diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 9cf666707..6fea0ffeb 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,6 @@ issues:
 # golangci.com configuration
 # https://github.com/golangci/golangci/wiki/Configuration
 service:
-  golangci-lint-version: 1.47.x # use the fixed version to not introduce new linters unexpectedly
+  golangci-lint-version: 1.48.x # use the fixed version to not introduce new linters unexpectedly
   prepare:
     - echo "here I can run custom commands, but no preparation needed for this repo"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af9ba19f7..dab5fb089 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ COMMON_GO_ARGS=-race
 GIT_COMMIT=$(shell script/create-version-files.sh)
 GIT_RELEASE=$(shell script/get-git-release.sh)
 GIT_PREVIOUS_RELEASE=$(shell script/get-git-previous-release.sh)
-GOLANGCI_VERSION=v1.47.3
+GOLANGCI_VERSION=v1.48.0
 LINKER_TNF_RELEASE_FLAGS=-X github.com/test-network-function/cnf-certification-test/cnf-certification-test.GitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT}
 LINKER_TNF_RELEASE_FLAGS+= -X github.com/test-network-function/cnf-certification-test/cnf-certification-test.GitRelease=${GIT_RELEASE}
 LINKER_TNF_RELEASE_FLAGS+= -X github.com/test-network-function/cnf-certification-test/cnf-certification-test.GitPreviousRelease=${GIT_PREVIOUS_RELEASE}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9dd1db2b8..6f8c09452 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ At a minimum, the following dependencies must be installed *prior* to running `m
 Dependency|Minimum Version
 ---|---
 [GoLang](https://golang.org/dl/)|1.18
-[golangci-lint](https://golangci-lint.run/usage/install/)|1.47.0
+[golangci-lint](https://golangci-lint.run/usage/install/)|1.48.0
 [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/)|1.6
 [OpenShift Client](https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/ocp/)|4.7
 
diff --git a/cmd/tnf/generate/catalog/catalog.go b/cmd/tnf/generate/catalog/catalog.go
index 62c27d834..03486bc2b 100644
--- a/cmd/tnf/generate/catalog/catalog.go
+++ b/cmd/tnf/generate/catalog/catalog.go
@@ -82,16 +82,17 @@ func emitTextFromFile(filename string) error {
 // createPrintableCatalogFromIdentifiers creates an structured catalogue.
 // Decompose claim.Identifier urls like http://test-network-function.com/testcases/SuiteName/TestName
 // to get SuiteNames and TestNames and build a "more printable" catalogue in the way of:
-// {
-//     suiteNameA: [
-//					{testName, identifier{url, version}},
-//					{testName2, identifier{url, version}}
-//                ]
-//     suiteNameB: [
-//					{testName3, identifier{url, version}},
-//					{testName4, identifier{url, version}}
-//                ]
-// }
+//
+//	{
+//	    suiteNameA: [
+//						{testName, identifier{url, version}},
+//						{testName2, identifier{url, version}}
+//	               ]
+//	    suiteNameB: [
+//						{testName3, identifier{url, version}},
+//						{testName4, identifier{url, version}}
+//	               ]
+//	}
 func createPrintableCatalogFromIdentifiers(keys []claim.Identifier) map[string][]catalogElement {
 	catalog := make(map[string][]catalogElement)
 	// we need the list of suite's names
diff --git a/cnf-certification-test/accesscontrol/suite.go b/cnf-certification-test/accesscontrol/suite.go
index 67f2dd427..677dca392 100644
--- a/cnf-certification-test/accesscontrol/suite.go
+++ b/cnf-certification-test/accesscontrol/suite.go
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ func TestPodServiceAccount(env *provider.TestEnvironment) {
 }
 
 // TestPodRoleBindings verifies that the pod utilizes a valid role binding that does not cross namespaces
+//
 //nolint:dupl
 func TestPodRoleBindings(env *provider.TestEnvironment) {
 	ginkgo.By("Should not have RoleBinding in other namespaces")
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@ func TestPodRoleBindings(env *provider.TestEnvironment) {
 }
 
