diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f85875dc8..f32d4804d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@ba0d7d2ec06a0ea1cb5fa41b2e4a3ab91d21278a # v9
         with:
           # If you change this, make sure to also update scripts/golangci-lint-shim.sh
-          version: v2.4.0
+          version: v2.12.2
   upload-coverage:
     # List all jobs that produce coverage files
     needs: [unit-tests, integration-tests]
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 5ed7fb32d..e6a2f37ab 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ linters:
     generated: lax
     presets:
       - comments
-      - common-false-positives
-      - legacy
       - std-error-handling
     paths:
       - vendor/
diff --git a/pkg/cheatsheet/generate.go b/pkg/cheatsheet/generate.go
index a9cee6494..5c5a94530 100644
--- a/pkg/cheatsheet/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/cheatsheet/generate.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func getHeader(binding *types.Binding, tr *i18n.TranslationSet) header {
 
 func formatSections(tr *i18n.TranslationSet, bindingSections []*bindingSection) string {
 	var content strings.Builder
-	content.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("# Lazygit %s\n", tr.Keybindings))
+	fmt.Fprintf(&content, "# Lazygit %s\n", tr.Keybindings)
 
 	for _, section := range bindingSections {
 		content.WriteString(formatTitle(section.title))
diff --git a/pkg/commands/patch/hunk.go b/pkg/commands/patch/hunk.go
index 6d0177d05..568b312a7 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/patch/hunk.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/patch/hunk.go
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ func (self *Hunk) lineCount() int {
 
 // Returns all lines in the hunk, including the header line
 func (self *Hunk) allLines() []*PatchLine {
-	lines := []*PatchLine{{Content: self.formatHeaderLine(), Kind: HUNK_HEADER}}
+	lines := make([]*PatchLine, 1, 1+len(self.bodyLines))
+	lines[0] = &PatchLine{Content: self.formatHeaderLine(), Kind: HUNK_HEADER}
 	lines = append(lines, self.bodyLines...)
 	return lines
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gocui/view_test.go b/pkg/gocui/view_test.go
index 294f02b32..2ee5eb4b8 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/view_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/view_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v3"
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v3/color"
 	"github.com/rivo/uniseg"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -106,10 +107,8 @@ func TestWriteString(t *testing.T) {
 		for _, s := range test.stringsToWrite {
 			v.writeString(s)
 		}
-		var resultingLines [][]string
-		for _, l := range v.buf.lines {
-			resultingLines = append(resultingLines, cellsToStrings(l.cells))
-		}
+		resultingLines := lo.Map(v.buf.lines,
+			func(l lineType, _ int) []string { return cellsToStrings(l.cells) })
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expectedLines, resultingLines)
 	}
 }
@@ -465,11 +464,7 @@ func cellsToString(cells []cell) string {
 }
 
 func cellsToStrings(cells []cell) []string {
-	s := []string{}
-	for _, c := range cells {
-		s = append(s, c.chr)
-	}
-	return s
+	return lo.Map(cells, func(c cell, _ int) string { return c.chr })
 }
 
 func TestLineWrap(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/context/base_context.go b/pkg/gui/context/base_context.go
index 7584b5a12..67b4654a6 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context/base_context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context/base_context.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (self *BaseContext) GetKey() types.ContextKey {
 }
 
 func (self *BaseContext) GetKeybindings(opts types.KeybindingsOpts) []*types.Binding {
-	bindings := []*types.Binding{}
+	bindings := make([]*types.Binding, 0, len(self.keybindingsFns))
 	for i := range self.keybindingsFns {
 		// the first binding in the bindings array takes precedence but we want the
 		// last keybindingsFn to take precedence to we add them in reverse
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (self *BaseContext) AddOnQuitFn(fn func()) {
 }
 
 func (self *BaseContext) GetMouseKeybindings(opts types.KeybindingsOpts) []*gocui.ViewMouseBinding {
-	bindings := []*gocui.ViewMouseBinding{}
+	bindings := make([]*gocui.ViewMouseBinding, 0, len(self.mouseKeybindingsFns))
 	for i := range self.mouseKeybindingsFns {
 		// the first binding in the bindings array takes precedence but we want the
 		// last keybindingsFn to take precedence to we add them in reverse
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go
index 410335712..f698f6cf0 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go
@@ -157,6 +157,18 @@ func (self *BasicCommitsController) copyCommitAttribute(commit *models.Commit) e
 		}
 	}
 
