diff --git a/cmd/krel/cmd/validate.go b/cmd/krel/cmd/validate.go
index 344d1554826..b9fd64efbe5 100644
--- a/cmd/krel/cmd/validate.go
+++ b/cmd/krel/cmd/validate.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ The 'validate' subcommand of krel has been developed to:
 func runValidateReleaseNotes(releaseNotesPath string) (err error) {
 	// Ensure the path is not empty
 	if releaseNotesPath == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("release notes path cannot be empty")
+		return errors.New("release notes path cannot be empty")
 	}
 
 	// Check if the directory exists
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ func runValidateReleaseNotes(releaseNotesPath string) (err error) {
 
 			// Validate YAML
 			if err := ValidateYamlMap(path); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("validating YAML file %s: %v", path, err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("validating YAML file %s: %w", path, err)
 			}
 
 			fmt.Printf("YAML file %s is valid.\n", path)
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func runValidateReleaseNotes(releaseNotesPath string) (err error) {
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("validating release notes: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("validating release notes: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("All release notes are valid.")
@@ -137,11 +138,11 @@ func validateTextFieldPunctuation(data *notes.ReleaseNotesMap) error {
 	validPunctuation := regexp.MustCompile(`[.!?]$`)
 
 	if data == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("the release notes map is nil")
+		return errors.New("the release notes map is nil")
 	}
 
 	if data.ReleaseNote.Text == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("the 'text' release notes map field is nil")
+		return errors.New("the 'text' release notes map field is nil")
 	}
 
 	text := *data.ReleaseNote.Text