 // TestPodClusterRoleBindings verifies that the pod utilizes a valid cluster role binding that does not cross namespaces
+//
 //nolint:dupl
 func TestPodClusterRoleBindings(env *provider.TestEnvironment) {
 	ginkgo.By("Should not have ClusterRoleBinding in other namespaces")
diff --git a/cnf-certification-test/chaostesting/pod_delete/pod_delete.go b/cnf-certification-test/chaostesting/pod_delete/pod_delete.go
index 9d7d2de34..8c0737120 100644
--- a/cnf-certification-test/chaostesting/pod_delete/pod_delete.go
+++ b/cnf-certification-test/chaostesting/pod_delete/pod_delete.go
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ func parseLitmusResult(crs *unstructured.UnstructuredList) bool {
 
 // createResource is a helper function that uses a yaml decoder to create in the cluster
 // all the resources defined in the underlying yaml file.
-//nolint:funlen //
+//
+//nolint:funlen
 func createResource(decoder *yamlutil.YAMLOrJSONDecoder) error {
 	oc := clientsholder.GetClientsHolder()
 	k8sClient := oc.K8sClient
diff --git a/cnf-certification-test/lifecycle/suite.go b/cnf-certification-test/lifecycle/suite.go
index 1b0b659c9..a983f17ea 100644
--- a/cnf-certification-test/lifecycle/suite.go
+++ b/cnf-certification-test/lifecycle/suite.go
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ const (
 	minWorkerNodesForLifecycle = 2
 )
 
-//
 // All actual test code belongs below here.  Utilities belong above.
-//
 var _ = ginkgo.Describe(common.LifecycleTestKey, func() {
 	var env provider.TestEnvironment
 	ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
diff --git a/cnf-certification-test/networking/suite.go b/cnf-certification-test/networking/suite.go
index 3cdd0a865..b2942516b 100644
--- a/cnf-certification-test/networking/suite.go
+++ b/cnf-certification-test/networking/suite.go
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ type Port []struct {
 	Protocol      string
 }
 
-//
 // All actual test code belongs below here.  Utilities belong above.
-//
 var _ = ginkgo.Describe(common.NetworkingTestKey, func() {
 	logrus.Debugf("Entering %s suite", common.NetworkingTestKey)
 
diff --git a/cnf-certification-test/observability/suite.go b/cnf-certification-test/observability/suite.go
index 17dfec130..c3b2e597d 100644
--- a/cnf-certification-test/observability/suite.go
+++ b/cnf-certification-test/observability/suite.go
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ import (
 	policyv1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1"
 )
 
-//
 // All actual test code belongs below here.  Utilities belong above.
-//
 var _ = ginkgo.Describe(common.ObservabilityTestKey, func() {
 	var env provider.TestEnvironment
 	ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
diff --git a/cnf-certification-test/operator/suite.go b/cnf-certification-test/operator/suite.go
index 70d7bb975..dc2ee1edd 100644
--- a/cnf-certification-test/operator/suite.go
+++ b/cnf-certification-test/operator/suite.go
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
-//
 // All actual test code belongs below here.  Utilities belong above.
-//
 var _ = ginkgo.Describe(common.OperatorTestKey, func() {
 	var env provider.TestEnvironment
 	ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
diff --git a/cnf-certification-test/platform/cnffsdiff/fsdiff.go b/cnf-certification-test/platform/cnffsdiff/fsdiff.go
index 10f1a8ba9..ed7ce4ba7 100644
--- a/cnf-certification-test/platform/cnffsdiff/fsdiff.go
+++ b/cnf-certification-test/platform/cnffsdiff/fsdiff.go
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ var (
 
