diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2a997f66..98c12805 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ create-release-files:
 release: build-static create-release-files ## Create a release
 
 ##@ Lint / Verify
+GOLANGCI_LINT ?= $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint
+
+## Tool Versions
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.61.0
+
+.PHONY: golangci-lint
+golangci-lint: $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Download golangci-lint locally if necessary. If wrong version is installed, it will be overwritten.
+$(GOLANGCI_LINT): $(LOCALBIN)
+	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint && $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint --version | grep -q $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION) || \
+	GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
+
 .PHONY: lint
 lint: golangci-lint $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Run linting.
 	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run -v --build-tags=testing,integration $(GOLANGCI_LINT_EXTRA_ARGS)