diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 9e496479..0cf1d256 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
       with:
-        version: v1.52.2
+        version: v1.53.3
 
   go-mod-tidy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 45f0aaa3..dadbd3f6 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ linters:
   - gocritic
   - gofmt
   - gofumpt
-  - misspell
   - lll
+  - misspell
+  - nilerr
   - prealloc
   - revive
   - unconvert
+  - wastedassign
   - whitespace
   disable:
   - errcheck
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d2fdf8ab..9408d6bc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BASE_IMAGE = golang:1.20.1-alpine3.17
-LINT_IMAGE = golangci/golangci-lint:v1.52.2
+LINT_IMAGE = golangci/golangci-lint:v1.53.3
 
 .PHONY: $(shell ls)
 
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index d59f782f..f2ce23fd 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ func TestServerAuth(t *testing.T) {
 			onAnnounce: func(ctx *ServerHandlerOnAnnounceCtx) (*base.Response, error) {
 				err := auth.Validate(ctx.Request, "myuser", "mypass", nil, nil, "IPCAM", nonce)
 				if err != nil {
-					return &base.Response{
+					return &base.Response{ //nolint:nilerr
 						StatusCode: base.StatusUnauthorized,
 						Header: base.Header{
 							"WWW-Authenticate": auth.GenerateWWWAuthenticate(nil, "IPCAM", nonce),