diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index cb41461c88f5..fe7226e9bbb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
           # Optional: version of golangci-lint to use in form of v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version
-          version: latest
+          version: v1.49.0
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index edad5f41cf3c..93899a4e7026 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -341,28 +341,24 @@ benchmark:
 ###                                Linting                                  ###
 ###############################################################################
 
-markdownLintImage=tmknom/markdownlint
-containerMarkdownLint=$(PROJECT_NAME)-markdownlint
-containerMarkdownLintFix=$(PROJECT_NAME)-markdownlint-fix
-
 golangci_lint_cmd=golangci-lint
+golangci_version=v1.49.0
 
-lint: lint-go
-	@if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Eq "^${containerMarkdownLint}$$"; then docker start -a $(containerMarkdownLint); else docker run --name $(containerMarkdownLint) -i -v "$(CURDIR):/work" $(markdownLintImage); fi
+lint:
+	@echo "--> Running linter"
+	@go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@$(golangci_version)
+	@$(golangci_lint_cmd) run --timeout=10m
 
 lint-fix:
-	golangci-lint run --fix --out-format=tab --issues-exit-code=0
-	@if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Eq "^${containerMarkdownLintFix}$$"; then docker start -a $(containerMarkdownLintFix); else docker run --name $(containerMarkdownLintFix) -i -v "$(CURDIR):/work" $(markdownLintImage) . --fix; fi
-
-lint-go:
-	@@test -n "$$golangci-lint version | awk '$4 >= 1.42')"
-	$(golangci_lint_cmd) run --out-format=tab $(GIT_DIFF)
+	@echo "--> Running linter"
+	@go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@$(golangci_version)
+	@$(golangci_lint_cmd) run --fix --out-format=tab --issues-exit-code=0
 
 .PHONY: lint lint-fix
 
 format:
 	@go install mvdan.cc/gofumpt@latest
-	@go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest
+	@go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@$(golangci_version)
 	find . -name '*.go' -type f -not -path "./vendor*" -not -path "*.git*" -not -path "./client/docs/statik/statik.go" -not -path "./tests/mocks/*" -not -name "*.pb.go" -not -name "*.pb.gw.go" -not -name "*.pulsar.go" -not -path "./crypto/keys/secp256k1/*" | xargs gofumpt -w -l
 	golangci-lint run --fix
 .PHONY: format