diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b5c38f02..be872504 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ DOCKER_TAG ?= nightly
 DOCKER_REF := $(DOCKER_IMAGE):$(DOCKER_TAG)
 DOCKER_ROOTLESS_REF := $(DOCKER_IMAGE):$(DOCKER_TAG)-dind-rootless
 
-GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE ?= github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.13.2 # renovate: datasource=go
+GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE ?= github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.14.0 # renovate: datasource=go
 GOVULNCHECK_PACKAGE ?= golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@v1.8.0 # renovate: datasource=go
 
 GOTEST_FLAGS ?= -race -timeout 20m -parallel 8
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ee3f1f2d..beae1554 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0
 	github.com/creack/pty v1.1.24
 	github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0
-	github.com/docker/cli v29.8.1+incompatible
+	github.com/docker/cli v29.8.2+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.8.1
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0
-	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.9.1
+	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.9.2
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.19.2
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0
 	github.com/johannesboyne/gofakes3 v1.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 91d621ce..f39d9deb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 h1:0IXCQ5g4/QMHHkarYzh5l+u8T3t73zM5Qvfr
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0/go.mod h1:BbU0aIcezP1/5jX/8MP0YiH4SdvB5Y4f/wlDRiLyi3E=
 github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.0 h1:G/nrcoOa7ZXlpoa/91N3X7mM3r8eIlMBBJZvsz/mxKI=
 github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.0/go.mod h1:DHkYz0B9wPfa6wondMfaivmHpzrQ3v9q8cnmRbL6yW8=
-github.com/docker/cli v29.8.1+incompatible h1:qYL1bCp6cRw2SB1xmLlIOPyV171dilw9W2Jew38vy9c=
-github.com/docker/cli v29.8.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop7H2jaqPtU4hHvMKP+vjCwu2uszcLI8=
+github.com/docker/cli v29.8.2+incompatible h1:2zgdFuoFst2T80oS42vhKGxkd0JRo305eIEKTsxR7pQ=
+github.com/docker/cli v29.8.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop7H2jaqPtU4hHvMKP+vjCwu2uszcLI8=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.9.8 h1:bIREROb7So6PRlq6KTtdS9MPEjC29OQRkFNlvK2OX8Q=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.9.8/go.mod h1:v1S+hepowrQXITkEfw6o4+BMbGot02wiKpzWhGUZK6c=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.8.1 h1:JibmG5hULs5qXSr/cp/w3Pw5fZuStt4MOHMUExb29/M=
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.8 h1:a4YXD1V7xMF9g5nTkdfnja3Sxy1PVDCj1Zg4Wb8vY6c=
 github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.8/go.mod h1:xYoytBv1sV0aL3CavoDuJIQNURXkkfPA/wxQ1pL1fAU=
 github.com/go-git/gcfg v1.5.1-0.20230307220236-3a3c6141e376 h1:+zs/tPmkDkHx3U66DAb0lQFJrpS6731Oaa12ikc+DiI=
 github.com/go-git/gcfg v1.5.1-0.20230307220236-3a3c6141e376/go.mod h1:an3vInlBmSxCcxctByoQdvwPiA7DTK7jaaFDBTtu0ic=
-github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.9.1 h1:8U73XiOTfINdItHVa6z4Gv7ToObcZ6grkqQbLryLCdA=
-github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.9.1/go.mod h1:ExsU+jcGwXTBOnyilvAnEM1wug1IxHr4yP2ZXsNRtV0=
+github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.9.2 h1:OXFSRyz4g20upsGDJgQG9Bak1l/ZEv8GHVYB52O71sE=
+github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.9.2/go.mod h1:ExsU+jcGwXTBOnyilvAnEM1wug1IxHr4yP2ZXsNRtV0=
 github.com/go-git/go-git-fixtures/v4 v4.3.2-0.20231010084843-55a94097c399 h1:eMje31YglSBqCdIqdhKBW8lokaMrL3uTkpGYlE2OOT4=
 github.com/go-git/go-git-fixtures/v4 v4.3.2-0.20231010084843-55a94097c399/go.mod h1:1OCfN199q1Jm3HZlxleg+Dw/mwps2Wbk9frAWm+4FII=
 github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.19.2 h1:wkfn7vOlUBu8ivAWKBWisTiwJK4jYHzTF8Ndv1LyGqY=
diff --git a/internal/pkg/process/killer_unix_test.go b/internal/pkg/process/killer_unix_test.go
index 0caa8ebc..15d37674 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/process/killer_unix_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/process/killer_unix_test.go
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ func processAlive(pid int) bool {
 	if b, readErr := os.ReadFile(fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/stat", pid)); readErr == nil {
 		// Format: "pid (comm) state ..." — state follows the closing ')' of the
 		// command name (which may itself contain spaces and parens).
-		rest := string(b)
-		if idx := strings.LastIndex(rest, ") "); idx >= 0 {
-			fields := strings.Fields(rest[idx+2:])
+		if _, after, found := strings.CutLast(string(b), ") "); found {
+			fields := strings.Fields(after)
 			if len(fields) > 0 && fields[0] == "Z" {
 				return false // zombie: terminated but not yet reaped
 			}