diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index e516cdccd32..d0b514d6aae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@971e284b6050e8a5849b72094c50ab08da042db8 # v6.1.1
         with:
-          version: v1.61
+          version: v1.62
           args: --timeout=5m
 
   golangci-test-e2e:
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@971e284b6050e8a5849b72094c50ab08da042db8 # v6.1.1
         with:
-          version: v1.61
+          version: v1.62
           args: --timeout=5m --build-tags e2e ./test
diff --git a/pkg/cosign/rego/rego.go b/pkg/cosign/rego/rego.go
index 3d99115fb66..354d01f8373 100644
--- a/pkg/cosign/rego/rego.go
+++ b/pkg/cosign/rego/rego.go
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ func ValidateJSONWithModuleInput(jsonBody []byte, moduleInput string) (warnings
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("policy is not compliant for query '%s'", query)
 }
 
-func evaluateRegoEvalMapResult(query string, response []interface{}) (warning error, error error) {
-	error = fmt.Errorf("policy is not compliant for query %q", query) //nolint: revive
+func evaluateRegoEvalMapResult(query string, response []interface{}) (warning error, retErr error) {
+	retErr = fmt.Errorf("policy is not compliant for query %q", query) //nolint: revive
 	for _, r := range response {
 		rMap := r.(map[string]interface{})
 		mapBytes, err := json.Marshal(rMap)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func evaluateRegoEvalMapResult(query string, response []interface{}) (warning er
 			return fmt.Errorf("warning: %s", resultObject.Warning), nil
 		}
 		warning = errors.New(resultObject.Warning)
-		error = fmt.Errorf("policy is not compliant for query '%s' with errors: %s", query, resultObject.Error) //nolint: revive
+		retErr = fmt.Errorf("policy is not compliant for query '%s' with errors: %s", query, resultObject.Error) //nolint: revive
 	}
-	return warning, error
+	return warning, retErr
 }