diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 122835bdfc..2ee9cc5ee1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ env:
   GOPATH: /home/runner/work/go
   GO111MODULE: on
 
-  GO_VERSION: 1.19.x
+  GO_VERSION: 1.22.x
   BITCOIND_VERSION: '22.0'
   BITCOIND_IMAGE: 'lightninglabs/bitcoin-core'
 
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: git checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: setup go ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: '${{ env.GO_VERSION }}'
 
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ jobs:
           docker rm $CONTAINER_ID
 
       - name: git checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: go cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: /home/runner/work/go
           key: btcwallet-${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ env.GO_VERSION }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
             btcwallet-${{ runner.os }}-go-
 
       - name: setup go ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: '${{ env.GO_VERSION }}'
 
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index b20f0d794f..2df5322ebd 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ linters:
     # - makezero
 
 issues:
+  # Only check issues in the new code.
+  new-from-rev: master
+
   exclude-rules:
     # Exclude gosec from running for tests so that tests with weak randomness
     # (math/rand) will pass the linter.