diff --git a/.github/workflows/static.yaml b/.github/workflows/static.yaml
index c30b8bd0c..db93a0562 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Run linter
               uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
               with:
-                  version: v1.54
+                  version: v1.60
                   args: -E=gofmt,unused,ineffassign,revive,misspell,exportloopref,asciicheck,bodyclose,contextcheck --timeout=30m0s
     verify-helm:
         name: Verify Helm
diff --git a/pkg/nfs/controllerserver.go b/pkg/nfs/controllerserver.go
index 7bb1833a7..95ac0448d 100644
--- a/pkg/nfs/controllerserver.go
+++ b/pkg/nfs/controllerserver.go
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.CreateVol
 			if v != "" {
 				var err error
 				if mountPermissions, err = strconv.ParseUint(v, 8, 32); err != nil {
-					return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, fmt.Sprintf("invalid mountPermissions %s in storage class", v))
+					return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "invalid mountPermissions %s in storage class", v)
 				}
 			}
 		default:
-			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, fmt.Sprintf("invalid parameter %q in storage class", k))
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "invalid parameter %q in storage class", k)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -168,24 +168,24 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.CreateVol
 	}
 	// Mount nfs base share so we can create a subdirectory
 	if err = cs.internalMount(ctx, nfsVol, parameters, volCap); err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed to mount nfs server: %v", err.Error())
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed to mount nfs server: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		if err = cs.internalUnmount(ctx, nfsVol); err != nil {
-			klog.Warningf("failed to unmount nfs server: %v", err.Error())
+			klog.Warningf("failed to unmount nfs server: %v", err)
 		}
 	}()
 
 	// Create subdirectory under base-dir
 	internalVolumePath := getInternalVolumePath(cs.Driver.workingMountDir, nfsVol)
 	if err = os.MkdirAll(internalVolumePath, 0777); err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed to make subdirectory: %v", err.Error())
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed to make subdirectory: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	if mountPermissions > 0 {
 		// Reset directory permissions because of umask problems
 		if err = os.Chmod(internalVolumePath, os.FileMode(mountPermissions)); err != nil {
-			klog.Warningf("failed to chmod subdirectory: %v", err.Error())
+			klog.Warningf("failed to chmod subdirectory: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) DeleteVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.DeleteVol
 		// check whether volumeID is in the cache
 		cache, err := cs.Driver.volDeletionCache.Get(volumeID, azcache.CacheReadTypeDefault)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "%v", err)
 		}
 		if cache != nil {
 			klog.V(2).Infof("DeleteVolume: volume %s is already deleted", volumeID)
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) DeleteVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.DeleteVol
 		}
 		// mount nfs base share so we can delete the subdirectory
 		if err = cs.internalMount(ctx, nfsVol, nil, volCap); err != nil {
-			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed to mount nfs server: %v", err.Error())
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed to mount nfs server: %v", err)
 		}
 		defer func() {
 			if err = cs.internalUnmount(ctx, nfsVol); err != nil {
-				klog.Warningf("failed to unmount nfs server: %v", err.Error())
+				klog.Warningf("failed to unmount nfs server: %v", err)
 			}
 		}()
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) DeleteVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.DeleteVol
 				parentDir := filepath.Dir(archivedInternalVolumePath)
 				klog.V(2).Infof("DeleteVolume: subdirectory(%s) contains '/', make sure the parent directory(%s) exists", nfsVol.subDir, parentDir)
 				if err = os.MkdirAll(parentDir, 0777); err != nil {
-					return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "create parent directory(%s) of %s failed with %v", parentDir, archivedInternalVolumePath, err.Error())
+					return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "create parent directory(%s) of %s failed with %v", parentDir, archivedInternalVolumePath, err)
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -278,12 +278,12 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) DeleteVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.DeleteVol
 			if cs.Driver.removeArchivedVolumePath {
 				klog.V(2).Infof("removing archived subdirectory at %v", archivedInternalVolumePath)
 				if err = os.RemoveAll(archivedInternalVolumePath); err != nil {
-					return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed to delete archived subdirectory %s: %v", archivedInternalVolumePath, err.Error())
+					return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed to delete archived subdirectory %s: %v", archivedInternalVolumePath, err)
 				}
 				klog.V(2).Infof("removed archived subdirectory at %v", archivedInternalVolumePath)
 			}
 			if err = os.Rename(internalVolumePath, archivedInternalVolumePath); err != nil {
-				return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "archive subdirectory(%s, %s) failed with %v", internalVolumePath, archivedInternalVolumePath, err.Error())
+				return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "archive subdirectory(%s, %s) failed with %v", internalVolumePath, archivedInternalVolumePath, err)
 			}
 			// make sure internalVolumePath does not exist with 1 minute timeout
 			if err = waitForPathNotExistWithTimeout(internalVolumePath, time.Minute); err != nil {
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) DeleteVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.DeleteVol
 			// delete subdirectory under base-dir
 			klog.V(2).Infof("removing subdirectory at %v", internalVolumePath)
 			if err = os.RemoveAll(internalVolumePath); err != nil {
-				return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "delete subdirectory(%s) failed with %v", internalVolumePath, err.Error())
+				return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "delete subdirectory(%s) failed with %v", internalVolumePath, err)
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) DeleteSnapshot(ctx context.Context, req *csi.DeleteS
 	internalVolumePath := getInternalVolumePath(cs.Driver.workingMountDir, vol)
 	klog.V(2).Infof("Removing snapshot archive at %v", internalVolumePath)
