Is golangci-lint safe to use?

golangci-lint has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.12.1). DepScope rates its health at 67/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of golangci-lint?

The latest version of golangci-lint is 2.12.1, released 2026-05-01.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of golangci-lint.

No, golangci-lint is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.12.1 (2026-05-01).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for golangci-lint at this time.

golangci-lint is licensed under GPL-3.0-only.

homebrewv2.12.1

Fast linters runner for Go

License GPL-3.0-only1 versions1 maintainers1 deps3,620 weekly dl

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (67/100) — consider alternatives

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (1)

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/homebrew/golangci-lint

Last updated · 2026-05-01T17:42:16Z