+	commitTagsItem := &types.MenuItem{
+		Label: self.c.Tr.CommitTags,
+		OnPress: func() error {
+			return self.copyCommitTagsToClipboard(commit)
+		},
+		Keys: menuKey('t'),
+	}
+
+	if len(commit.Tags) == 0 {
+		commitTagsItem.DisabledReason = &types.DisabledReason{Text: self.c.Tr.CommitHasNoTags}
+	}
+
 	items := []*types.MenuItem{
 		{
 			Label: self.c.Tr.CommitHash,
@@ -207,22 +219,9 @@ func (self *BasicCommitsController) copyCommitAttribute(commit *models.Commit) e
 			},
 			Keys: menuKey('a'),
 		},
+		commitTagsItem,
 	}
 
-	commitTagsItem := types.MenuItem{
-		Label: self.c.Tr.CommitTags,
-		OnPress: func() error {
-			return self.copyCommitTagsToClipboard(commit)
-		},
-		Keys: menuKey('t'),
-	}
-
-	if len(commit.Tags) == 0 {
-		commitTagsItem.DisabledReason = &types.DisabledReason{Text: self.c.Tr.CommitHasNoTags}
-	}
-
-	items = append(items, &commitTagsItem)
-
 	return self.c.Menu(types.CreateMenuOptions{
 		Title: self.c.Tr.Actions.CopyCommitAttributeToClipboard,
 		Items: items,
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 22d76f01b..c6ac2533e 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -295,8 +295,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() ([]*types.Binding, []*gocui.ViewMouseBin
 		},
 	}
 
-	mouseKeybindings := []*gocui.ViewMouseBinding{}
-	for _, c := range gui.State.Contexts.Flatten() {
+	contexts := gui.State.Contexts.Flatten()
+	mouseKeybindings := make([]*gocui.ViewMouseBinding, 0, len(contexts))
+	for _, c := range contexts {
 		viewName := c.GetViewName()
 		for _, binding := range c.GetKeybindings(opts) {
 			// TODO: move all mouse keybindings into the mouse keybindings approach below
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/env.go b/pkg/integration/components/env.go
index 6306a88ba..39152092e 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/env.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/env.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package components
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -43,11 +45,9 @@ var hostEnvironmentAllowlist = [...]string{
 // Returns a copy of the environment filtered by
 // hostEnvironmentAllowlist
 func allowedHostEnvironment() []string {
-	env := []string{}
-	for _, envVar := range hostEnvironmentAllowlist {
-		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", envVar, os.Getenv(envVar)))
-	}
-	return env
+	return lo.Map(hostEnvironmentAllowlist[:], func(envVar string, _ int) string {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", envVar, os.Getenv(envVar))
+	})
 }
 
 func NewTestEnvironment(rootDir string) []string {
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/runner.go b/pkg/integration/components/runner.go
index aaaabd0a0..098f3f2e9 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/runner.go
@@ -256,14 +256,15 @@ func getLazygitCommand(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	cmdArgs := []string{tempLazygitPath(), "-debug", "--use-config-dir=" + paths.Config()}
-
 	resolvedExtraArgs := lo.Map(test.ExtraCmdArgs(), func(arg string, _ int) string {
 		return utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(arg, map[string]string{
 			"actualPath":     paths.Actual(),
 			"actualRepoPath": paths.ActualRepo(),
 		})
 	})
+
+	cmdArgs := make([]string, 0, 3+len(resolvedExtraArgs))
+	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, tempLazygitPath(), "-debug", "--use-config-dir="+paths.Config())
 	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, resolvedExtraArgs...)
 
 	// Use a limited environment for test isolation, including pass through
diff --git a/pkg/jsonschema/generate.go b/pkg/jsonschema/generate.go
index dc5045025..cf7596761 100644
--- a/pkg/jsonschema/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/jsonschema/generate.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func setDefaultVals(rootSchema, schema *jsonschema.Schema, defaults any) {
 	t := reflect.TypeOf(defaults)
 	v := reflect.ValueOf(defaults)
 
-	if t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || t.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
+	if t.Kind() == reflect.Pointer || t.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
 		t = t.Elem()
 		v = v.Elem()
 	}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func isZeroValue(v any) bool {
 	switch rv.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Map:
 		return rv.Len() == 0
-	case reflect.Ptr, reflect.Interface:
+	case reflect.Pointer, reflect.Interface:
 		return rv.IsNil()
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		for i := range rv.NumField() {
diff --git a/scripts/golangci-lint-shim.sh b/scripts/golangci-lint-shim.sh
index a85ccc4d7..6cb3e007c 100755
--- a/scripts/golangci-lint-shim.sh
+++ b/scripts/golangci-lint-shim.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 set -e
 
 # Must be kept in sync with the version in .github/workflows/ci.yml
-version="v2.4.0"
+version="v2.12.2"
 
 go run "github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@$version" "$@"