diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 913bddb87..cb70629ab 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ linters:
   enable:
     - goconst
     - misspell
+    - modernize
     - nakedret
     - prealloc
     - revive
diff --git a/database/driver_test.go b/database/driver_test.go
index 7880f3208..5c3340ec7 100644
--- a/database/driver_test.go
+++ b/database/driver_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (m *mockDriver) Drop() error {
 func TestRegisterTwice(t *testing.T) {
 	Register("mock", &mockDriver{})
 
-	var err interface{}
+	var err any
 	func() {
 		defer func() {
 			err = recover()
diff --git a/database/neo4j/neo4j.go b/database/neo4j/neo4j.go
index f6ab07a87..17f18ff89 100644
--- a/database/neo4j/neo4j.go
+++ b/database/neo4j/neo4j.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (n *Neo4j) Run(migration io.Reader) (err error) {
 	}()
 
 	if n.config.MultiStatement {
-		_, err = session.WriteTransaction(func(transaction neo4j.Transaction) (interface{}, error) {
+		_, err = session.WriteTransaction(func(transaction neo4j.Transaction) (any, error) {
 			var stmtRunErr error
 			if err := multistmt.Parse(migration, StatementSeparator, n.config.MultiStatementMaxSize, func(stmt []byte) bool {
 				trimStmt := bytes.TrimSpace(stmt)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (n *Neo4j) SetVersion(version int, dirty bool) (err error) {
 
 	query := fmt.Sprintf("MERGE (sm:%s {version: $version}) SET sm.dirty = $dirty, sm.ts = datetime()",
 		n.config.MigrationsLabel)
-	_, err = neo4j.Collect(session.Run(query, map[string]interface{}{"version": version, "dirty": dirty}))
+	_, err = neo4j.Collect(session.Run(query, map[string]any{"version": version, "dirty": dirty}))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (n *Neo4j) Version() (version int, dirty bool, err error) {
 	query := fmt.Sprintf(`MATCH (sm:%s) RETURN sm.version AS version, sm.dirty AS dirty
 ORDER BY COALESCE(sm.ts, datetime({year: 0})) DESC, sm.version DESC LIMIT 1`,
 		n.config.MigrationsLabel)
-	result, err := session.ReadTransaction(func(transaction neo4j.Transaction) (interface{}, error) {
+	result, err := session.ReadTransaction(func(transaction neo4j.Transaction) (any, error) {
 		result, err := transaction.Run(query, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/database/pgx/pgx_test.go b/database/pgx/pgx_test.go
index d86caeb36..1fc46cf3d 100644
--- a/database/pgx/pgx_test.go
+++ b/database/pgx/pgx_test.go
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ func TestWithInstance_Concurrent(t *testing.T) {
 		defer wg.Wait()
 
 		wg.Add(concurrency)
-		for i := 0; i < concurrency; i++ {
+		for i := range concurrency {
 			go func(i int) {
 				defer wg.Done()
 				_, err := WithInstance(db, &Config{})
diff --git a/database/pgx/v5/pgx_test.go b/database/pgx/v5/pgx_test.go
index 9a8652768..548b49fb7 100644
--- a/database/pgx/v5/pgx_test.go
+++ b/database/pgx/v5/pgx_test.go
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ func TestWithInstance_Concurrent(t *testing.T) {
 		defer wg.Wait()
 
 		wg.Add(concurrency)
-		for i := 0; i < concurrency; i++ {
+		for i := range concurrency {
 			go func(i int) {
 				defer wg.Done()
 				_, err := WithInstance(db, &Config{})
diff --git a/database/postgres/postgres_test.go b/database/postgres/postgres_test.go
index 3a49c50ab..060a7d14e 100644
--- a/database/postgres/postgres_test.go
+++ b/database/postgres/postgres_test.go
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ func testWithInstanceConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
 		defer wg.Wait()
 
 		wg.Add(concurrency)
-		for i := 0; i < concurrency; i++ {
+		for i := range concurrency {
 			go func(i int) {
 				defer wg.Done()
 				_, err := WithInstance(db, &Config{})
diff --git a/database/rqlite/rqlite.go b/database/rqlite/rqlite.go
index fcab3f8ab..5c7c26a2d 100644
--- a/database/rqlite/rqlite.go
+++ b/database/rqlite/rqlite.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (r *Rqlite) SetVersion(version int, dirty bool) error {
 	if version >= 0 || (version == database.NilVersion && dirty) {
 		statements = append(statements, gorqlite.ParameterizedStatement{
 			Query: insertQuery,
-			Arguments: []interface{}{
+			Arguments: []any{
 				version,
 				dirty,
 			},
diff --git a/database/spanner/spanner.go b/database/spanner/spanner.go
index 914c79532..bc3dc1774 100644
--- a/database/spanner/spanner.go
+++ b/database/spanner/spanner.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (s *Spanner) SetVersion(version int, dirty bool) error {
 				spanner.Delete(s.config.MigrationsTable, spanner.AllKeys()),
 				spanner.Insert(s.config.MigrationsTable,
 					[]string{"Version", "Dirty"},
-					[]interface{}{version, dirty},
+					[]any{version, dirty},
 				)}
 			return txn.BufferWrite(m)
 		})
diff --git a/database/stub/stub.go b/database/stub/stub.go
index 39edadea2..3c6ce8749 100644
--- a/database/stub/stub.go
+++ b/database/stub/stub.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func init() {
 
 type Stub struct {
 	Url               string
-	Instance          interface{}
+	Instance          any
 	CurrentVersion    int
 	MigrationSequence []string
 	LastRunMigration  []byte // todo: make []string
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (s *Stub) Open(url string) (database.Driver, error) {
 
 type Config struct{}
 
-func WithInstance(instance interface{}, config *Config) (database.Driver, error) {
+func WithInstance(instance any, config *Config) (database.Driver, error) {
 	return &Stub{
 		Instance:          instance,
 		CurrentVersion:    database.NilVersion,
diff --git a/dktesting/dktesting.go b/dktesting/dktesting.go
index 6e94fc646..093a49fdb 100644
--- a/dktesting/dktesting.go
+++ b/dktesting/dktesting.go
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ func ParallelTest(t *testing.T, specs []ContainerSpec,
 	testFunc func(*testing.T, dktest.ContainerInfo)) {
 
 	for i, spec := range specs {
-		spec := spec // capture range variable, see https://goo.gl/60w3p2
 
 		// Only test against one version in short mode
 		// TODO: order is random, maybe always pick first version instead?
diff --git a/internal/cli/log.go b/internal/cli/log.go
index b17754197..7c7174342 100644
--- a/internal/cli/log.go
+++ b/internal/cli/log.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type Log struct {
 }
 
 // Printf prints out formatted string into a log
-func (l *Log) Printf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+func (l *Log) Printf(format string, v ...any) {
 	if l.verbose {
 		logpkg.Printf(format, v...)
 	} else {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (l *Log) Printf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 // Println prints out args into a log
-func (l *Log) Println(args ...interface{}) {
+func (l *Log) Println(args ...any) {
 	if l.verbose {
 		logpkg.Println(args...)
 	} else {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (l *Log) Verbose() bool {
 	return l.verbose
 }
 
-func (l *Log) fatal(args ...interface{}) {
+func (l *Log) fatal(args ...any) {
 	l.Println(args...)
 	os.Exit(1)
 }
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index cb00b7798..946d32805 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package migrate
 type Logger interface {
 
 	// Printf is like fmt.Printf
-	Printf(format string, v ...interface{})
+	Printf(format string, v ...any)
 
 	// Verbose should return true when verbose logging output is wanted
 	Verbose() bool
diff --git a/migrate.go b/migrate.go
index 7cac0ba1b..3d6ef7ec4 100644
--- a/migrate.go
+++ b/migrate.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (m *Migrate) Migrate(version uint) error {
 		return m.unlockErr(ErrDirty{curVersion})
 	}
 
-	ret := make(chan interface{}, m.PrefetchMigrations)
+	ret := make(chan any, m.PrefetchMigrations)
 	go m.read(curVersion, int(version), ret)
 
 	return m.unlockErr(m.runMigrations(ret))
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func (m *Migrate) Steps(n int) error {
 		return m.unlockErr(ErrDirty{curVersion})
 	}
 
-	ret := make(chan interface{}, m.PrefetchMigrations)
+	ret := make(chan any, m.PrefetchMigrations)
 
 	if n > 0 {
 		go m.readUp(curVersion, n, ret)
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (m *Migrate) Up() error {
 		return m.unlockErr(ErrDirty{curVersion})
 	}
 
-	ret := make(chan interface{}, m.PrefetchMigrations)
+	ret := make(chan any, m.PrefetchMigrations)
 
 	go m.readUp(curVersion, -1, ret)
 	return m.unlockErr(m.runMigrations(ret))
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (m *Migrate) Down() error {
 		return m.unlockErr(ErrDirty{curVersion})
 	}
 
-	ret := make(chan interface{}, m.PrefetchMigrations)
+	ret := make(chan any, m.PrefetchMigrations)
 	go m.readDown(curVersion, -1, ret)
 	return m.unlockErr(m.runMigrations(ret))
 }
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (m *Migrate) Run(migration ...*Migration) error {
 		return m.unlockErr(ErrDirty{curVersion})
 	}
 
-	ret := make(chan interface{}, m.PrefetchMigrations)
+	ret := make(chan any, m.PrefetchMigrations)
 
 	go func() {
 		defer close(ret)
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func (m *Migrate) Version() (version uint, dirty bool, err error) {
 // Each migration is then written to the ret channel.
 // If an error occurs during reading, that error is written to the ret channel, too.
 // Once read is done reading it will close the ret channel.
-func (m *Migrate) read(from int, to int, ret chan<- interface{}) {
+func (m *Migrate) read(from int, to int, ret chan<- any) {
 	defer close(ret)
 
 	// check if from version exists
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ func (m *Migrate) read(from int, to int, ret chan<- interface{}) {
 // Each migration is then written to the ret channel.
 // If an error occurs during reading, that error is written to the ret channel, too.
 // Once readUp is done reading it will close the ret channel.
-func (m *Migrate) readUp(from int, limit int, ret chan<- interface{}) {
+func (m *Migrate) readUp(from int, limit int, ret chan<- any) {
 	defer close(ret)
 
 	// check if from version exists
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ func (m *Migrate) readUp(from int, limit int, ret chan<- interface{}) {
 // Each migration is then written to the ret channel.
 // If an error occurs during reading, that error is written to the ret channel, too.
 // Once readDown is done reading it will close the ret channel.
-func (m *Migrate) readDown(from int, limit int, ret chan<- interface{}) {
+func (m *Migrate) readDown(from int, limit int, ret chan<- any) {
 	defer close(ret)
 
 	// check if from version exists
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ func (m *Migrate) readDown(from int, limit int, ret chan<- interface{}) {
 // Before running a newly received migration it will check if it's supposed
 // to stop execution because it might have received a stop signal on the
 // GracefulStop channel.
-func (m *Migrate) runMigrations(ret <-chan interface{}) error {
+func (m *Migrate) runMigrations(ret <-chan any) error {
 	for r := range ret {
 
 		if m.stop() {
@@ -958,14 +958,14 @@ func (m *Migrate) unlockErr(prevErr error) error {
 }
 
 // logPrintf writes to m.Log if not nil
-func (m *Migrate) logPrintf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+func (m *Migrate) logPrintf(format string, v ...any) {
 	if m.Log != nil {
 		m.Log.Printf(format, v...)
 	}
 }
 
 // logVerbosePrintf writes to m.Log if not nil. Use for verbose logging output.
-func (m *Migrate) logVerbosePrintf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+func (m *Migrate) logVerbosePrintf(format string, v ...any) {
 	if m.Log != nil && m.Log.Verbose() {
 		m.Log.Printf(format, v...)
 	}
diff --git a/migrate_test.go b/migrate_test.go
index 19a6d8820..992acb7b2 100644
--- a/migrate_test.go
+++ b/migrate_test.go
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ func TestRead(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i, v := range tt {
-		ret := make(chan interface{})
+		ret := make(chan any)
 		go m.read(v.from, v.to, ret)
 		migrations, err := migrationsFromChannel(ret)
 
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ func TestReadUp(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i, v := range tt {
-		ret := make(chan interface{})
+		ret := make(chan any)
 		go m.readUp(v.from, v.limit, ret)
 		migrations, err := migrationsFromChannel(ret)
 
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ func TestReadDown(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i, v := range tt {
-		ret := make(chan interface{})
+		ret := make(chan any)
 		go m.readDown(v.from, v.limit, ret)
 		migrations, err := migrationsFromChannel(ret)
 
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ func TestLock(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func migrationsFromChannel(ret chan interface{}) ([]*Migration, error) {
+func migrationsFromChannel(ret chan any) ([]*Migration, error) {
 	slice := make([]*Migration, 0)
 	for r := range ret {
 		switch t := r.(type) {
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ func equalMigSeq(t *testing.T, i int, expected, got migrationSequence) {
 		t.Errorf("expected migrations %v, got %v, in %v", expected, got, i)
 
 	} else {
-		for ii := 0; ii < len(expected); ii++ {
+		for ii := range expected {
 			if expected[ii].Version != got[ii].Version {
 				t.Errorf("expected version %v, got %v, in %v", expected[ii].Version, got[ii].Version, i)
 			}
diff --git a/source/file/file_test.go b/source/file/file_test.go
index 5680aa2a3..b860ef189 100644
--- a/source/file/file_test.go
+++ b/source/file/file_test.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func mustWriteFile(t testing.TB, dir, file string, body string) {
 func mustCreateBenchmarkDir(t *testing.B) (dir string) {
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 
-	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
+	for i := range 1000 {
 		mustWriteFile(t, tmpDir, fmt.Sprintf("%v_foobar.up.sql", i), "")
 		mustWriteFile(t, tmpDir, fmt.Sprintf("%v_foobar.down.sql", i), "")
 	}
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ func BenchmarkOpen(b *testing.B) {
 			b.Error(err)
 		}
 	}()
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+
+	for b.Loop() {
 		f := &File{}
 		_, err := f.Open(scheme + dir)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ func BenchmarkNext(b *testing.B) {
 	}()
 	f := &File{}
 	d, _ := f.Open(scheme + dir)
-	b.ResetTimer()
+
 	v, err := d.First()
-	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		for !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 			v, err = d.Next(v)
 		}
diff --git a/source/go_bindata/go-bindata.go b/source/go_bindata/go-bindata.go
index d0d42f5af..4fbc01d59 100644
--- a/source/go_bindata/go-bindata.go
+++ b/source/go_bindata/go-bindata.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var (
 	ErrNoAssetSource = fmt.Errorf("expects *AssetSource")
 )
 
-func WithInstance(instance interface{}) (source.Driver, error) {
+func WithInstance(instance any) (source.Driver, error) {
 	if _, ok := instance.(*AssetSource); !ok {
 		return nil, ErrNoAssetSource
 	}
diff --git a/source/migration.go b/source/migration.go
index 74f6523cb..5ce82ff28 100644
--- a/source/migration.go
+++ b/source/migration.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package source
 
 import (
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 )
 
@@ -70,9 +71,7 @@ func (i *Migrations) buildIndex() {
 	for version := range i.migrations {
 		i.index = append(i.index, version)
 	}
-	sort.Slice(i.index, func(x, y int) bool {
-		return i.index[x] < i.index[y]
-	})
+	slices.Sort(i.index)
 }
 
 func (i *Migrations) First() (version uint, ok bool) {
diff --git a/source/stub/stub.go b/source/stub/stub.go
index ad2620ff7..cea9f6a9c 100644
--- a/source/stub/stub.go
+++ b/source/stub/stub.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type Config struct{}
 
 type Stub struct {
 	Url        string
-	Instance   interface{}
+	Instance   any
 	Migrations *source.Migrations
 	Config     *Config
 }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (s *Stub) Open(url string) (source.Driver, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func WithInstance(instance interface{}, config *Config) (source.Driver, error) {
+func WithInstance(instance any, config *Config) (source.Driver, error) {
 	return &Stub{
 		Instance:   instance,
 		Migrations: source.NewMigrations(),
diff --git a/testing/testing.go b/testing/testing.go
index 164d9ef6c..8e8a4fe3f 100644
--- a/testing/testing.go
+++ b/testing/testing.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ func ParallelTest(t *testing.T, versions []Version, readyFn IsReadyFunc, testFn
 	}
 
 	for i, version := range versions {
-		version := version // capture range variable, see https://goo.gl/60w3p2
 
 		// Only test against one version in short mode
 		// TODO: order is random, maybe always pick first version instead?