diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4533b8bf3..7c9e59aeb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/wavefronthq/wavefront-sdk-go v0.15.0
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4
 	github.com/xdg/scram v1.0.5
-	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.6.0
+	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.8
 	go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver v1.17.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.12.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v0.44.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e9ca22afc..63914f27e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2427,8 +2427,8 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.0/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.1/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
-github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.6.0 h1:boZcn2GTjpsynOsC0iJHnBWa4Bi0qzfJjthwauItG68=
-github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.6.0/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.8 h1:iERMLn0/QJeHFhxSt3p6PeN9mGnvIKSpG9YYorDMnic=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.8/go.mod h1:uzxRWxtg69N339t3louHJ7+O03ezfj6PlliRlaOzY1E=
 github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v0.0.0-20200603152657-dc2b0ca8b37e/go.mod h1:gqRgreBUhTSL0GeU64rtZ3Uq3wtjOa/TB2YfrtkCbVQ=
 github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v0.0.0-20200816102855-ee81675732da h1:NimzV1aGyq29m5ukMK0AMWEhFaL/lrEOaephfuoiARg=
 github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v0.0.0-20200816102855-ee81675732da/go.mod h1:E1AXubJBdNmFERAOucpDIxNzeGfLzg0mYh+UfMWdChA=
diff --git a/tools/license_checker/main.go b/tools/license_checker/main.go
index 1fa5d26de..69ea22e91 100644
--- a/tools/license_checker/main.go
+++ b/tools/license_checker/main.go
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ func main() {
 			for lineElementNode := lineRoot.FirstChild().FirstChild(); lineElementNode != nil; lineElementNode = lineElementNode.NextSibling() {
 				switch v := lineElementNode.(type) {
 				case *ast.Text:
-					name += string(v.Text(line))
+					name += string(v.Value(line))
 				case *ast.Link:
-					license = string(v.Text(line))
+					license = string(v.FirstChild().(*ast.Text).Value(line))
 					link = string(v.Destination)
 				default:
 					debugf("ignoring unknown element %T (%v)", v, v)
diff --git a/tools/readme_config_includer/generator.go b/tools/readme_config_includer/generator.go
index e2c0b7b96..2d8c76960 100644
--- a/tools/readme_config_includer/generator.go
+++ b/tools/readme_config_includer/generator.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func main() {
 			if lines.Len() > 0 {
 				stop = lines.At(lines.Len() - 1).Stop
 			}
-			txt = node.Info.Text(readme)
+			txt = node.Info.Value(readme)
 			re = tomlIncludesEx
 		case *ast.Heading:
 			if node.ChildCount() < 2 {
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ func main() {
 					if rawnode.Lines().Len() > 0 {
 						stop = rawnode.Lines().At(0).Start - h.Level - 1
 					} else {
+						//nolint:staticcheck // need to use this since we aren't sure the type
 						log.Printf("heading without lines: %s", string(rawnode.Text(readme)))
 						stop = start // safety measure to prevent removing all text
 					}
diff --git a/tools/readme_linter/assert.go b/tools/readme_linter/assert.go
index 798284452..f54a92ca8 100644
--- a/tools/readme_linter/assert.go
+++ b/tools/readme_linter/assert.go
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ func (t *T) assertFirstChildRegexp(expectedPattern string, n ast.Node) {
 	}
 	c := n.FirstChild()
 
+	//nolint:staticcheck // need to use this since we aren't sure the type
 	actual := string(c.Text(t.markdown))
 
 	if !validRegexp.MatchString(actual) {
diff --git a/tools/readme_linter/rules.go b/tools/readme_linter/rules.go
index b883601f4..125d2627c 100644
--- a/tools/readme_linter/rules.go
+++ b/tools/readme_linter/rules.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func firstSection(t *T, root ast.Node) error {
 	// Make sure there is some text after the heading
 	n = n.NextSibling()
 	t.assertKind(ast.KindParagraph, n)
-	length := len(n.Text(t.markdown))
+	length := len(n.(*ast.Paragraph).Lines().Value(t.markdown))
 	if length < 30 {
 		t.assertNodef(n, "short first section. Please add short description of plugin. length %d, minimum 30", length)
 	}
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func requiredSections(t *T, root ast.Node, headings []string) error {
 		if child == nil {
 			continue
 		}
+		//nolint:staticcheck // need to use this since we aren't sure the type
 		title := strings.TrimSpace(string(child.Text(t.markdown)))
 		if headingsSet.has(title) && h.Level != expectedLevel {
 			t.assertNodef(n, "has required section %q but wrong heading level. Expected level %d, found %d",
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ func configSection(t *T, root ast.Node) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		//nolint:staticcheck // need to use this since we aren't sure the type
 		title := string(h.FirstChild().Text(t.markdown))
 		if title == expectedTitle {
 			config = h