diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 8a00b01..4270301 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,52 +1,34 @@
 version: "2"
 linters:
   enable:
+    - errcheck
     - errname
     - errorlint
     - exhaustive
-    - goprintffuncname
+    - gosec
+    - govet
+    - ineffassign
     - misspell
     - mnd
-    - tagliatelle
+    - modernize
+    - staticcheck
+    - tagalign
     - testpackage
     - thelper
     - tparallel
     - unconvert
+    - unused
     - wrapcheck
-    - wsl
-  disable:
-    - gochecknoglobals
-  settings:
-    gosec:
-      excludes:
-        - G204
-    tagliatelle:
-      case:
-        rules:
-          json: snake
-          yaml: snake
+    - wsl_v5
   exclusions:
     generated: lax
     presets:
-      - comments
       - common-false-positives
-      - legacy
-      - std-error-handling
     rules:
       - linters:
           - gosec
         path: _test\.go
-    paths:
-      - third_party$
-      - builtin$
-      - examples$
 formatters:
   enable:
     - gofumpt
     - goimports
-  exclusions:
-    generated: lax
-    paths:
-      - third_party$
-      - builtin$
-      - examples$
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index f063657..0151ad3 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ repos:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: check-merge-conflict
   - repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
-    rev: v2.7.2
+    rev: v2.10.1
     hooks:
       - id: golangci-lint
   - repo: https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint
diff --git a/alert_test.go b/alert_test.go
index 220fda8..8494fa0 100644
--- a/alert_test.go
+++ b/alert_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ func TestAlertValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ func TestAlertSend(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
@@ -123,7 +121,6 @@ func TestAlertBuildTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
index 0e72396..36baf26 100644
--- a/config_test.go
+++ b/config_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		{"./test/valid-config.hcl", nil, "Valid config file"},
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ func TestDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			m.Config{
 				CheckInterval:     1 * time.Second,
 				DefaultAlertAfter: 2,
-				DefaultAlertEvery: Ptr(0),
+				DefaultAlertEvery: new(0),
 				DefaultAlertDown:  []string{"log_command"},
 			},
 			"override defaults",
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func TestDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			m.Config{
 				CheckInterval:     30 * time.Second,
 				DefaultAlertAfter: 1,
-				DefaultAlertEvery: Ptr(-1),
+				DefaultAlertEvery: new(-1),
 				DefaultAlertDown:  []string{},
 			},
 			"default defaults",
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ func TestDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 24acc49..2b5ca59 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module git.iamthefij.com/iamthefij/minitor-go/v2
 
-go 1.25.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	git.iamthefij.com/iamthefij/slog/v2 v2.0.1
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 2367548..632e7b5 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ import (
 	m "git.iamthefij.com/iamthefij/minitor-go/v2"
 )
 
-func Ptr[T any](v T) *T {
-	return &v
-}
-
 // TestCheckConfig tests the checkConfig function
 // It also tests results for potentially invalid configuration. For example, no alerts
 func TestCheckMonitors(t *testing.T) {
@@ -91,7 +87,6 @@ func TestCheckMonitors(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
@@ -171,7 +166,6 @@ func TestFirstRunAlerts(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
diff --git a/monitor_test.go b/monitor_test.go
index d0d880f..584e6b1 100644
--- a/monitor_test.go
+++ b/monitor_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ func TestMonitorValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ func TestMonitorGetAlertNames(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
@@ -175,7 +173,6 @@ func TestMonitorFailureAlertAfter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
@@ -204,15 +201,14 @@ func TestMonitorFailureAlertEvery(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{m.Monitor{ShellCommand: "false", AlertAfter: 1}, []bool{true}, "No AlertEvery set"}, // Defaults to true because AlertAfter and AlertEvery default to nil
 		// Alert first time only, after 1
-		{m.Monitor{ShellCommand: "false", AlertAfter: 1, AlertEvery: Ptr(0)}, []bool{true, false, false}, "Alert first time only after 1"},
+		{m.Monitor{ShellCommand: "false", AlertAfter: 1, AlertEvery: new(0)}, []bool{true, false, false}, "Alert first time only after 1"},
 		// Alert every time, after 1
-		{m.Monitor{ShellCommand: "false", AlertAfter: 1, AlertEvery: Ptr(1)}, []bool{true, true, true}, "Alert every time after 1"},
+		{m.Monitor{ShellCommand: "false", AlertAfter: 1, AlertEvery: new(1)}, []bool{true, true, true}, "Alert every time after 1"},
 		// Alert every other time, after 1
-		{m.Monitor{ShellCommand: "false", AlertAfter: 1, AlertEvery: Ptr(2)}, []bool{true, false, true, false}, "Alert every other time after 1"},
+		{m.Monitor{ShellCommand: "false", AlertAfter: 1, AlertEvery: new(2)}, []bool{true, false, true, false}, "Alert every other time after 1"},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
@@ -301,7 +297,6 @@ func TestMonitorCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
diff --git a/util_test.go b/util_test.go
index b4c1a22..568cf57 100644
--- a/util_test.go
+++ b/util_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ func TestUtilEqualSliceString(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
-		c := c
 
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%v %v", c.a, c.b), func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()