diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 810dbb51..9b97140c 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: tools
   namespace: openstack-k8s-operators
-  tag: ci-build-root-golang-1.21-sdk-1.31
+  tag: ci-build-root-golang-1.22-sdk-1.31
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-placement-operator.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-placement-operator.yaml
index a2ed41f5..62229ec7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-placement-operator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-placement-operator.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: openstack-k8s-operators/openstack-k8s-operators-ci/.github/workflows/reusable-build-operator.yaml@main
     with:
       operator_name: placement
-      go_version: 1.21.x
+      go_version: 1.22.x
       operator_sdk_version: 1.31.0
     secrets:
       IMAGENAMESPACE: ${{ secrets.IMAGENAMESPACE }}
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 86943f25..f365a090 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ repos:
     - id: go-mod-tidy
 
 - repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
-  rev: v1.59.1
+  rev: v1.63.4
   hooks:
     - id: golangci-lint-full
       args: ["--verbose"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f4e14a50..ad1c3c5e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/go-toolset:1.21
+ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/go-toolset:1.22
 ARG OPERATOR_BASE_IMAGE=registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi-minimal:latest
 
 # Build the manager binary
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e0bb6dc2..ec01738a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ endif
 SHELL = /usr/bin/env bash -o pipefail
 .SHELLFLAGS = -ec
 
-GOTOOLCHAIN_VERSION ?= go1.21.0
+GOTOOLCHAIN_VERSION ?= go1.22.0
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: build
diff --git a/api/go.mod b/api/go.mod
index a75ec422..0b32ce71 100644
--- a/api/go.mod
+++ b/api/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/placement-operator/api
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/infra-operator/apis v0.6.1-0.20250416140801-46d35b7999b2
diff --git a/controllers/placementapi_controller.go b/controllers/placementapi_controller.go
index 57b278c1..d057808c 100644
--- a/controllers/placementapi_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/placementapi_controller.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func ensureSecret(
 				condition.InputReadyCondition,
 				condition.RequestedReason,
 				condition.SeverityInfo,
-				fmt.Sprintf("Input data resources missing: %s", "secret/"+secretName.Name)))
+				"%s", fmt.Sprintf("Input data resources missing: %s", "secret/"+secretName.Name)))
 			return "",
 				ctrl.Result{},
 				*secret,
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (r *PlacementAPIReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request
 					condition.TLSInputReadyCondition,
 					condition.RequestedReason,
 					condition.SeverityInfo,
-					fmt.Sprintf(condition.TLSInputReadyWaitingMessage, instance.Spec.TLS.CaBundleSecretName)))
+					condition.TLSInputReadyWaitingMessage, instance.Spec.TLS.CaBundleSecretName))
 				return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 			}
 			instance.Status.Conditions.Set(condition.FalseCondition(
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func (r *PlacementAPIReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request
 				condition.TLSInputReadyCondition,
 				condition.RequestedReason,
 				condition.SeverityInfo,
-				fmt.Sprintf(condition.TLSInputReadyWaitingMessage, err.Error())))
+				condition.TLSInputReadyWaitingMessage, err.Error()))
 			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 		}
 		instance.Status.Conditions.Set(condition.FalseCondition(
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e39d0856..4aef01a1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/placement-operator
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2