diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index cc2ec1d00f..4bc21bdb87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
         go-version-file: acceptance-tests/go.mod
-    - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+    - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
       with:
         working-directory: acceptance-tests
     - name: Dry Run acceptance-tests
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/.golangci.yml b/acceptance-tests/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa73478703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance-tests/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: "2"
+
+linters:
+  default: standard
+
+  settings:
+    errcheck:
+      check-blank: true # assignment to blank identifier: `_ := someFunc()`.
+
+formatters:
+  enable:
+  - goimports
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/testhelpers/bosh.go b/acceptance-tests/testhelpers/bosh.go
index 84d18ebd05..fbd397402d 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/testhelpers/bosh.go
+++ b/acceptance-tests/testhelpers/bosh.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	boshlog "github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-utils/logger"
 	"github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-utils/system"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega" //nolint:staticcheck
 )
 
 type BOSH struct {