diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index ca134e52c..6b13ea84e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
         with:
-          version: v2.4.0
+          version: v2.7.2
 
   dev:
     name: Developer environment
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 50a9d6cff..8ca8fdd8c 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ linters:
     - ineffassign
     - makezero
     - misspell
+    - modernize
     - nakedret
     - nilerr
     - noctx
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a77b9c81c..3ebacf8f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ endif
 
 # Dependency versions
 GOTESTSUM_VERSION = 1.9.0
-GOLANGCI_VERSION = 1.53.3
+GOLANGCI_VERSION = 2.7.2
 
 # Add the ability to override some variables
 # Use with care
diff --git a/internal/encoding/json/codec.go b/internal/encoding/json/codec.go
index 3c6825b3c..dab003c0a 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/json/codec.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/json/codec.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package json
+package json //revive:disable-line:var-naming
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
diff --git a/internal/encoding/json/codec_test.go b/internal/encoding/json/codec_test.go
index 95c9b4fb4..72190a378 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/json/codec_test.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/json/codec_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-package json
+package json_test
 
 import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/viper/internal/encoding/json"
 )
 
 // encoded form of the data.
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ var data = map[string]any{
 }
 
 func TestCodec_Encode(t *testing.T) {
-	codec := Codec{}
+	codec := json.Codec{}
 
 	b, err := codec.Encode(data)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ func TestCodec_Encode(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCodec_Decode(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("OK", func(t *testing.T) {
-		codec := Codec{}
+		codec := json.Codec{}
 
 		v := map[string]any{}
 
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ func TestCodec_Decode(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("InvalidData", func(t *testing.T) {
-		codec := Codec{}
+		codec := json.Codec{}
 
 		v := map[string]any{}
 
diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index 2d5158cbd..3c92f2865 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ func (v *Viper) isPathShadowedInDeepMap(path []string, m map[string]any) string
 //	"foo.bar.baz" in a lower-priority map
 func (v *Viper) isPathShadowedInFlatMap(path []string, mi any) string {
 	// unify input map
-	var m map[string]interface{}
+	var m map[string]any
 	switch miv := mi.(type) {
 	case map[string]string:
 		m = castMapStringToMapInterface(miv)
@@ -1030,8 +1030,8 @@ func stringToWeakSliceHookFunc(sep string) mapstructure.DecodeHookFunc {
 	return func(
 		f reflect.Type,
 		t reflect.Type,
-		data interface{},
-	) (interface{}, error) {
+		data any,
+	) (any, error) {
 		if f.Kind() != reflect.String || t.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
 			return data, nil
 		}