diff --git a/acceptanceTests/config_test.go b/acceptanceTests/config_test.go
index 00b8be371..e0054d8e7 100644
--- a/acceptanceTests/config_test.go
+++ b/acceptanceTests/config_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package acceptanceTests
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"testing"
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ func TestConfigRegenerate(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	_, readFileErr := ioutil.ReadFile(configPath)
+	_, readFileErr := os.ReadFile(configPath)
 	if readFileErr != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to read config file, err: %v", readFileErr)
 		return
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ func TestConfigGuiPort(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if writeErr := ioutil.WriteFile(configPath, configBytes, 0644); writeErr != nil {
+			if writeErr := os.WriteFile(configPath, configBytes, 0644); writeErr != nil {
 				t.Errorf("failed to write config to file, err: %v", writeErr)
 				return
 			}
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ func TestConfigSetGuiPort(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if writeErr := ioutil.WriteFile(configPath, configBytes, 0644); writeErr != nil {
+			if writeErr := os.WriteFile(configPath, configBytes, 0644); writeErr != nil {
 				t.Errorf("failed to write config to file, err: %v", writeErr)
 				return
 			}
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ func TestConfigFlagGuiPort(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if writeErr := ioutil.WriteFile(configPath, configBytes, 0644); writeErr != nil {
+			if writeErr := os.WriteFile(configPath, configBytes, 0644); writeErr != nil {
 				t.Errorf("failed to write config to file, err: %v", writeErr)
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/acceptanceTests/tap_test.go b/acceptanceTests/tap_test.go
index 03e49bcef..0aa33e686 100644
--- a/acceptanceTests/tap_test.go
+++ b/acceptanceTests/tap_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package acceptanceTests
 import (
 	"archive/zip"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ func TestTapDumpLogs(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	files, readErr := ioutil.ReadDir(kubesharkFolderPath)
+	files, readErr := os.ReadDir(kubesharkFolderPath)
 	if readErr != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to read kubeshark folder files, err: %v", readErr)
 		return
diff --git a/acceptanceTests/testsUtils.go b/acceptanceTests/testsUtils.go
index 1f0222424..68fa91670 100644
--- a/acceptanceTests/testsUtils.go
+++ b/acceptanceTests/testsUtils.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func ExecuteHttpRequest(response *http.Response, requestErr error) (interface{},
 
 	defer func() { response.Body.Close() }()
 
-	data, readErr := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	data, readErr := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
 	if readErr != nil {
 		return nil, readErr
 	}
diff --git a/agent/main.go b/agent/main.go
index 110f8952b..afbb392fc 100644
--- a/agent/main.go
+++ b/agent/main.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ func disableRootStaticCache() gin.HandlerFunc {
 }
 
 func setUIFlags(uiIndexPath string) error {
-	read, err := ioutil.ReadFile(uiIndexPath)
+	read, err := os.ReadFile(uiIndexPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ func setUIFlags(uiIndexPath string) error {
 	replacedContent := strings.Replace(string(read), "__IS_OAS_ENABLED__", strconv.FormatBool(config.Config.OAS.Enable), 1)
 	replacedContent = strings.Replace(replacedContent, "__IS_SERVICE_MAP_ENABLED__", strconv.FormatBool(config.Config.ServiceMap), 1)
 
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(uiIndexPath, []byte(replacedContent), 0)
+	err = os.WriteFile(uiIndexPath, []byte(replacedContent), 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/agent/pkg/config/config.go b/agent/pkg/config/config.go
index 3065c4875..c41eda785 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package config
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/shared"
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ func LoadConfig() error {
 	}
 	filePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", shared.ConfigDirPath, shared.ConfigFileName)
 
-	content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
+	content, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return applyDefaultConfig()
diff --git a/agent/pkg/oas/feeder_test.go b/agent/pkg/oas/feeder_test.go
index 05cb61b19..04be4e09e 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/oas/feeder_test.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/oas/feeder_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ func feedFromHAR(file string, isSync bool, gen *defaultOasGenerator) (uint, erro
 
 	defer fd.Close()
 
