diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 22ae622e5..2c8f4808c 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -26,33 +26,28 @@ linters:
     - errcheck
     #- exhaustive
     #- funlen
-    - gas
     #- gochecknoinits
     - goconst
     - gocritic
     #- gocyclo
-    #- gofmt
+    - gofmt
     - goimports
-    - golint
     #- gomnd
     #- goprintffuncname
-    #- gosec
+    - gosec
     - gosimple
     - govet
     - ineffassign
-    - interfacer
     #- lll
-    - maligned
-    - megacheck
-    #- misspell
+    - misspell
     #- nakedret
     #- noctx
-    #- nolintlint
+    - nolintlint
     #- rowserrcheck
     #- scopelint
-    #- staticcheck
+    - staticcheck
     #- structcheck ! deprecated since v1.49.0; replaced by 'unused'
-    #- stylecheck
+    - stylecheck
     #- typecheck
     - unconvert
     #- unparam
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index b6f8f4b14..54748fc67 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ func (c *Command) ArgsLenAtDash() int {
 
 func (c *Command) execute(a []string) (err error) {
 	if c == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Called Execute() on a nil Command")
+		return fmt.Errorf("called Execute() on a nil Command")
 	}
 
 	if len(c.Deprecated) > 0 {
@@ -1460,7 +1460,6 @@ func (c *Command) UseLine() string {
 
 // DebugFlags used to determine which flags have been assigned to which commands
 // and which persist.
-// nolint:goconst
 func (c *Command) DebugFlags() {
 	c.Println("DebugFlags called on", c.Name())
 	var debugflags func(*Command)
diff --git a/completions.go b/completions.go
index b2c70b1c4..906dd3086 100644
--- a/completions.go
+++ b/completions.go
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (c *Command) getCompletions(args []string) (*Command, []string, ShellCompDi
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		// Unable to find the real command. E.g., <program> someInvalidCmd <TAB>
-		return c, []string{}, ShellCompDirectiveDefault, fmt.Errorf("Unable to find a command for arguments: %v", trimmedArgs)
+		return c, []string{}, ShellCompDirectiveDefault, fmt.Errorf("unable to find a command for arguments: %v", trimmedArgs)
 	}
 	finalCmd.ctx = c.ctx
 
diff --git a/flag_groups.go b/flag_groups.go
index 2be3b18b1..560612fd3 100644
--- a/flag_groups.go
+++ b/flag_groups.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	requiredAsGroup   = "cobra_annotation_required_if_others_set"
-	oneRequired       = "cobra_annotation_one_required"
-	mutuallyExclusive = "cobra_annotation_mutually_exclusive"
+	requiredAsGroupAnnotation   = "cobra_annotation_required_if_others_set"
+	oneRequiredAnnotation       = "cobra_annotation_one_required"
+	mutuallyExclusiveAnnotation = "cobra_annotation_mutually_exclusive"
 )
 
 // MarkFlagsRequiredTogether marks the given flags with annotations so that Cobra errors
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (c *Command) MarkFlagsRequiredTogether(flagNames ...string) {
 		if f == nil {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to find flag %q and mark it as being required in a flag group", v))
 		}
-		if err := c.Flags().SetAnnotation(v, requiredAsGroup, append(f.Annotations[requiredAsGroup], strings.Join(flagNames, " "))); err != nil {
+		if err := c.Flags().SetAnnotation(v, requiredAsGroupAnnotation, append(f.Annotations[requiredAsGroupAnnotation], strings.Join(flagNames, " "))); err != nil {
 			// Only errs if the flag isn't found.
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (c *Command) MarkFlagsOneRequired(flagNames ...string) {
 		if f == nil {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to find flag %q and mark it as being in a one-required flag group", v))
 		}
-		if err := c.Flags().SetAnnotation(v, oneRequired, append(f.Annotations[oneRequired], strings.Join(flagNames, " "))); err != nil {
+		if err := c.Flags().SetAnnotation(v, oneRequiredAnnotation, append(f.Annotations[oneRequiredAnnotation], strings.Join(flagNames, " "))); err != nil {
 			// Only errs if the flag isn't found.
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (c *Command) MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(flagNames ...string) {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to find flag %q and mark it as being in a mutually exclusive flag group", v))
 		}
 		// Each time this is called is a single new entry; this allows it to be a member of multiple groups if needed.
-		if err := c.Flags().SetAnnotation(v, mutuallyExclusive, append(f.Annotations[mutuallyExclusive], strings.Join(flagNames, " "))); err != nil {
+		if err := c.Flags().SetAnnotation(v, mutuallyExclusiveAnnotation, append(f.Annotations[mutuallyExclusiveAnnotation], strings.Join(flagNames, " "))); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ func (c *Command) ValidateFlagGroups() error {
 	oneRequiredGroupStatus := map[string]map[string]bool{}
 	mutuallyExclusiveGroupStatus := map[string]map[string]bool{}
 	flags.VisitAll(func(pflag *flag.Flag) {
-		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, requiredAsGroup, groupStatus)
-		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, oneRequired, oneRequiredGroupStatus)
-		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, mutuallyExclusive, mutuallyExclusiveGroupStatus)
+		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, requiredAsGroupAnnotation, groupStatus)
+		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, oneRequiredAnnotation, oneRequiredGroupStatus)
+		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, mutuallyExclusiveAnnotation, mutuallyExclusiveGroupStatus)
 	})
 
 	if err := validateRequiredFlagGroups(groupStatus); err != nil {
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ func (c *Command) enforceFlagGroupsForCompletion() {
 	oneRequiredGroupStatus := map[string]map[string]bool{}
 	mutuallyExclusiveGroupStatus := map[string]map[string]bool{}
 	c.Flags().VisitAll(func(pflag *flag.Flag) {
-		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, requiredAsGroup, groupStatus)
-		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, oneRequired, oneRequiredGroupStatus)
-		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, mutuallyExclusive, mutuallyExclusiveGroupStatus)
+		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, requiredAsGroupAnnotation, groupStatus)
+		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, oneRequiredAnnotation, oneRequiredGroupStatus)
+		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, mutuallyExclusiveAnnotation, mutuallyExclusiveGroupStatus)
 	})
 
 	// If a flag that is part of a group is present, we make all the other flags