diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7d7033a5b31b..dda7bbeaac8d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/nakabonne/nestif v0.3.1
 	github.com/nishanths/exhaustive v0.10.0
 	github.com/nishanths/predeclared v0.2.2
-	github.com/nunnatsa/ginkgolinter v0.12.0
+	github.com/nunnatsa/ginkgolinter v0.12.1
 	github.com/polyfloyd/go-errorlint v1.4.2
 	github.com/quasilyte/go-ruleguard/dsl v0.3.22
 	github.com/ryancurrah/gomodguard v1.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8ea67e36fcf3..1ae49279ca11 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ github.com/nishanths/exhaustive v0.10.0 h1:BMznKAcVa9WOoLq/kTGp4NJOJSMwEpcpjFNAV
 github.com/nishanths/exhaustive v0.10.0/go.mod h1:IbwrGdVMizvDcIxPYGVdQn5BqWJaOwpCvg4RGb8r/TA=
 github.com/nishanths/predeclared v0.2.2 h1:V2EPdZPliZymNAn79T8RkNApBjMmVKh5XRpLm/w98Vk=
 github.com/nishanths/predeclared v0.2.2/go.mod h1:RROzoN6TnGQupbC+lqggsOlcgysk3LMK/HI84Mp280c=
-github.com/nunnatsa/ginkgolinter v0.12.0 h1:seZo112n+lt0gdLJ/Jh70mzvrqbABWFpXd1bZTLTByM=
-github.com/nunnatsa/ginkgolinter v0.12.0/go.mod h1:dJIGXYXbkBswqa/pIzG0QlVTTDSBMxDoCFwhsl4Uras=
+github.com/nunnatsa/ginkgolinter v0.12.1 h1:vwOqb5Nu05OikTXqhvLdHCGcx5uthIYIl0t79UVrERQ=
+github.com/nunnatsa/ginkgolinter v0.12.1/go.mod h1:AK8Ab1PypVrcGUusuKD8RDcl2KgsIwvNaaxAlyHSzso=
 github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5 h1:P2Ga83D34wi1o9J6Wh1mRuqd4mF/x/lgBS7N7AbDhec=
 github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5/go.mod h1:hPp6KlRPjbx+hW8ykQs1w3UBbZlj6HuIJcUGPhkA7kY=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.9.4 h1:xR7vG4IXt5RWx6FfIjyAtsoMAtnc3C/rFXBBd2AjZwE=