diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 839fb14..124abc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ jobs:
           go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Run golangci-lint (CLI)
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v7
         with:
-          version: v1.64.8 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=golangci/golangci-lint
+          version: v2.1.5 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=golangci/golangci-lint
           args: --timeout 5m
 
       - name: Run golangci-lint (Lib)
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v7
         with:
-          version: v1.64.8 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=golangci/golangci-lint
+          version: v2.1.5 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=golangci/golangci-lint
           args: --timeout 5m
           working-directory: hcloudimages
 
diff --git a/hcloudimages/client.go b/hcloudimages/client.go
index d10072b..62e218a 100644
--- a/hcloudimages/client.go
+++ b/hcloudimages/client.go
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (s *Client) Upload(ctx context.Context, options UploadOptions) (*hcloud.Ima
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to ssh into temporary server: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer sshClient.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = sshClient.Close() }()
 
 	// 6. SSH On Server: Download Image, Decompress, Write to Root Disk
 	logger.InfoContext(ctx, "# Step 6: Downloading image and writing to disk")
diff --git a/hcloudimages/internal/sshsession/session.go b/hcloudimages/internal/sshsession/session.go
index 4306ce1..f725251 100644
--- a/hcloudimages/internal/sshsession/session.go
+++ b/hcloudimages/internal/sshsession/session.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func Run(client *ssh.Client, cmd string, stdin io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer sess.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = sess.Close() }()
 
 	if stdin != nil {
 		sess.Stdin = stdin