diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 16b6abe45..cc7b20570 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -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: v1.26
+          version: v1.27
           args: --timeout 10m
           github-token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
         if: "env.GIT_DIFF != ''"
diff --git a/codec/legacy/codec.go b/codec/legacy/codec.go
index 5a9f11e12..b6bebad24 100644
--- a/codec/legacy/codec.go
+++ b/codec/legacy/codec.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	cryptocodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/codec"
 )
 
+//nolint:stylecheck // ignore linting of comment
 // Deprecated: Cdc defines a global generic sealed Amino codec to be used throughout sdk. It
 // has all Tendermint crypto and evidence types registered.
 //
diff --git a/x/auth/alias.go b/x/auth/alias.go
index 9895210c9..036100bf8 100644
--- a/x/auth/alias.go
+++ b/x/auth/alias.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ var (
 	NewQueryAccountParams             = types.NewQueryAccountParams
 	NewStdTx                          = types.NewStdTx
 	CountSubKeys                      = types.CountSubKeys
-	NewStdFee                         = types.NewStdFee //nolint:staticcheck
+	NewStdFee                         = types.NewStdFee //nolint:staticcheck // this will be removed when proto is ready
 	StdSignBytes                      = types.StdSignBytes
 	DefaultTxDecoder                  = types.DefaultTxDecoder
 	DefaultTxEncoder                  = types.DefaultTxEncoder
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ type (
 	QueryAccountParams               = types.QueryAccountParams
 	StdSignMsg                       = types.StdSignMsg
 	StdTx                            = types.StdTx
-	StdFee                           = types.StdFee //nolint:staticcheck
+	StdFee                           = types.StdFee //nolint:staticcheck // this will be removed when proto is ready
 	StdSignDoc                       = types.StdSignDoc
-	StdSignature                     = types.StdSignature //nolint:staticcheck
+	StdSignature                     = types.StdSignature //nolint:staticcheck // this will be removed when proto is ready
 	TxBuilder                        = types.TxBuilder
 	GenesisAccountIterator           = types.GenesisAccountIterator
 	ModuleAccount                    = types.ModuleAccount
diff --git a/x/auth/ante/basic.go b/x/auth/ante/basic.go
index 0f464b491..b1ed1e8d3 100644
--- a/x/auth/ante/basic.go
+++ b/x/auth/ante/basic.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (cgts ConsumeTxSizeGasDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, sim
 			}
 
 			// use stdsignature to mock the size of a full signature
-			simSig := types.StdSignature{ //nolint:staticcheck
+			simSig := types.StdSignature{ //nolint:staticheck // this will be removed when proto is ready
 				Signature: simSecp256k1Sig[:],
 				PubKey:    pubkey.Bytes(),
 			}