diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f79e438ad..22258b2cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
-          version: v1.45.0
+          version: v1.46.2
           skip-cache: true
           args: --timeout=5m
 
diff --git a/pkg/cri/store/container/status_test.go b/pkg/cri/store/container/status_test.go
index d4b2542bf..29d892f79 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/store/container/status_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/store/container/status_test.go
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Logf("failed update should not take effect")
 	err = s.Update(func(o Status) (Status, error) {
-		o = updateStatus
-		return o, updateErr
+		return updateStatus, updateErr
 	})
 	assert.Equal(updateErr, err)
 	assert.Equal(testStatus, s.Get())
@@ -142,8 +141,7 @@ func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Logf("successful update should take effect but not checkpoint")
 	err = s.Update(func(o Status) (Status, error) {
-		o = updateStatus
-		return o, nil
+		return updateStatus, nil
 	})
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	assert.Equal(updateStatus, s.Get())
@@ -152,14 +150,12 @@ func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(testStatus, loaded)
 	// Recover status.
 	assert.NoError(s.Update(func(o Status) (Status, error) {
-		o = testStatus
-		return o, nil
+		return testStatus, nil
 	}))
 
 	t.Logf("failed update sync should not take effect")
 	err = s.UpdateSync(func(o Status) (Status, error) {
-		o = updateStatus
-		return o, updateErr
+		return updateStatus, updateErr
 	})
 	assert.Equal(updateErr, err)
 	assert.Equal(testStatus, s.Get())
@@ -169,8 +165,7 @@ func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Logf("successful update sync should take effect and checkpoint")
 	err = s.UpdateSync(func(o Status) (Status, error) {
-		o = updateStatus
-		return o, nil
+		return updateStatus, nil
 	})
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	assert.Equal(updateStatus, s.Get())
diff --git a/pkg/cri/store/sandbox/status_test.go b/pkg/cri/store/sandbox/status_test.go
index ad27db0c6..fc74629b0 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/store/sandbox/status_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/store/sandbox/status_test.go
@@ -45,16 +45,14 @@ func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Logf("failed update should not take effect")
 	err := s.Update(func(o Status) (Status, error) {
-		o = updateStatus
-		return o, updateErr
+		return updateStatus, updateErr
 	})
 	assert.Equal(updateErr, err)
 	assert.Equal(testStatus, s.Get())
 
 	t.Logf("successful update should take effect but not checkpoint")
 	err = s.Update(func(o Status) (Status, error) {
-		o = updateStatus
-		return o, nil
+		return updateStatus, nil
 	})
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	assert.Equal(updateStatus, s.Get())
diff --git a/script/setup/install-dev-tools b/script/setup/install-dev-tools
index 308b1e2a0..eaa387d3c 100755
--- a/script/setup/install-dev-tools
+++ b/script/setup/install-dev-tools
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ set -eu -o pipefail
 go install github.com/containerd/protobuild@v0.2.0
 go install github.com/containerd/protobuild/cmd/go-fix-acronym@v0.2.0
 go install github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2@v2.0.1
-go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.42.0
+go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.46.2
 go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@v1.28
 go install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@v1.2
 go install github.com/containerd/ttrpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-ttrpc@944ef4a40df3446714a823207972b7d9858ffac5