diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66bc022f..4b466d27 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -111,5 +111,5 @@ all: lint test
 tools:
 	go env -w GO111MODULE=on
 	go env -w GOPRIVATE="github.com/hpe-hcss/*"
-	go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.43.0
+	go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.55.1
 .PHONY: tools
diff --git a/golangci-lint-config.yaml b/golangci-lint-config.yaml
index bb1abde4..c9aceb6b 100644
--- a/golangci-lint-config.yaml
+++ b/golangci-lint-config.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ run:
   skip-dirs:
     - vendor
   build-tags: acceptance
-  modules-download-mode: readonly
 
 linters-settings:
   dupl: