diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 12c4274979..7cbe26876f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
       - name: Check out source
-        uses: actions/checkout@ac593985615ec2ede58e132d2e21d2b1cbd6127c #v3.3.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8f4b7f84864484a7bf31766abe9204da3cbe65b3 #v3.5.0
       - name: Install Linters
-        run: "curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.51.1"
+        run: "curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.52.2"
       - name: Build
         run: go build ./...
       - name: Test
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0897171f05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+run:
+  deadline: 10m
+
+linters:
+  build-tags:
+    - rpctest
+
+  disable-all: true
+  enable:
+    - asciicheck
+    - bidichk
+    - bodyclose
+    - durationcheck
+    - errchkjson
+    - exportloopref
+    - gofmt
+    - goimports
+    - gosimple
+    - govet
+    - grouper
+    - ineffassign
+    - misspell
+    - nosprintfhostport
+    - reassign
+    - rowserrcheck
+    - tparallel
+    - typecheck
+    - unconvert
+    - unused
+    - vetshadow
diff --git a/cmd/addblock/import.go b/cmd/addblock/import.go
index c73ae64964..a8a051cb13 100644
--- a/cmd/addblock/import.go
+++ b/cmd/addblock/import.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func newBlockImporter(ctx context.Context, db database.DB, utxoDb *leveldb.DB, r
 		MaxSize:      100 * 1024 * 1024, // 100 MiB
 	})
 
-	chain, err := blockchain.New(context.Background(),
+	chain, err := blockchain.New(ctx,
 		&blockchain.Config{
 			DB:              db,
 			ChainParams:     activeNetParams,
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 4d514fcd00..93ad77c2b9 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -39,14 +39,7 @@ for module in $MODPATHS; do
     cd $MODNAME
 
     # run linters
-    golangci-lint run --build-tags=rpctest --disable-all --deadline=10m \
-      --enable=gofmt \
-      --enable=gosimple \
-      --enable=unconvert \
-      --enable=ineffassign \
-      --enable=govet \
-      --enable=misspell \
-      --enable=unused \
+    golangci-lint run
   )
 done