diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 1d8f1ba60d..92c94a5348 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 linters:
   enable:
     - bodyclose
-    - deadcode
     - depguard
     - dogsled
     - gocyclo
@@ -14,14 +13,12 @@ linters:
     - megacheck
     - misspell
     - nakedret
+    - revive
     - staticcheck
-    - structcheck
     - typecheck
     - unconvert
     - unparam
     - unused
-    - revive
-    - varcheck
 
   disable:
     - errcheck
@@ -98,6 +95,12 @@ issues:
       linters:
         - gosec
 
+    # G113 Potential uncontrolled memory consumption in Rat.SetString (CVE-2022-23772)
+    # only affects gp < 1.16.14. and go < 1.17.7
+    - text: "(G113)"
+      linters:
+        - gosec
+
     # Looks like the match in "EXC0007" above doesn't catch this one
     # TODO: consider upstreaming this to golangci-lint's default exclusion rules
     - text: "G204: Subprocess launched with a potential tainted input or cmd arguments"
@@ -109,6 +112,11 @@ issues:
       linters:
         - gosec
 
+    # TODO: make sure all packages have a description. Currently, there's 67 packages without.
+    - text: "package-comments: should have a package comment"
+      linters:
+        - revive
+
     # Exclude some linters from running on tests files.
     - path: _test\.go
       linters:
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint
index 6c1ce4225b..46368784db 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.lint
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
 ARG GO_VERSION=1.18.5
-ARG GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=v1.45.2
+ARG GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=v1.49.0
 
 FROM golangci/golangci-lint:${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION}-alpine AS golangci-lint