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(fd)
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(fd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
diff --git a/agent/pkg/oas/specgen.go b/agent/pkg/oas/specgen.go
index b680f67ff..dfbff977d 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/oas/specgen.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/oas/specgen.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"mime"
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"net/textproto"
@@ -615,7 +614,7 @@ func handleFormDataMultipart(text string, content *openapi.MediaType, ctypeParam
 		}
 		defer part.Close()
 
-		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(part)
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(part)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Log.Errorf("Error reading multipart Part %s: %v", part.Header, err)
 		}
diff --git a/agent/pkg/oas/specgen_test.go b/agent/pkg/oas/specgen_test.go
index 4a5c78a80..3073108f6 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/oas/specgen_test.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/oas/specgen_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package oas
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func outputSpec(label string, spec *openapi.OpenAPI, t *testing.T) string {
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		err = ioutil.WriteFile(path+"/"+label+".json", content, 0644)
+		err = os.WriteFile(path+"/"+label+".json", content, 0644)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestFileSingle(t *testing.T) {
 			t.FailNow()
 		}
 
-		expected, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file + ".spec.json")
+		expected, err := os.ReadFile(file + ".spec.json")
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf(err.Error())
 			t.FailNow()
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func TestFileSingle(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		if os.Getenv("KUBESHARK_OAS_WRITE_FILES") != "" {
-			err = ioutil.WriteFile(file+".spec.json", []byte(specText), 0644)
+			err = os.WriteFile(file+".spec.json", []byte(specText), 0644)
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func loadStartingOAS(file string, label string, specs *sync.Map) {
 
 	defer fd.Close()
 
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(fd)
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(fd)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestLoadValid3_1(t *testing.T) {
 
 	defer fd.Close()
 
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(fd)
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(fd)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Log(err)
 		t.FailNow()
diff --git a/agent/pkg/utils/utils.go b/agent/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 83e17b0d3..ac8917318 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ func CheckErr(e error) {
 }
 
 func ReadJsonFile(filePath string, value interface{}) error {
-	if content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filePath); err != nil {
+	if content, err := os.ReadFile(filePath); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else {
 		if err = json.Unmarshal(content, value); err != nil {
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ func SaveJsonFile(filePath string, value interface{}) error {
 	if data, err := json.Marshal(value); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else {
-		if err = ioutil.WriteFile(filePath, data, 0644); err != nil {
+		if err = os.WriteFile(filePath, data, 0644); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cli/bucket/provider.go b/cli/bucket/provider.go
index 0e223854f..6114fcc1d 100644
--- a/cli/bucket/provider.go
+++ b/cli/bucket/provider.go
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ package bucket
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/cli/utils"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/cli/utils"
 )
 
 type Provider struct {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func (provider *Provider) GetInstallTemplate(templateName string) (string, error
 
 	defer response.Body.Close()
 
-	installTemplate, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	installTemplate, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/cli/config/config.go b/cli/config/config.go
index 718db5d59..e5fd0c5c2 100644
--- a/cli/config/config.go
+++ b/cli/config/config.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package config
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func WriteConfig(config *ConfigStruct) error {
 	}
 
 	data := []byte(template)
-	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(Config.ConfigFilePath, data, 0644); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(Config.ConfigFilePath, data, 0644); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed writing config, err: %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func loadConfigFile(configFilePath string, config *ConfigStruct) error {
 		return openErr
 	}
 
