Wrap(err, "Failed to get AWS creds from profile")
 	}
 
 	// Create rds client
 	rdsCli, err := rds.NewClient(ctx, awsConfig, region)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errkit.Wrap(err, "Failed to create RDS client")
+		return errkit.Wrap(err, "Failed to create RDS client")
 	}
 
 	if !isAuroraCluster(string(dbEngine)) {
@@ -82,16 +82,16 @@ func deleteRDSSnapshot(ctx context.Context, snapshotID string, profile *param.Pr
 				switch err.Code() {
 				case awsrds.ErrCodeDBSnapshotNotFoundFault:
 					log.WithContext(ctx).Print("Could not find matching RDS snapshot; might have been deleted previously", field.M{"SnapshotId": snapshotID})
-					return nil, nil
+					return nil
 				default:
-					return nil, errkit.Wrap(err, "Failed to delete snapshot")
+					return errkit.Wrap(err, "Failed to delete snapshot")
 				}
 			}
 		}
 		// Wait until snapshot is deleted
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Print("Waiting for RDS snapshot to be deleted", field.M{"SnapshotID": snapshotID})
 		err = rdsCli.WaitUntilDBSnapshotDeleted(ctx, snapshotID)
-		return nil, errkit.Wrap(err, "Error while waiting for snapshot to be deleted")
+		return errkit.Wrap(err, "Error while waiting for snapshot to be deleted")
 	}
 
 	// delete Aurora DB cluster snapshot
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ func deleteRDSSnapshot(ctx context.Context, snapshotID string, profile *param.Pr
 			switch err.Code() {
 			case awsrds.ErrCodeDBClusterSnapshotNotFoundFault:
 				log.WithContext(ctx).Print("Could not find matching Aurora DB cluster snapshot; might have been deleted previously", field.M{"SnapshotId": snapshotID})
-				return nil, nil
+				return nil
 			default:
-				return nil, errkit.Wrap(err, "Error deleting Aurora DB cluster snapshot")
+				return errkit.Wrap(err, "Error deleting Aurora DB cluster snapshot")
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func deleteRDSSnapshot(ctx context.Context, snapshotID string, profile *param.Pr
 	log.WithContext(ctx).Print("Waiting for Aurora DB cluster snapshot to be deleted")
 	err = rdsCli.WaitUntilDBClusterDeleted(ctx, snapshotID)
 
-	return nil, errkit.Wrap(err, "Error waiting for Aurora DB cluster snapshot to be deleted")
+	return errkit.Wrap(err, "Error waiting for Aurora DB cluster snapshot to be deleted")
 }
 
 func (d *deleteRDSSnapshotFunc) Exec(ctx context.Context, tp param.TemplateParams, args map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (d *deleteRDSSnapshotFunc) Exec(ctx context.Context, tp param.TemplateParam
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return deleteRDSSnapshot(ctx, snapshotID, tp.Profile, dbEngine)
+	return nil, deleteRDSSnapshot(ctx, snapshotID, tp.Profile, dbEngine)
 }
 
 func (*deleteRDSSnapshotFunc) RequiredArgs() []string {
diff --git a/pkg/handler/handler.go b/pkg/handler/handler.go
index 53ab0c9dc6..887c6cb666 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/handler.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (*healthCheckHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	_, _ = io.WriteString(w, string(js))
+	_, _ = io.Writer.Write(w, js)
 }
 
 // RunWebhookServer starts the validating webhook resources for blueprint kanister resources
diff --git a/pkg/kube/pod.go b/pkg/kube/pod.go
index 5819d02a00..8baf644565 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/pod.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func GetPodObjectFromPodOptions(ctx context.Context, cli kubernetes.Interface, o
 		ServiceAccountName: sa,
 	}
 
-	if opts.EnvironmentVariables != nil && len(opts.EnvironmentVariables) > 0 {
+	if len(opts.EnvironmentVariables) > 0 {
 		defaultSpecs.Containers[0].Env = opts.EnvironmentVariables
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/kube/pod_test.go b/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
index a2b93593bf..852dd29f10 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPod(c *check.C) {
 			c.Assert(pod.Spec.RestartPolicy, check.Equals, po.RestartPolicy)
 		}
 
-		if po.EnvironmentVariables != nil && len(po.EnvironmentVariables) > 0 {
+		if len(po.EnvironmentVariables) > 0 {
 			c.Assert(pod.Spec.Containers[0].Env, check.DeepEquals, po.EnvironmentVariables)
 		}