diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 0343c4b4eb..46844d1e90 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ run:
   # default is true. Enables skipping of directories:
   #   vendor$, third_party$, testdata$, examples$, Godeps$, builtin$
   skip-dirs-use-default: true
-  skip-files:
-    - core/genesis_alloc.go
 
 linters:
   disable-all: true
@@ -26,6 +24,8 @@ linters:
     - exportloopref
     - whitespace
 
+    ### linters we tried and will not be using:
+    ###
     # - structcheck # lots of false positives
     # - errcheck #lot of false positives
     # - contextcheck
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ linters-settings:
     simplify: true
 
 issues:
+  exclude-files:
+    - core/genesis_alloc.go
   exclude-rules:
     - path: crypto/bn256/cloudflare/optate.go
       linters:
diff --git a/build/checksums.txt b/build/checksums.txt
index da2988452a..94cac9738c 100644
--- a/build/checksums.txt
+++ b/build/checksums.txt
@@ -48,36 +48,37 @@ cab2af6951a6e2115824263f6df13ff069c47270f5788714fa1d776f7f60cb39  go1.22.3.windo
 40b37f4b068fc759f3a0dd61176a0f7570a4ba48bed8561c31d3967a3583981a  go1.22.3.windows-arm.zip
 59b76ee22b9b1c3afbf7f50e3cb4edb954d6c0d25e5e029ab5483a6804d61e71  go1.22.3.windows-arm64.zip
 
-# version:golangci 1.55.2
+# version:golangci 1.59.0
 # https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/
-# https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/download/v1.55.2/
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 # This is the builder on PPA that will build Go itself (inception-y), don't modify!
 #