diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index e79ca25b6..16d077d67 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -32,15 +32,12 @@ linters:
   - goimports
   - govet
   # linters default enabled by golangci-lint .
-  - deadcode
   - errcheck
   - gosimple
   - ineffassign
   - staticcheck
-  - structcheck
   - typecheck
   - unused
-  - varcheck
   # other linters supported by golangci-lint.
   - gci
   - gocyclo
diff --git a/hack/verify-staticcheck.sh b/hack/verify-staticcheck.sh
index c7a80a70e..e8ecc2b43 100755
--- a/hack/verify-staticcheck.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-staticcheck.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 REPO_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/..
 GOLANGCI_LINT_PKG="github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint"
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VER="v1.46.2"
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VER="v1.49.0"
 
 cd "${REPO_ROOT}"
 source "hack/util.sh"