diff --git a/pkg/build/recorder_test.go b/pkg/build/recorder_test.go
index f113fb049d..94db0a436d 100644
--- a/pkg/build/recorder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/build/recorder_test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestBuildRecording(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			inner := &fake{
-				b: func(ip string) (Result, error) {
+				b: func(_ string) (Result, error) {
 					return nil, nil
 				},
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/resolve.go b/pkg/commands/resolve.go
index baed305498..95ea5e1414 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/resolve.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/resolve.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func addResolve(topLevel *cobra.Command) {
   # This always preserves import paths.
   ko resolve --local -f config/`,
 		Args: cobra.NoArgs,
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			if err := options.Validate(po, bo); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("validating options: %w", err)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/root.go b/pkg/commands/root.go
index 81398f21c3..12fd558340 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/root.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/root.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func New() *cobra.Command {
 		Short:             "Rapidly iterate with Go, Containers, and Kubernetes.",
 		SilenceUsage:      true, // Don't show usage on errors
 		DisableAutoGenTag: true,
-		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		PersistentPreRun: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 			if verbose {
 				logs.Warn.SetOutput(os.Stderr)
 				logs.Debug.SetOutput(os.Stderr)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func New() *cobra.Command {
 
 			maxprocs.Set(maxprocs.Logger(logs.Debug.Printf))
 		},
-		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 			cmd.Help()
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/version.go b/pkg/commands/version.go
index e22d4fab50..630ed1ad2b 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/version.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/version.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func addVersion(topLevel *cobra.Command) {
 	topLevel.AddCommand(&cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "version",
 		Short: `Print ko version.`,
-		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		Run: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 			v := version()
 			if v == "" {
 				fmt.Println("could not determine build information")
diff --git a/pkg/publish/recorder.go b/pkg/publish/recorder.go
index 83301dc76b..c886b5c909 100644
--- a/pkg/publish/recorder.go
+++ b/pkg/publish/recorder.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (r *recorder) Publish(ctx context.Context, br build.Result, ref string) (na
 	references := make([]string, 0, 20 /* just try to avoid resizing*/)
 	switch t := br.(type) {
 	case oci.SignedImageIndex:
-		if err := walk.SignedEntity(ctx, t, func(ctx context.Context, se oci.SignedEntity) error {
+		if err := walk.SignedEntity(ctx, t, func(_ context.Context, se oci.SignedEntity) error {
 			// Both of the SignedEntity types implement Digest()
 			h, err := se.(interface{ Digest() (v1.Hash, error) }).Digest()
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/publish/recorder_test.go b/pkg/publish/recorder_test.go
index e81c5f84b4..06079c3aeb 100644
--- a/pkg/publish/recorder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/publish/recorder_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (sp *cbPublish) Close() error {
 
 func TestRecorder(t *testing.T) {
 	repo := name.MustParseReference("docker.io/ubuntu:latest")
-	inner := &cbPublish{cb: func(c context.Context, b build.Result, s string) (name.Reference, error) {
+	inner := &cbPublish{cb: func(_ context.Context, b build.Result, _ string) (name.Reference, error) {
 		h, err := b.Digest()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err