diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index bc038daf9..81e7330ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ jobs:
             go.sum
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
-          # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and
-          # must be specified without patch version: we always use the
-          # latest patch version.
-          version: v1.47.3
+          version: v1.50.1
           args: --timeout 10m
           github-token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 7fa9f28aa..80e7214b2 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ linters:
   enable:
     - asciicheck
     - bodyclose
-    - deadcode
     - depguard
     - dogsled
     - dupl
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ linters:
     - typecheck
     - unconvert
     - unused
-    - varcheck
 
 issues:
   exclude-rules:
diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/commands/debug/util.go b/cmd/tendermint/commands/debug/util.go
index 089817f2f..f29fd5a81 100644
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/debug/util.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/debug/util.go
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ func copyConfig(home, dir string) error {
 func dumpProfile(dir, addr, profile string, debug int) error {
 	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/debug/pprof/%s?debug=%d", addr, profile, debug)
 
-	resp, err := http.Get(endpoint) //nolint: gosec
+	//nolint:gosec,nolintlint
+	resp, err := http.Get(endpoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to query for %s profile: %w", profile, err)
 	}
diff --git a/libs/rand/random.go b/libs/rand/random.go
index 05af30f1a..6f481c1a3 100644
--- a/libs/rand/random.go
+++ b/libs/rand/random.go
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ func (r *Rand) init() {
 }
 
 func (r *Rand) reset(seed int64) {
-	r.rand = mrand.New(mrand.NewSource(seed)) //nolint:gosec
+	//nolint:gosec,nolintlint
+	r.rand = mrand.New(mrand.NewSource(seed))
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index e40b72e99..a2b7ed160 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ func NewNode(config *cfg.Config,
 	if config.RPC.PprofListenAddress != "" {
 		go func() {
 			logger.Info("Starting pprof server", "laddr", config.RPC.PprofListenAddress)
+			//nolint:gosec,nolintlint // G114: Use of net/http serve function that has no support for setting timeouts
 			logger.Error("pprof server error", "err", http.ListenAndServe(config.RPC.PprofListenAddress, nil))
 		}()
 	}