diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99eb74cc..caaba32f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The following linting tools are included in the `go-ci-stable`,
 | Linter                                                                | Version               |
 | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
 | [`staticcheck`](https://github.com/dominikh/go-tools)                 | `2023.1.6` (`v0.4.6`) |
-| [`golangci-lint`](https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint)          | `v1.55.2`             |
+| [`golangci-lint`](https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint)          | `v1.56.0`             |
 | [`govulncheck`](https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck) | `v1.0.4`              |
 | [`orijtech/httperroryzer`](https://github.com/orijtech/httperroryzer) | `v0.0.1`              |
 | [`orijtech/structslop`](https://github.com/orijtech/structslop)       | `v0.0.8`              |
diff --git a/oldstable/combined/Dockerfile b/oldstable/combined/Dockerfile
index 0bf0c206..b4297942 100644
--- a/oldstable/combined/Dockerfile
+++ b/oldstable/combined/Dockerfile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="Adam Chalkley (github.com/atc0005)"
 # https://github.com/atc0005/go-ci/issues/1188
 ENV GOTOOLCHAIN="local"
 
-ENV GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.55.2"
+ENV GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.56.0"
 ENV STATICCHECK_VERSION="v0.4.6"
 ENV GOVULNCHECK_VERSION="v1.0.4"
 ENV HTTPERRORYZER_VERSION="v0.0.1"
diff --git a/stable/combined/Dockerfile b/stable/combined/Dockerfile
index 82be4617..8a774fa7 100644
--- a/stable/combined/Dockerfile
+++ b/stable/combined/Dockerfile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="Adam Chalkley (github.com/atc0005)"
 # https://github.com/atc0005/go-ci/issues/1188
 ENV GOTOOLCHAIN="local"
 
-ENV GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.55.2"
+ENV GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.56.0"
 ENV STATICCHECK_VERSION="v0.4.6"
 ENV GOVULNCHECK_VERSION="v1.0.4"
 ENV HTTPERRORYZER_VERSION="v0.0.1"
diff --git a/unstable/combined/Dockerfile b/unstable/combined/Dockerfile
index 2a28d12d..56e30897 100644
--- a/unstable/combined/Dockerfile
+++ b/unstable/combined/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ENV GOTOOLCHAIN="local"
 # A current dev branch build (mirrored to fork) is used for pre-release Go
 # versions, otherwise the latest upstream build of the tool is installed in
 # this image.
-ENV GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.55.2"
+ENV GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.56.0"
 
 # A current master branch build is used for pre-release Go versions, otherwise
 # the latest upstream build of the tool is installed in this image.
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ ENV GOTOOLCHAIN="local"
 # A current dev branch build (mirrored to fork) is used for pre-release Go
 # versions, otherwise the latest upstream build of the tool is installed in
 # this image.
-ENV GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.55.2"
+ENV GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION="v1.56.0"
 
 # A current master branch build is used for pre-release Go versions, otherwise
 # the latest upstream build of the tool is installed in this image.