diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 8278d17b8b..82178dcdf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
           # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
-          version: v1.51
+          version: v1.59
           args: --timeout 10m
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 17d5384ea3..3829eaeef3 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ linters:
   disable-all: true
   enable:
     - bodyclose
-    - deadcode
-    - depguard
     - dogsled
     - errcheck
     - goconst
@@ -23,14 +21,15 @@ linters:
     - prealloc
     - exportloopref
     - staticcheck
-    - structcheck
     - stylecheck
     - typecheck
     - unconvert
     - unused
-    - varcheck
 
 issues:
+  exclude-dirs: # following upstream rules
+    - x/wasm
+    - app
   exclude-rules:
     - text: "Use of weak random number generator"
       linters:
@@ -46,12 +45,6 @@ linters-settings:
     # report about assignment of errors to blank identifier: `num, _ := strconv.Atoi(numStr)`;
     # default is false: such cases aren't reported by default.
     check-blank: true
-  maligned:
-    # print struct with more effective memory layout or not, false by default
-    suggest-new: true
-  golint:
-    # minimal confidence for issues, default is 0.8
-    min-confidence: 0
   prealloc:
     # XXX: we don't recommend using this linter before doing performance profiling.
     # For most programs usage of prealloc will be a premature optimization.
diff --git a/cmd/contract_tests/main.go b/cmd/contract_tests/main.go
index 4f27b03387..bf03e02012 100644
--- a/cmd/contract_tests/main.go
+++ b/cmd/contract_tests/main.go
@@ -11,31 +11,31 @@ func main() {
 	// This must be compiled beforehand and given to dredd as parameter, in the meantime the server should be running
 	h := hooks.NewHooks()
 	server := hooks.NewServer(hooks.NewHooksRunner(h))
-	h.BeforeAll(func(t []*transaction.Transaction) {
+	h.BeforeAll(func(_ []*transaction.Transaction) {
 		fmt.Println("Sleep 5 seconds before all modification")
 	})
-	h.BeforeEach(func(t *transaction.Transaction) {
+	h.BeforeEach(func(_ *transaction.Transaction) {
 		fmt.Println("before each modification")
 	})
-	h.Before("/version > GET", func(t *transaction.Transaction) {
+	h.Before("/version > GET", func(_ *transaction.Transaction) {
 		fmt.Println("before version TEST")
 	})
-	h.Before("/node_version > GET", func(t *transaction.Transaction) {
+	h.Before("/node_version > GET", func(_ *transaction.Transaction) {
 		fmt.Println("before node_version TEST")
 	})
-	h.BeforeEachValidation(func(t *transaction.Transaction) {
+	h.BeforeEachValidation(func(_ *transaction.Transaction) {
 		fmt.Println("before each validation modification")
 	})
-	h.BeforeValidation("/node_version > GET", func(t *transaction.Transaction) {
+	h.BeforeValidation("/node_version > GET", func(_ *transaction.Transaction) {
 		fmt.Println("before validation node_version TEST")
 	})
-	h.After("/node_version > GET", func(t *transaction.Transaction) {
+	h.After("/node_version > GET", func(_ *transaction.Transaction) {
 		fmt.Println("after node_version TEST")
 	})
-	h.AfterEach(func(t *transaction.Transaction) {
+	h.AfterEach(func(_ *transaction.Transaction) {
 		fmt.Println("after each modification")
 	})
-	h.AfterAll(func(t []*transaction.Transaction) {
+	h.AfterAll(func(_ []*transaction.Transaction) {
 		fmt.Println("after all modification")
 	})
 	server.Serve()