 	if err = os.RemoveAll(internalVolumePath); err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed to delete subdirectory: %v", err.Error())
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed to delete subdirectory: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return &csi.DeleteSnapshotResponse{}, nil
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ func newNFSSnapshot(name string, params map[string]string, vol *nfsVolume) (*nfs
 		case paramShare:
 			baseDir = v
 		default:
-			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, fmt.Sprintf("invalid parameter %q in snapshot storage class", k))
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "invalid parameter %q in snapshot storage class", k)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/nfs/nfs.go b/pkg/nfs/nfs.go
index 68ab41338..5a0c2c2ec 100644
--- a/pkg/nfs/nfs.go
+++ b/pkg/nfs/nfs.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func NewDriver(options *DriverOptions) *Driver {
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	getter := func(key string) (interface{}, error) { return nil, nil }
+	getter := func(_ string) (interface{}, error) { return nil, nil }
 	if n.volStatsCache, err = azcache.NewTimedCache(time.Duration(options.VolStatsCacheExpireInMinutes)*time.Minute, getter, false); err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("%v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/nfs/nfs_test.go b/pkg/nfs/nfs_test.go
index 55b490ba5..c2d4ceda4 100644
--- a/pkg/nfs/nfs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/nfs/nfs_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func NewEmptyDriver(emptyField string) *Driver {
 		}
 	}
 	d.volumeLocks = NewVolumeLocks()
-	getter := func(key string) (interface{}, error) { return nil, nil }
+	getter := func(_ string) (interface{}, error) { return nil, nil }
 	d.volStatsCache, _ = azcache.NewTimedCache(time.Minute, getter, false)
 	return d
 }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "Successful run",
-			testFunc: func(t *testing.T) {
+			testFunc: func(_ *testing.T) {
 				d := NewEmptyDriver("")
 				d.endpoint = "tcp://127.0.0.1:0"
 				d.Run(true)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Successful run with node ID missing",
-			testFunc: func(t *testing.T) {
+			testFunc: func(_ *testing.T) {
 				d := NewEmptyDriver("")
 				d.endpoint = "tcp://127.0.0.1:0"
 				d.nodeID = ""
diff --git a/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go b/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go
index 76e0d675b..8e3303031 100644
--- a/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go
+++ b/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (ns *NodeServer) NodePublishVolume(_ context.Context, req *csi.NodePublishV
 			if v != "" {
 				var err error
 				if mountPermissions, err = strconv.ParseUint(v, 8, 32); err != nil {
-					return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, fmt.Sprintf("invalid mountPermissions %s", v))
+					return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "invalid mountPermissions %s", v)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (ns *NodeServer) NodeGetVolumeStats(_ context.Context, req *csi.NodeGetVolu
 	// check if the volume stats is cached
 	cache, err := ns.Driver.volStatsCache.Get(req.VolumeId, azcache.CacheReadTypeDefault)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "%v", err)
 	}
 	if cache != nil {
 		resp := cache.(csi.NodeGetVolumeStatsResponse)
diff --git a/pkg/nfs/nodeserver_test.go b/pkg/nfs/nodeserver_test.go
index 2d8bb9ca8..224c10565 100644
--- a/pkg/nfs/nodeserver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/nfs/nodeserver_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const (
 func TestNodePublishVolume(t *testing.T) {
 	ns, err := getTestNodeServer()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	params := map[string]string{
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestNodePublishVolume(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNodeUnpublishVolume(t *testing.T) {
 	ns, err := getTestNodeServer()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	errorTarget := testutil.GetWorkDirPath("error_is_likely_target", t)
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func TestNodeUnpublishVolume(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNodeGetInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	ns, err := getTestNodeServer()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	// Test valid request
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func TestNodeGetInfo(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNodeGetCapabilities(t *testing.T) {
 	ns, err := getTestNodeServer()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	capType := &csi.NodeServiceCapability_Rpc{
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func TestNodeGetVolumeStats(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = makeDir(fakePath)
 	ns, err := getTestNodeServer()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
diff --git a/pkg/nfs/server.go b/pkg/nfs/server.go
index 8c4dbdc99..b1620cb4d 100644
--- a/pkg/nfs/server.go
+++ b/pkg/nfs/server.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (s *nonBlockingGRPCServer) serve(endpoint string, ids csi.IdentityServer, c
 	if proto == "unix" {
 		addr = "/" + addr
 		if err := os.Remove(addr); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			klog.Fatalf("Failed to remove %s, error: %s", addr, err.Error())
+			klog.Fatalf("Failed to remove %s, error: %v", addr, err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/dynamic_provisioning_test.go b/test/e2e/dynamic_provisioning_test.go
index c1d44aa9e..7f9df668a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/dynamic_provisioning_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/dynamic_provisioning_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Dynamic Provisioning", func() {
 		testDriver driver.PVTestDriver
 	)
 
-	ginkgo.BeforeEach(func(ctx ginkgo.SpecContext) {
+	ginkgo.BeforeEach(func(_ ginkgo.SpecContext) {
 		checkPodsRestart := testCmd{
 			command:  "sh",
 			args:     []string{"test/utils/check_driver_pods_restart.sh"},
diff --git a/test/utils/testutil/testutil.go b/test/utils/testutil/testutil.go
index cc2dd9379..18c53e995 100644
--- a/test/utils/testutil/testutil.go
+++ b/test/utils/testutil/testutil.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 func GetWorkDirPath(dir string, t *testing.T) string {
 	path, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to get working directory: %s", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to get working directory: %v", err)
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%c%s", path, os.PathSeparator, dir)
 }