-	buf, readErr := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
+	buf, readErr := io.ReadAll(reader)
 	if readErr != nil {
 		return readErr
 	}
diff --git a/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index 70cb75fa1..8a7d27cdd 100644
--- a/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package configStructs
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ func (config *TapConfig) GetInsertionFilter() string {
 	insertionFilter := config.InsertionFilter
 	if fs.ValidPath(insertionFilter) {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(insertionFilter); err == nil {
-			b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(insertionFilter)
+			b, err := os.ReadFile(insertionFilter)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Log.Warningf(uiUtils.Warning, fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't read the file on path: %s, err: %v", insertionFilter, err))
 			} else {
diff --git a/cli/kubeshark/version/versionCheck.go b/cli/kubeshark/version/versionCheck.go
index af43d1307..42976face 100644
--- a/cli/kubeshark/version/versionCheck.go
+++ b/cli/kubeshark/version/versionCheck.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package version
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func CheckNewerVersion(versionChan chan string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	res.Body.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log.Debugf("[ERROR] Failed to read the version file -> %v", err)
diff --git a/cli/utils/httpUtils.go b/cli/utils/httpUtils.go
index 0d35f8899..68aeb7dce 100644
--- a/cli/utils/httpUtils.go
+++ b/cli/utils/httpUtils.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ func checkError(response *http.Response, errInOperation error) (*http.Response,
 		return response, errInOperation
 		// Check only if status != 200 (and not status >= 300). Agent APIs return only 200 on success.
 	} else if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
 		response.Body.Close()
 		response.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(body)) // rewind
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/tap/extensions/amqp/main_test.go b/tap/extensions/amqp/main_test.go
index c68a1d05d..7d7427b71 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/amqp/main_test.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/amqp/main_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ func TestDissect(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, items, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ func TestAnalyze(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgAnalyzing, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var items []*api.OutputChannelItem
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ func TestAnalyze(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, items, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ func TestSummarize(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgSummarizing, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var entries []*api.Entry
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ func TestSummarize(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, entries, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ func TestRepresent(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgRepresenting, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var entries []*api.Entry
@@ -364,7 +363,7 @@ func TestRepresent(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, objects, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
diff --git a/tap/extensions/http/handlers.go b/tap/extensions/http/handlers.go
index fa3efdacc..e6c355c7f 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/http/handlers.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/http/handlers.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ func handleHTTP1ClientStream(b *bufio.Reader, progress *api.ReadProgress, captur
 	}
 
 	var body []byte
-	body, err = ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
+	body, err = io.ReadAll(req.Body)
 	req.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(body)) // rewind
 
 	ident := fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ func handleHTTP1ServerStream(b *bufio.Reader, progress *api.ReadProgress, captur
 	}
 
 	var body []byte
-	body, err = ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	body, err = io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	res.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(body)) // rewind
 
 	ident := fmt.Sprintf(
diff --git a/tap/extensions/http/main_test.go b/tap/extensions/http/main_test.go
index 30af39e5d..a2a910e40 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/http/main_test.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/http/main_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ func TestDissect(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, items, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ func TestAnalyze(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgAnalyzing, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var items []*api.OutputChannelItem
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@ func TestAnalyze(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, items, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ func TestSummarize(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgSummarizing, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var entries []*api.Entry
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ func TestSummarize(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, entries, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@ func TestRepresent(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgRepresenting, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var entries []*api.Entry
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ func TestRepresent(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, objects, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
diff --git a/tap/extensions/kafka/decode.go b/tap/extensions/kafka/decode.go
index c27bd0f77..f9728d019 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/kafka/decode.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/kafka/decode.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"hash/crc32"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ func (d *decoder) discard(n int) {
 		n, err = r.Discard(n)
 		d.remain -= n
 	} else {
-		_, err = io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, d)
+		_, err = io.Copy(io.Discard, d)
 	}
 	d.setError(err)
 }
diff --git a/tap/extensions/kafka/main_test.go b/tap/extensions/kafka/main_test.go
index 00d216f1c..86b8580f5 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/kafka/main_test.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/kafka/main_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ func TestDissect(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, items, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ func TestAnalyze(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgAnalyzing, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var items []*api.OutputChannelItem
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@ func TestAnalyze(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, items, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ func TestSummarize(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgSummarizing, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var entries []*api.Entry
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ func TestSummarize(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, entries, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ func TestRepresent(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgRepresenting, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var entries []*api.Entry
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ func TestRepresent(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, objects, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
diff --git a/tap/extensions/redis/main_test.go b/tap/extensions/redis/main_test.go
index 392be51cd..386cb48ae 100644
--- a/tap/extensions/redis/main_test.go
+++ b/tap/extensions/redis/main_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ func TestDissect(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, items, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ func TestAnalyze(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgAnalyzing, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var items []*api.OutputChannelItem
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@ func TestAnalyze(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, items, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ func TestSummarize(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgSummarizing, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var entries []*api.Entry
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ func TestSummarize(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, entries, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ func TestRepresent(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, _path := range paths {
 		fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", msgRepresenting, _path)
 
