diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 6b38fc09..5f7f364f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
       with:
-        version: v1.52.2
+        version: v1.53.3
 
   mod-tidy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 45f0aaa3..dadbd3f6 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ linters:
   - gocritic
   - gofmt
   - gofumpt
-  - misspell
   - lll
+  - misspell
+  - nilerr
   - prealloc
   - revive
   - unconvert
+  - wastedassign
   - whitespace
   disable:
   - errcheck
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fdc9ddc5..ed137847 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BASE_IMAGE = golang:1.20-alpine3.17
-LINT_IMAGE = golangci/golangci-lint:v1.52.2
+LINT_IMAGE = golangci/golangci-lint:v1.53.3
 NODE_IMAGE = node:16-alpine3.17
 ALPINE_IMAGE = alpine:3.17
 RPI32_IMAGE = balenalib/raspberry-pi:bullseye-run
diff --git a/internal/core/rtsp_source_test.go b/internal/core/rtsp_source_test.go
index 2231e946..0032470c 100644
--- a/internal/core/rtsp_source_test.go
+++ b/internal/core/rtsp_source_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestRTSPSource(t *testing.T) {
 					) (*base.Response, *gortsplib.ServerStream, error) {
 						err := auth.Validate(ctx.Request, "testuser", "testpass", nil, nil, "IPCAM", nonce)
 						if err != nil {
-							return &base.Response{
+							return &base.Response{ //nolint:nilerr
 								StatusCode: base.StatusUnauthorized,
 								Header: base.Header{
 									"WWW-Authenticate": auth.GenerateWWWAuthenticate(nil, "IPCAM", nonce),
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func TestRTSPSourceNoPassword(t *testing.T) {
 			onDescribe: func(ctx *gortsplib.ServerHandlerOnDescribeCtx) (*base.Response, *gortsplib.ServerStream, error) {
 				err := auth.Validate(ctx.Request, "testuser", "", nil, nil, "IPCAM", nonce)
 				if err != nil {
-					return &base.Response{
+					return &base.Response{ //nolint:nilerr
 						StatusCode: base.StatusUnauthorized,
 						Header: base.Header{
 							"WWW-Authenticate": auth.GenerateWWWAuthenticate(nil, "IPCAM", nonce),
diff --git a/internal/core/webrtc_outgoing_track.go b/internal/core/webrtc_outgoing_track.go
index ef004eb6..e8fd9493 100644
--- a/internal/core/webrtc_outgoing_track.go
+++ b/internal/core/webrtc_outgoing_track.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func newWebRTCOutgoingTrackVideo(medias media.Medias) (*webRTCOutgoingTrack, err
 
 				packets, err := encoder.Encode(tunit.OBUs, tunit.PTS)
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil
+					return nil //nolint:nilerr
 				}
 
 				for _, pkt := range packets {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func newWebRTCOutgoingTrackVideo(medias media.Medias) (*webRTCOutgoingTrack, err
 
 				packets, err := encoder.Encode(tunit.Frame, tunit.PTS)
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil
+					return nil //nolint:nilerr
 				}
 
 				for _, pkt := range packets {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func newWebRTCOutgoingTrackVideo(medias media.Medias) (*webRTCOutgoingTrack, err
 
 				packets, err := encoder.Encode(tunit.Frame, tunit.PTS)
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil
+					return nil //nolint:nilerr
 				}
 
 				for _, pkt := range packets {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func newWebRTCOutgoingTrackVideo(medias media.Medias) (*webRTCOutgoingTrack, err
 
 				packets, err := encoder.Encode(tunit.AU, tunit.PTS)
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil
+					return nil //nolint:nilerr
 				}
 
 				for _, pkt := range packets {