diff --git a/.github/workflows/container_description.yml b/.github/workflows/container_description.yml
index dcca16ff..7de8bb8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container_description.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container_description.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set docker hub repo name
         run: echo "DOCKER_REPO_NAME=$(make docker-repo-name)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Push README to Dockerhub
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set quay.io org name
         run: echo "DOCKER_REPO=$(echo quay.io/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER} | tr -d '-')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Set quay.io repo name
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 3893ef86..672dd424 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@1481404843c368bc19ca9406f87d6e0fc97bdcfd # v7.0.0
         with:
           args: --verbose
-          version: v2.0.2
+          version: v2.1.5
diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 81bad5f4..4de21512 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ PROMU_URL     := https://github.com/prometheus/promu/releases/download/v$(PROMU_
 SKIP_GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT :=
 GOLANGCI_LINT_OPTS ?=
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.0.2
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.1.5
+GOLANGCI_FMT_OPTS ?=
 # golangci-lint only supports linux, darwin and windows platforms on i386/amd64/arm64.
 # windows isn't included here because of the path separator being different.
 ifeq ($(GOHOSTOS),$(filter $(GOHOSTOS),linux darwin))
@@ -156,9 +157,13 @@ $(GOTEST_DIR):
 	@mkdir -p $@
 
 .PHONY: common-format
-common-format:
+common-format: $(GOLANGCI_LINT)
 	@echo ">> formatting code"
 	$(GO) fmt $(pkgs)
+ifdef GOLANGCI_LINT
+	@echo ">> formatting code with golangci-lint"
+	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) fmt $(GOLANGCI_FMT_OPTS)
+endif
 
 .PHONY: common-vet
 common-vet:
@@ -248,8 +253,8 @@ $(PROMU):
 	cp $(PROMU_TMP)/promu-$(PROMU_VERSION).$(GO_BUILD_PLATFORM)/promu $(FIRST_GOPATH)/bin/promu
 	rm -r $(PROMU_TMP)
 
-.PHONY: proto
-proto:
+.PHONY: common-proto
+common-proto:
 	@echo ">> generating code from proto files"
 	@./scripts/genproto.sh