[VOL-5402]-VGC all fixes till date from jan 2024

Change-Id: I2857e0ef9b1829a28c6e3ad04da96b826cb900b6
Signed-off-by: Akash Soni <akash.soni@radisys.com>
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 4f7df6b..36badd9 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -55,11 +55,16 @@
 run:
   issues-exit-code: 1
   timeout: 10m
+  skip-files:
+    - _test\.go$
+  skip-dirs:
+    - voltha-go-controller/tests/mocks
+    - internal/test/mocks
 
 # golangci.com configuration
 # https://github.com/golangci/golangci/wiki/Configuration
 service:
-  golangci-lint-version: 1.50.1 # use the fixed version to not introduce new linters unexpectedly
+  golangci-lint-version: 1.61.0 # use the fixed version to not introduce new linters unexpectedly
   prepare:
     - echo "here I can run custom commands, but no preparation needed for this repo"
 issues: