diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index 27fcce2..5ea4c93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.23'
           check-latest: true
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
           # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
-          version: v1.55
+          version: v1.61
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index e0c019d..e69de29 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-linters:
-  enable:
-    - golint
-issues:
-  include:
-    - EXC0002 # disable excluding of issues about comments from golint
diff --git a/locale.go b/locale.go
index 71826b3..f81b4f5 100644
--- a/locale.go
+++ b/locale.go
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ func getFallbackTag(tag language.Tag) (language.Tag, error) {
 		return language.English, nil
 	case "bzj":
 		return language.English, nil
+	case "fon":
+		return language.Make("ee"), nil
+	case "tw":
+		return language.Make("ak"), nil
 	}
 
 	return language.Tag{}, fmt.Errorf("no fallback for tag %s", tag.String())
diff --git a/locale_test.go b/locale_test.go
index f3a9c6a..7175165 100644
--- a/locale_test.go
+++ b/locale_test.go
@@ -208,4 +208,18 @@ func TestGetLocaleData(t *testing.T) {
 	l, err = localizer.GetLocaleData(tag)
 	ta.NoError(err)
 	ta.Equal("en", language.MustParse(l.Locale).String())
+
+	tag, err = language.Parse("fon")
+	ta.NoError(err)
+	ta.Equal("fon", tag.String())
+	l, err = localizer.GetLocaleData(tag)
+	ta.NoError(err)
+	ta.Equal("ee", language.MustParse(l.Locale).String())
+
+	tag, err = language.Parse("tw")
+	ta.NoError(err)
+	ta.Equal("tw", tag.String())
+	l, err = localizer.GetLocaleData(tag)
+	ta.NoError(err)
+	ta.Equal("ak", language.MustParse(l.Locale).String())
 }