diff --git a/.github/linters/.golangci.yaml b/.github/linters/.golangci.yaml
index d6ebb8d73..61f20528a 100644
--- a/.github/linters/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.github/linters/.golangci.yaml
@@ -5,24 +5,22 @@ run:
 linters:
   disable-all: true
   enable:
-    - bodyclose
     - depguard
     - dogsled
-    - errcheck
     - exportloopref
     - goconst
     - gocritic
+    - gci
     - gofumpt
-    - gofmt
-    - goimports
+    - gosec
     - gosimple
     - govet
     - ineffassign
     - misspell
     - nakedret
-    - nestif
     - nolintlint
     - staticcheck
+    - revive
     - stylecheck
     - typecheck
     - unconvert
@@ -64,6 +62,3 @@ linters-settings:
       - "github.com/onsi/gomega"
     # https://staticcheck.io/docs/configuration/options/#initialisms
     initialisms: ["ACL", "API", "ASCII", "CPU", "CSS", "DNS", "EOF", "GUID", "HTML", "HTTP", "HTTPS", "ID", "IP", "JSON", "QPS", "RAM", "RPC", "SLA", "SMTP", "SQL", "SSH", "TCP", "TLS", "TTL", "UDP", "UI", "GID", "UID", "UUID", "URI", "URL", "UTF8", "VM", "XML", "XMPP", "XSRF", "XSS", "SIP", "RTP", "AMQP", "DB", "TS"]
-
-  depgaurd:
-    allow-all: true
diff --git a/.github/linters/depguard.yaml b/.github/linters/depguard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..534b4ce9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/linters/depguard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Main:
+  - Disallowed:
+      - filippo.io/edwards25519
+      - github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/jwk
+      - github.com/mr-tron/base58
+      - github.com/multiformats/go-multibase
+      - github.com/cometbft/cometbft/types
+      - github.com/google/uuid
+      - github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec
+      - github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types
+      - github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types
+      - github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/msgservice
+      - github.com/cheqd/cheqd-node/x/did/utils
+      - github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4
+      - cosmossdk.io/errors
+      - github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params/types
+      - github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/03-connection/types
+      - github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/04-channel/types
+      - github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/capability/types
+      - github.com/cheqd/cheqd-node/x/did/types
+      - github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype
+      - github.com/cheqd/cheqd-node/x/resource/types
+      - github.com/cheqd/cheqd-node/x/resource/utils
+      - github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log
+      - github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types
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