diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2a457b04..3a16fdcb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ update-vendor: vendor-cache/${THERECIPE_ENV} prepare-vendor
 
 ## Dev dependencies
 .PHONY: install-devel-tools install-linter install-go-mod-outdated
-LINTVER:="v1.23.6"
+LINTVER:="v1.26.0"
 LINTSRC:="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh"
 
 install-dev-dependencies: install-devel-tools install-linter install-go-mod-outdated
diff --git a/cmd/Desktop-Bridge/main.go b/cmd/Desktop-Bridge/main.go
index 180f933a..df49d67f 100644
--- a/cmd/Desktop-Bridge/main.go
+++ b/cmd/Desktop-Bridge/main.go
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func migratePreferencesFromC10(cfg *config.Config) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(pref11Path, data, 0644) //nolint[gosec]
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(pref11Path, data, 0600)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Problem to migrate preferences")
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/updates/updates.go b/pkg/updates/updates.go
index 9d281aae..de58ce69 100644
--- a/pkg/updates/updates.go
+++ b/pkg/updates/updates.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (u *Updates) CreateJSONAndSign(deployDir, goos string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = ioutil.WriteFile(versionFilePath, txt, 0644); err != nil { //nolint[gosec]
+	if err = ioutil.WriteFile(versionFilePath, txt, 0600); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}