diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index 55d085de2..c1f0f5436 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@master
         with:
           # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
-          version: v1.28.3
+          version: v1.28
           args: --timeout 10m
           github-token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
         if: "env.GIT_DIFF != ''"
diff --git a/blockchain/msgs_test.go b/blockchain/msgs_test.go
index c8c8a77c9..899bc6217 100644
--- a/blockchain/msgs_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/msgs_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	bcproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/blockchain"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
diff --git a/consensus/replay.go b/consensus/replay.go
index f116e909a..dc4ab9ab3 100644
--- a/consensus/replay.go
+++ b/consensus/replay.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
 
-	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
 
+	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
 	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
diff --git a/evidence/reactor.go b/evidence/reactor.go
index 79c909a6b..70f23bd3c 100644
--- a/evidence/reactor.go
+++ b/evidence/reactor.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+
 	clist "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/clist"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/p2p"
diff --git a/p2p/pex/addrbook.go b/p2p/pex/addrbook.go
index a5a408f10..c47177984 100644
--- a/p2p/pex/addrbook.go
+++ b/p2p/pex/addrbook.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/minio/highwayhash"
+
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 	tmmath "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/math"
 	tmrand "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/rand"
diff --git a/state/validation_test.go b/state/validation_test.go
index 087d8328c..fc40e171f 100644
--- a/state/validation_test.go
+++ b/state/validation_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/bytes"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/version"
diff --git a/types/block_meta_test.go b/types/block_meta_test.go
index 3ab750fef..1e29a132a 100644
--- a/types/block_meta_test.go
+++ b/types/block_meta_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/tmhash"
 	tmrand "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/rand"
 )
diff --git a/types/evidence_test.go b/types/evidence_test.go
index 1e0047e52..61fd764b8 100644
--- a/types/evidence_test.go
+++ b/types/evidence_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/ed25519"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/tmhash"