-		bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(_path)
+		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(_path)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		var entries []*api.Entry
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ func TestRepresent(t *testing.T) {
 			if _, err := os.Stat(pathExpect); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 				assert.Len(t, objects, 0)
 			} else {
-				expectedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(pathExpect)
+				expectedBytes, err := os.ReadFile(pathExpect)
 				assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 				assert.JSONEq(t, string(expectedBytes), string(marshaled))
diff --git a/tap/source/discoverer_util.go b/tap/source/discoverer_util.go
index 5221e6779..260a4513f 100644
--- a/tap/source/discoverer_util.go
+++ b/tap/source/discoverer_util.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package source
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 var numberRegex = regexp.MustCompile("[0-9]+")
 
 func getSingleValueFromEnvironmentVariableFile(filePath string, variableName string) (string, error) {
-	bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
+	bytes, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log.Warningf("Error reading environment file %v - %v", filePath, err)
diff --git a/tap/source/envoy_discoverer.go b/tap/source/envoy_discoverer.go
index 69ad6749b..0c7f71a4c 100644
--- a/tap/source/envoy_discoverer.go
+++ b/tap/source/envoy_discoverer.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package source
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ const envoyBinary = "/envoy"
 func discoverRelevantEnvoyPids(procfs string, pods []v1.Pod) ([]string, error) {
 	result := make([]string, 0)
 
-	pids, err := ioutil.ReadDir(procfs)
+	pids, err := os.ReadDir(procfs)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, err
diff --git a/tap/source/linkerd_discoverer.go b/tap/source/linkerd_discoverer.go
index 68ba93de0..158193bf5 100644
--- a/tap/source/linkerd_discoverer.go
+++ b/tap/source/linkerd_discoverer.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package source
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ const linkerdBinary = "/linkerd2-proxy"
 func discoverRelevantLinkerdPids(procfs string, pods []v1.Pod) ([]string, error) {
 	result := make([]string, 0)
 
-	pids, err := ioutil.ReadDir(procfs)
+	pids, err := os.ReadDir(procfs)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, err
diff --git a/tap/tlstapper/tls_process_discoverer.go b/tap/tlstapper/tls_process_discoverer.go
index 465f02739..a49576ff8 100644
--- a/tap/tlstapper/tls_process_discoverer.go
+++ b/tap/tlstapper/tls_process_discoverer.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package tlstapper
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func UpdateTapTargets(tls *TlsTapper, pods *[]v1.Pod, procfs string) error {
 func findContainerPids(procfs string, containerIds map[string]v1.Pod) (map[uint32]v1.Pod, error) {
 	result := make(map[uint32]v1.Pod)
 
-	pids, err := ioutil.ReadDir(procfs)
+	pids, err := os.ReadDir(procfs)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, err
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func buildContainerIdsMap(pods *[]v1.Pod) map[string]v1.Pod {
 func getProcessCgroup(procfs string, pid string) (string, error) {
 	filePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/cgroup", procfs, pid)
 
-	bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
+	bytes, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log.Warningf("Error reading cgroup file %s - %v", filePath, err)