 // fsDiffJSON is a helper struct to unmarshall the "podman diff --format json" output: a slice of
 // folders/filepaths (strings) for each event type changed/added/deleted:
-//  {"changed": ["folder1, folder2"], added": ["folder5", "folder6"], "deleted": ["folder3", "folder4"]"}
+//
+//	{"changed": ["folder1, folder2"], added": ["folder5", "folder6"], "deleted": ["folder3", "folder4"]"}
+//
 // We'll only care about deleted and changed types, though, as in case a folder/file is created to any of them,
 // there will be two entries, one for the "added" and another for the "changed".
 type fsDiffJSON struct {
diff --git a/cnf-certification-test/platform/suite.go b/cnf-certification-test/platform/suite.go
index db4dd69b3..176843337 100644
--- a/cnf-certification-test/platform/suite.go
+++ b/cnf-certification-test/platform/suite.go
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ const (
 	istioContainerName = "istio-proxy"
 )
 
-//
 // All actual test code belongs below here.  Utilities belong above.
-//
 var _ = ginkgo.Describe(common.PlatformAlterationTestKey, func() {
 	logrus.Debugf("Entering %s suite", common.PlatformAlterationTestKey)
 	var env provider.TestEnvironment
diff --git a/internal/clientsholder/clientsholder.go b/internal/clientsholder/clientsholder.go
index 43adc9433..31036ac0c 100644
--- a/internal/clientsholder/clientsholder.go
+++ b/internal/clientsholder/clientsholder.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func SetupFakeOlmClient(olmMockObjects []runtime.Object) {
 // Only pure k8s interfaces will be available. The runtime objects must be pure k8s ones.
 // For other (OLM, )
 // runtime mocking objects loading, use the proper clientset mocking function.
+//
 //nolint:funlen
 func GetTestClientsHolder(k8sMockObjects []runtime.Object, filenames ...string) *ClientsHolder {
 	// Build slices of different objects depending on what client
diff --git a/pkg/autodiscover/autodiscover.go b/pkg/autodiscover/autodiscover.go
index 91972057e..ecb066bb7 100644
--- a/pkg/autodiscover/autodiscover.go
+++ b/pkg/autodiscover/autodiscover.go
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ func buildLabelKeyValue(label configuration.Label) (key, value string) {
 	return key, value
 }
 
-//nolint:funlen
 // DoAutoDiscover finds objects under test
+//
+//nolint:funlen
 func DoAutoDiscover() DiscoveredTestData {
 	data.Env = *configuration.GetTestParameters()
 
diff --git a/pkg/autodiscover/constants.go b/pkg/autodiscover/constants.go
index 4638c1087..77a72e56b 100644
--- a/pkg/autodiscover/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/autodiscover/constants.go
@@ -17,13 +17,7 @@ package autodiscover
 
 const (
 	defaultNamespace = "default"
-	// debugDaemonSet   = "debug"
 	debugLabelPrefix = "test-network-function.com"
 	debugLabelName   = "app"
 	debugLabelValue  = "debug"
-
-//  nodeLabelName      = "test-network-function.com/node"
-//  nodeLabelValue     = "target"
-//  addlabelCommand    = "oc label node %s %s=%s --overwrite=true"
-//  deletelabelCommand = "oc label node %s %s- --overwrite=true"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/claimhelper/claimhelper.go b/pkg/claimhelper/claimhelper.go
index b5e66bfae..9f4cba060 100644
--- a/pkg/claimhelper/claimhelper.go
+++ b/pkg/claimhelper/claimhelper.go
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ func WriteClaimOutput(claimOutputFile string, payload []byte) {
 	}
 }
 
-//no-lint:commentedOutCode
 func GenerateNodes() map[string]interface{} {
 	const (
 		nodeSummaryField = "nodeSummary"
diff --git a/pkg/loghelper/loghelper.go b/pkg/loghelper/loghelper.go
index e18edc16c..2f5e1b949 100644
--- a/pkg/loghelper/loghelper.go
+++ b/pkg/loghelper/loghelper.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type CuratedLogLines struct {
 }
 
 // AddLogLine checks a slice for a given string.
+//
 //nolint:goprintffuncname
 func (list *CuratedLogLines) AddLogLine(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	message := fmt.Sprintf(format+"\n", args...)