diff --git a/.custom-gcl.yaml b/.custom-gcl.yaml
index f9900157..d0031a80 100644
--- a/.custom-gcl.yaml
+++ b/.custom-gcl.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-version: v2.5.0
 name: golangci-lint-nilaway
 destination: ./bin
 plugins:
   - module: "go.uber.org/nilaway"
     import: "go.uber.org/nilaway/cmd/gclplugin"
-    version: "v0.0.0-20250821055425-361559d802f0"
+    version: "acb8859b9031bb9496be97e027df5573f9fb5340"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-analyze.yml b/.github/workflows/go-analyze.yml
index 0b19a249..64c54945 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-analyze.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-analyze.yml
@@ -87,8 +87,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Helm Lint
         run: mise run helm-lint
 
-      - name: Nilcheck
-        run: mise run nilcheck
-
       - name: Vulncheck
         run: mise run vulncheck
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 7697944a..b802f639 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ linters:
           - dupl
           - errcheck
           - gocognit
+          - goconst
           - gocritic
           - gocyclo
           - gosec
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ linters:
       - linters:
           - gosec
         text: 'G104:'
+      - linters:
+          - govet
+        text: "cannot inline"
     paths:
       - zz_generated\..+\.go$
       - third_party$
diff --git a/cloud/api.go b/cloud/api.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f39a4b56..00000000
--- a/cloud/api.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package cloud
-
-import "errors"
-
-var (
-	ErrNotImplemented = errors.New("not implemented")
-	ErrLBUnsupported  = errors.New("loadbalancer unsupported")
-)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index df0a73d8..47e1a330 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/linode/linode-cloud-controller-manager
 
-go 1.26.0
+go 1.27.0
 
-toolchain go1.26.7
+toolchain go1.27.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/appscode/go v0.0.0-20201105063637-5613f3b8169f
diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
index caee33b5..f4338354 100644
--- a/mise.toml
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ EXP_CLUSTER_RESOURCE_SET = "true"
 GOTOOLCHAIN = "auto"
 
 [tools]
-go = "1.26.7"
-golangci-lint = "2.11.4"
+go = "1.27.2"
+golangci-lint = "2.14.0"
 helm = "3.16.3"
 kubectl = "1.36.2"
 kustomize = "5.8.1"
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ run = "make lint-fix"
 [tasks.build-nilaway]
 description = "Build the custom NilAway-enabled golangci-lint binary"
 hide = true
-run = "mkdir -p ./bin && golangci-lint custom"
+run = "mkdir -p ./bin && golangci-lint custom --version v$(mise current golangci-lint)"
 
 [tasks.nilcheck]
 description = "Run nilaway lint checks"
diff --git a/renovate.json5 b/renovate.json5
index 9ef89ef7..8acb34ac 100644
--- a/renovate.json5
+++ b/renovate.json5
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@
       "groupName": "mise tools",
     },
     {
-      "description": "Keep the Go version in sync between go.mod and mise.toml.",
+      "description": "Group Go version and golangci-lint which needs to update with Go version bumps",
       "matchManagers": ["mise", "gomod"],
-      "matchDepNames": ["go"],
+      "matchDepNames": ["go", "golangci-lint"],
       "groupName": "go version",
       "groupSlug": "go-version",
     }