diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 752c9af3..845afc01 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ linters-settings:
       - name: unreachable-code
 
   depguard:
-    list-type: blacklist
-    include-go-root: false
-    packages:
-      - log
-      - github.com/juju/errors
-    packages-with-error-message:
-      # specify an error message to output when a blacklisted package is used
-      - log: "logging is allowed only by pingcap/log"
-      - github.com/juju/errors: "error handling is allowed only by pingcap/errors"
+    rules:
+      main:
+        list-mode: lax # everything is allowed unless it is denied.
+        deny:
+          - pkg: "log"
+            desc: logging is allowed only by pingcap/log
+          - pkg: "github.com/juju/errors"
+            desc: error handling is allowed only by pingcap/errors
+
   staticcheck:
     checks: ["S1002","S1004","S1007","S1009","S1010","S1012","S1019","S1020","S1021","S1024","S1030","SA2*","SA3*","SA4009","SA5*","SA6000","SA6001","SA6005", "-SA2002"]
   stylecheck:
diff --git a/br/Makefile b/br/Makefile
index 66f3d1d8..452fab89 100644
--- a/br/Makefile
+++ b/br/Makefile
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ failpoint/disable: tools/bin/failpoint-ctl
 	find `pwd` -type d | grep -vE "(\.git|tools)" | xargs tools/bin/failpoint-ctl disable
 
 tools/bin/golangci-lint:
-	curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b ./tools/bin v1.52.2
+	curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b ./tools/bin v1.55.2
 
 tools/bin/failpoint-ctl: tools/check/go.mod
 	cd tools/check && $(GO) build -o ../bin/failpoint-ctl github.com/pingcap/failpoint/failpoint-ctl
diff --git a/cdc/Makefile b/cdc/Makefile
index 80954e72..8e9b1249 100644
--- a/cdc/Makefile
+++ b/cdc/Makefile
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ tools/bin/goveralls: tools/check/go.mod
 	cd tools/check && $(GO) build -mod=mod -o ../bin/goveralls github.com/mattn/goveralls
 
 tools/bin/golangci-lint: tools/check/go.mod
-	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b tools/bin v1.51.1
+	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b tools/bin v1.55.2
 
 tools/bin/mockgen: tools/check/go.mod
 	cd tools/check && $(GO) build -mod=mod -o ../bin/mockgen github.com/golang/mock/mockgen
diff --git a/cdc/cdc/model/kv.go b/cdc/cdc/model/kv.go
index 57637e5e..47162bb1 100644
--- a/cdc/cdc/model/kv.go
+++ b/cdc/cdc/model/kv.go
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ func (e *RegionFeedEvent) GetValue() interface{} {
 		return e.Val
 	} else if e.Resolved != nil {
 		return e.Resolved
-	} else {
-		return nil
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // ResolvedSpan guarantees all the KV value event
diff --git a/cdc/pkg/fsutil/filelock.go b/cdc/pkg/fsutil/filelock.go
index 8a1271f8..16d6cc44 100644
--- a/cdc/pkg/fsutil/filelock.go
+++ b/cdc/pkg/fsutil/filelock.go
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ func (fl *FileLock) IsLocked() (bool, error) {
 		return true, nil
 	} else if err != nil {
 		return false, errors.Trace(err)
-	} else {
-		return false, nil
 	}
+	return false, nil
 }