diff --git a/.github/workflows/golang-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golang-lint.yml
index 2a176a077..9b4e558a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golang-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golang-lint.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@971e284b6050e8a5849b72094c50ab08da042db8 # v6
         with:
-          version: v1.61
+          version: v1.62
           working-directory: ./flow
           args: --timeout=10m
diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_query_executor_test.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_query_executor_test.go
index eaa015c1c..78f82b07e 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_query_executor_test.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_query_executor_test.go
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ func TestAllDataTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedBytea := []byte("bytea")
 	require.Equal(t, expectedBytea, record[6].Value(), "expected 'bytea'")
 
-	expectedJSON := `{"key":"value"}`
-	require.Equal(t, expectedJSON, record[7].Value(), "expected '{\"key\":\"value\"}'")
+	require.JSONEq(t, `{"key":"value"}`, record[7].Value().(string), "expected '{\"key\":\"value\"}'")
 
 	actualUUID := record[8].Value().(uuid.UUID)
 	require.Equal(t, savedUUID[:], actualUUID[:], "expected savedUUID: %v", savedUUID)