diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 97f0597d0b27eceb376b6eb7c243c53f6e59d62f..2be6ab8239fea6db01c2d675170cf7b81ad34d5f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: normal
   APT_API_URL: https://packages.cccv.de
   APT_REPO: uffd
-  PYLINT_PIN: pylint~=2.10.0
+  PYLINT_PIN: pylint~=2.16.2
 
 before_script:
   - python3 -V
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 1112222e5eca1847406325a2fb6588ad31c56766..1397e2c14fe80a73772caf8fa11e43d4a2ae03ae 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -379,13 +379,6 @@ max-line-length=160
 # Maximum number of lines in a module.
 max-module-lines=1000
 
-# List of optional constructs for which whitespace checking is disabled. `dict-
-# separator` is used to allow tabulation in dicts, etc.: {1  : 1,\n222: 2}.
-# `trailing-comma` allows a space between comma and closing bracket: (a, ).
-# `empty-line` allows space-only lines.
-no-space-check=trailing-comma,
-               dict-separator
-
 # Allow the body of a class to be on the same line as the declaration if body
 # contains single statement.
 single-line-class-stmt=no
@@ -506,5 +499,5 @@ min-public-methods=2
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "BaseException, Exception".
-overgeneral-exceptions=BaseException,
-                       Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.BaseException,
+                       builtins.Exception