diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 3114c83..5c85904 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ linters:
     - scopelint         # deprecated by author
     - structcheck       # abandoned
     - testpackage       # internal tests are fine
+    - thelper           # we want to print out the whole stack
     - varcheck          # abandoned
     - wrapcheck         # don't _always_ need to wrap errors
     - wsl               # generous whitespace violates house style
@@ -52,3 +53,13 @@ issues:
     # Don't ban use of fmt.Errorf to create new errors, but the remaining
     # checks from err113 are useful.
     - "err113: do not define dynamic errors.*"
+  exclude-rules:
+    - linters:
+      - protogetter
+      path: protoplugin_test.go
+    - linters:
+      - exhaustruct
+      path: protoplugin.go
+    - linters:
+      - exhaustruct
+      path: response_writer.go