diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4d8b870..ae1f0cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SHELL = /bin/bash
 
 export
-LINT_VERSION="1.59.1"
+LINT_VERSION="1.63.4"
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: deps lint test
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ test: int-setup
 
 .PHONY: int-setup
 int-setup: int-teardown
-	docker run -d -p 2379:2379 --name etcd quay.io/coreos/etcd:v3.5.9 \
+	docker run -d -p 2379:2379 --name etcd quay.io/coreos/etcd:v3.5.16 \
 		/usr/local/bin/etcd --listen-client-urls http://0.0.0.0:2379 \
 		--advertise-client-urls http://0.0.0.0:2379
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6f63a58..3491735 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.17
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.5.17
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.33.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.34.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.17 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.10.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7852d6b..1438e4d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
-golang.org/x/net v0.33.0 h1:74SYHlV8BIgHIFC/LrYkOGIwL19eTYXQ5wc6TBuO36I=
-golang.org/x/net v0.33.0/go.mod h1:HXLR5J+9DxmrqMwG9qjGCxZ+zKXxBru04zlTvWlWuN4=
+golang.org/x/net v0.34.0 h1:Mb7Mrk043xzHgnRM88suvJFwzVrRfHEHJEl5/71CKw0=
+golang.org/x/net v0.34.0/go.mod h1:di0qlW3YNM5oh6GqDGQr92MyTozJPmybPK4Ev/Gm31k=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 h1:Fksou7UEQUWlKvIdsqzJmUmCX3cZuD2+P3XyyzwMhlA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0 h1:TPYlXGxvx1MGTn2GiZDhnjPA9wZzZeGKHHmKhHYvgaU=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 h1:zyQAAkrwaneQ066sspRyJaG9VNi/YJ1NfzcGB3hZ/qo=
diff --git a/rules/dynamic_rule_test.go b/rules/dynamic_rule_test.go
index 45b8d79..12fada5 100644
--- a/rules/dynamic_rule_test.go
+++ b/rules/dynamic_rule_test.go
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ func TestProcessBooleanMap(t *testing.T) {
 		testValue := 0
 		for idx, key := range keys {
 			if values[key] {
+				// nolint:gosec
 				testValue += 1 << uint((len(keys)-1)-idx)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/rules/etcd.go b/rules/etcd.go
index 3920f79..5d2ada7 100644
--- a/rules/etcd.go
+++ b/rules/etcd.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (ev3kw *etcdV3KeyWatcher) next() (string, *string, error) {
 	if ev3kw.ch == nil {
 		ev3kw.ch = ev3kw.w.Watch(ev3kw.ctx, ev3kw.prefix, v3.WithPrefix())
 	}
-	if ev3kw.events == nil || len(ev3kw.events) == 0 {
+	if len(ev3kw.events) == 0 {
 		select {
 		case <-ev3kw.stopCh:
 			ev3kw.reset()
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (ev3kw *etcdV3KeyWatcher) next() (string, *string, error) {
 			ev3kw.events = wr.Events
 		}
 	}
-	if ev3kw.events == nil || len(ev3kw.events) == 0 {
+	if len(ev3kw.events) == 0 {
 		ev3kw.reset()
 		return "", nil, errors.New("No events received from watcher channel; instantiating new channel")
 	}