diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 02d218f5..301ebaf5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lint:
 	@if [ "z${ARCH}" = "zx86_64" ] && which golangci-lint >/dev/null ; then golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml ; else echo "WARNING: Linting skipped (not on x86_64 or linter not installed)"; fi
 
 install-lint:
-	sudo curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $$(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.51.2
+	sudo curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $$(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.54.2
 
 test: unittest lint
 	$(GO) vet ./...
diff --git a/bootstrap/handlers/messaging_test.go b/bootstrap/handlers/messaging_test.go
index a36b8d57..82fc416c 100644
--- a/bootstrap/handlers/messaging_test.go
+++ b/bootstrap/handlers/messaging_test.go
@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ func TestBootstrapHandler(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		Name           string
-		MessageBus     config.MessageBusInfo
+		MessageBus     *config.MessageBusInfo
 		Secure         bool
 		ExpectedResult bool
 		ExpectClient   bool
 	}{
-		{"Valid secure - creates client", validCreateClientSecure, true, true, true},
-		{"Valid non-secure - creates client", validCreateClientNonSecure, false, true, true},
-		{"Invalid - secrets error", invalidSecrets, false, false, false},
-		{"Invalid - can't connect", invalidNoConnect, true, false, false},
+		{"Valid secure - creates client", &validCreateClientSecure, true, true, true},
+		{"Valid non-secure - creates client", &validCreateClientNonSecure, false, true, true},
+		{"Invalid - secrets error", &invalidSecrets, false, false, false},
+		{"Invalid - can't connect", &invalidNoConnect, true, false, false},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestBootstrapHandler(t *testing.T) {
 			providerMock.On("GetSecret", test.MessageBus.SecretName).Return(usernameSecretData, nil)
 			configMock := &mocks.Configuration{}
 			configMock.On("GetBootstrap").Return(config.BootstrapConfiguration{
-				MessageBus: &test.MessageBus,
+				MessageBus: test.MessageBus,
 			})
 
 			dic.Update(di.ServiceConstructorMap{
diff --git a/bootstrap/messaging/messaging_test.go b/bootstrap/messaging/messaging_test.go
index 1888aea3..6db6aaac 100644
--- a/bootstrap/messaging/messaging_test.go
+++ b/bootstrap/messaging/messaging_test.go
@@ -87,43 +87,43 @@ func TestValidateSecrets(t *testing.T) {
 		Name             string
 		SecureMode       bool
 		AuthMode         string
-		SecretData       SecretData
+		SecretData       *SecretData
 		ErrorExpectation bool
 		ErrorMessage     string
 	}{
-		{"Invalid AuthMode", true, "BadAuthMode", SecretData{}, true, "Invalid AuthMode of 'BadAuthMode' selected"},
-		{"No Auth No error", true, AuthModeNone, SecretData{}, false, ""},
-		{"UsernamePassword No Error", true, AuthModeUsernamePassword, SecretData{
+		{"Invalid AuthMode", true, "BadAuthMode", &SecretData{}, true, "Invalid AuthMode of 'BadAuthMode' selected"},
+		{"No Auth No error", true, AuthModeNone, &SecretData{}, false, ""},
+		{"UsernamePassword No Error", true, AuthModeUsernamePassword, &SecretData{
 			Username: "user",
 			Password: "Password",
 		}, false, ""},
-		{"UsernamePassword Error no Username", true, AuthModeUsernamePassword, SecretData{
+		{"UsernamePassword Error no Username", true, AuthModeUsernamePassword, &SecretData{
 			Password: "Password",
 		}, true, "AuthModeUsernamePassword selected however Username or Password was not found for secret=unit-test"},
-		{"UsernamePassword blank - non-secure", false, AuthModeUsernamePassword, SecretData{
+		{"UsernamePassword blank - non-secure", false, AuthModeUsernamePassword, &SecretData{
 			Username: "",
 			Password: "",
 		}, false, ""},
-		{"UsernamePassword Error no Password", true, AuthModeUsernamePassword, SecretData{
+		{"UsernamePassword Error no Password", true, AuthModeUsernamePassword, &SecretData{
 			Username: "user",
 		}, true, "AuthModeUsernamePassword selected however Username or Password was not found for secret=unit-test"},
-		{"ClientCert No Error", true, AuthModeCert, SecretData{
+		{"ClientCert No Error", true, AuthModeCert, &SecretData{
 			CertPemBlock: []byte("----"),
 			KeyPemBlock:  []byte("----"),
 		}, false, ""},
-		{"ClientCert No Key", true, AuthModeCert, SecretData{
+		{"ClientCert No Key", true, AuthModeCert, &SecretData{
 			CertPemBlock: []byte("----"),
 		}, true, "AuthModeCert selected however the key or cert PEM block was not found for secret=unit-test"},
-		{"ClientCert No Cert", true, AuthModeCert, SecretData{
+		{"ClientCert No Cert", true, AuthModeCert, &SecretData{
 			KeyPemBlock: []byte("----"),
 		}, true, "AuthModeCert selected however the key or cert PEM block was not found for secret=unit-test"},
-		{"CACert no error", true, AuthModeCA, SecretData{
+		{"CACert no error", true, AuthModeCA, &SecretData{
 			CaPemBlock: []byte(testCACert),
 		}, false, ""},
-		{"CACert invalid error", true, AuthModeCA, SecretData{
+		{"CACert invalid error", true, AuthModeCA, &SecretData{
 			CaPemBlock: []byte(`------`),
 		}, true, "Error parsing CA Certificate"},
-		{"CACert no ca error", true, AuthModeCA, SecretData{}, true, "AuthModeCA selected however no PEM Block was found for secret=unit-test"},
+		{"CACert no ca error", true, AuthModeCA, &SecretData{}, true, "AuthModeCA selected however no PEM Block was found for secret=unit-test"},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func TestValidateSecrets(t *testing.T) {
 				defer func() { _ = os.Setenv(secret.EnvSecretStore, "false") }()
 			}
 
-			result := ValidateSecretData(test.AuthMode, "unit-test", &test.SecretData)
+			result := ValidateSecretData(test.AuthMode, "unit-test", test.SecretData)
 			if test.ErrorExpectation {
 				require.Error(t, result, "Result should be an error")
 				assert.Equal(t, test.ErrorMessage, result.Error())
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3b60a280..a9b5ac04 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-bootstrap/v3
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang v1.4.3