diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index efa235ca0d..a255a38004 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ on:
       - "third_party/**"
       - "**.md"
       - pkg/clients/generated
+      - config/tests
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - "third_party/**"
       - "**.md"
       - pkg/clients/generated
+      - config/tests
 permissions: read-all
 jobs:
   lint:
@@ -44,4 +46,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@3a919529898de77ec3da873e3063ca4b10e7f5cc # v3.7.0
         with:
-          version: v1.54.2 # should match the version in Makefile
+          version: v1.56.2 # should match the version in Makefile
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 678c4fc8ee..85f69b647f 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ run:
     - third_party
     - pkg/clients/generated
     - scripts # todo acpana unskip
+    - temp-vendor
 linters:
   disable-all: true
   enable:
@@ -44,3 +45,17 @@ linters:
     # - unconvert
     # - unused
     # - whitespace
+linters-settings:
+  revive:
+    rules:
+      - name: unused-parameter
+        severity: warning
+        disabled: true
+  govet:
+    enable-all: true
+    disable:
+      - fieldalignment
+      - nilness
+      - shadow
+      - testinggoroutine
+      - unusedwrite
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a062ad5d5b..e77e966b60 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ UNMANAGED_DETECTOR_IMG ?= gcr.io/${PROJECT_ID}/unmanageddetector:${SHORT_SHA}
 GOLANGCI_LINT_CACHE := $(shell pwd)/.tmp/golangci-lint
 # When updating this, make sure to update the corresponding action in
 # ./github/workflows/lint.yaml
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := v1.54.2
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := v1.56.2
 
 # Use Docker BuildKit when building images to allow usage of 'setcap' in
 # multi-stage builds (https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/38132)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ lint:
 	docker run --rm -v $(shell pwd):/app \
 		-v ${GOLANGCI_LINT_CACHE}:/root/.cache/golangci-lint \
 		-w /app golangci/golangci-lint:${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION}-alpine \
-		golangci-lint run -v
+		golangci-lint run -v --timeout=10m
 
 # Run go vet against code
 .PHONY: vet
diff --git a/README.UpdatingDCL.md b/README.UpdatingDCL.md
index c40010f646..d33648e58c 100644
--- a/README.UpdatingDCL.md
+++ b/README.UpdatingDCL.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Approximately 25% of Config Connector resources leverage the [DCL](https://githu
 
 Upgrade Process:
 
-1. In the repository root directory, run make `upgrade-dcl` to update the DCL dependency.
-1. Run `make read-pr` to ensure proper updates for all generated files.
+1. In the repository root directory, run `make upgrade-dcl` to update the DCL dependency.
+1. Run `make ready-pr` to ensure proper updates for all generated files.
 1. Check both the DCL [release notes](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/declarative-resource-client-library/releases) and the generated files, especially diff in CRDs.
    * Create a Pull Request titled "Update DCL to v1.58.0" (replace version as needed).
    * In the PR description, list the new CRD fields and relevant bug fixes introduced by the DCL update.