diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 7554db88ca603..6eae92cbe7156 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ run:
 linters:
   disable-all: true
   enable:
-    - depguard
     - dogsled
     - errcheck
     - exportloopref
@@ -32,25 +31,25 @@ linters:
 
 issues:
   exclude-rules:
-    - text: "Use of weak random number generator"
+    - text: 'Use of weak random number generator'
       linters:
         - gosec
-    - text: "comment on exported var"
+    - text: 'comment on exported var'
       linters:
         - golint
     - text: "don't use an underscore in package name"
       linters:
         - golint
-    - text: "ST1003:"
+    - text: 'ST1003:'
       linters:
         - stylecheck
     # FIXME: Disabled until golangci-lint updates stylecheck with this fix:
     # https://github.com/dominikh/go-tools/issues/389
-    - text: "ST1016:"
+    - text: 'ST1016:'
       linters:
         - stylecheck
-    - path: "migrations"
-      text: "SA1019:"
+    - path: 'migrations'
+      text: 'SA1019:'
       linters:
         - staticcheck
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index feb7e7641889c..d3fc89e4a37ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ docker-build-all: docker-build-debug docker-build-hermes
 ###                                Linting                                  ###
 ###############################################################################
 golangci_lint_cmd=golangci-lint
-golangci_version=v1.52.2
+golangci_version=v1.53.3
 
 lint:
 	@echo "--> Running linter"