diff --git a/ale_linters/go/golangci_lint.vim b/ale_linters/go/golangci_lint.vim
index faa8068b..d65f8e91 100644
--- a/ale_linters/go/golangci_lint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/go/golangci_lint.vim
@@ -5,26 +5,38 @@ call ale#Set('go_golangci_lint_options', '')
 call ale#Set('go_golangci_lint_executable', 'golangci-lint')
 call ale#Set('go_golangci_lint_package', 1)
 
-function! ale_linters#go#golangci_lint#GetCommand(buffer) abort
+function! ale_linters#go#golangci_lint#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
+    let l:executable = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'go_golangci_lint_executable')
+
+    return l:executable
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#go#golangci_lint#GetCommand(buffer, version) abort
     let l:filename = expand('#' . a:buffer . ':t')
     let l:options = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'go_golangci_lint_options')
     let l:lint_package = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'go_golangci_lint_package')
 
+    if ale#semver#GTE(a:version, [2, 0, 0])
+        let l:options = l:options
+        \ . ' --output.json.path stdout'
+        \ . ' --output.text.path stderr'
+        \ . ' --show-stats=0'
+    else
+        let l:options = l:options
+        \   . ' --out-format=json'
+        \   . ' --show-stats=0'
+    endif
 
     if l:lint_package
         return ale#go#EnvString(a:buffer)
         \   . '%e run '
         \   .  l:options
-        \   . ' --out-format=json'
-        \   . ' --show-stats=0'
     endif
 
     return ale#go#EnvString(a:buffer)
     \   . '%e run '
     \   . ale#Escape(l:filename)
     \   . ' ' . l:options
-    \   . ' --out-format=json'
-    \   . ' --show-stats=0'
 endfunction
 
 function! ale_linters#go#golangci_lint#Handler(buffer, lines) abort
@@ -58,9 +70,14 @@ endfunction
 
 call ale#linter#Define('go', {
 \   'name': 'golangci-lint',
-\   'executable': {b -> ale#Var(b, 'go_golangci_lint_executable')},
+\   'executable': function('ale_linters#go#golangci_lint#GetExecutable'),
 \   'cwd': '%s:h',
-\   'command': function('ale_linters#go#golangci_lint#GetCommand'),
+\   'command': {buffer -> ale#semver#RunWithVersionCheck(
+\       buffer,
+\       ale_linters#go#golangci_lint#GetExecutable(buffer),
+\       '%e --version',
+\       function('ale_linters#go#golangci_lint#GetCommand'),
+\   )},
 \   'callback': 'ale_linters#go#golangci_lint#Handler',
 \   'lint_file': 1,
 \})
diff --git a/test/linter/test_golangci_lint.vader b/test/linter/test_golangci_lint.vader
index 7d9881f4..1c5a730d 100644
--- a/test/linter/test_golangci_lint.vader
+++ b/test/linter/test_golangci_lint.vader
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Before:
   call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('go', 'golangci_lint')
   call ale#test#SetFilename('test.go')
 
+  " Test with version 1.64.8 by default
+  GivenCommandOutput ['golangci-lint has version 1.64.8 built with go1.23.0']
+
 After:
   Restore
 
@@ -16,6 +19,18 @@ Execute(The golangci-lint defaults should be correct):
   AssertLinter 'golangci-lint',
   \ ale#Escape('golangci-lint') . ' run  --out-format=json --show-stats=0'
 
+Execute(The golangci-lint defaults should be correct with no version info):
+  GivenCommandOutput []
+  AssertLinterCwd '%s:h',
+  AssertLinter 'golangci-lint',
+  \ ale#Escape('golangci-lint') . ' run  --out-format=json --show-stats=0'
+
+Execute(The golangci-lint defaults should be correct with version 2):
+  GivenCommandOutput ['golangci-lint has version 2.0.2 built with go1.24.0']
+  AssertLinterCwd '%s:h',
+  AssertLinter 'golangci-lint',
+  \ ale#Escape('golangci-lint') . ' run  --output.json.path stdout --output.text.path stderr --show-stats=0'
+
 Execute(The golangci-lint callback should use a configured executable):
   let b:ale_go_golangci_lint_executable = 'something else'
 
@@ -23,6 +38,14 @@ Execute(The golangci-lint callback should use a configured executable):
   \ ale#Escape('something else')
   \   . ' run  --out-format=json --show-stats=0'
 
+Execute(The golangci-lint callback should use a configured version 2 executable):
+  GivenCommandOutput ['golangci-lint has version 2.0.0 built with go1.22.0']
+  let b:ale_go_golangci_lint_executable = 'something else'
+
+  AssertLinter 'something else',
+  \ ale#Escape('something else')
+  \   . ' run  --output.json.path stdout --output.text.path stderr --show-stats=0'
+
 Execute(The golangci-lint callback should use configured options):
   let b:ale_go_golangci_lint_options = '--foobar'