diff --git a/.air.toml b/.air.toml
index 069a88924..fccd89b46 100644
--- a/.air.toml
+++ b/.air.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ tmp_dir = ".air"
 cmd = "make backend"
 bin = "gitea"
 include_ext = ["go", "tmpl"]
-exclude_dir = ["modules/git/tests", "services/gitdiff/testdata", "modules/avatar/testdata", "models/fixtures", "models/migrations/fixtures", "modules/migration/file_format_testdata", "modules/avatar/identicon/testdata"]
+include_file = ["main.go"]
 include_dir = ["cmd", "models", "modules", "options", "routers", "services"]
+exclude_dir = ["modules/git/tests", "services/gitdiff/testdata", "modules/avatar/testdata", "models/fixtures", "models/migrations/fixtures", "modules/migration/file_format_testdata", "modules/avatar/identicon/testdata"]
 exclude_regex = ["_test.go$", "_gen.go$"]
diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 789f1ffca..d1eca955f 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ steps:
   - name: lint-backend-windows
     image: gitea/test_env:linux-1.20-amd64  # https://gitea.com/gitea/test-env
     commands:
-      - make golangci-lint-windows vet
+      - make lint-go-windows lint-go-vet
     environment:
       GOPROXY: https://goproxy.io # proxy.golang.org is blocked in China, this proxy is not
       GOSUMDB: sum.golang.org
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index ebb90af9d..1be6b63ef 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ linters:
     - unconvert
     - unused
     # - varcheck # deprecated - https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/issues/1841
-    # - wastedassign # disabled - https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/issues/2649
+    - wastedassign
   enable-all: false
   disable-all: true
   fast: false
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 59cc27ee8..c94f36d6a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,16 +25,15 @@ COMMA := ,
 
 XGO_VERSION := go-1.20.x
 
-AIR_PACKAGE ?= github.com/cosmtrek/air@v1.40.4
-EDITORCONFIG_CHECKER_PACKAGE ?= github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/cmd/editorconfig-checker@2.6.0
-ERRCHECK_PACKAGE ?= github.com/kisielk/errcheck@v1.6.2
-GOFUMPT_PACKAGE ?= mvdan.cc/gofumpt@v0.4.0
-GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE ?= github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.51.2
-GXZ_PAGAGE ?= github.com/ulikunitz/xz/cmd/gxz@v0.5.10
+AIR_PACKAGE ?= github.com/cosmtrek/air@v1.43.0
+EDITORCONFIG_CHECKER_PACKAGE ?= github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/cmd/editorconfig-checker@2.7.0
+GOFUMPT_PACKAGE ?= mvdan.cc/gofumpt@v0.5.0
+GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE ?= github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.52.2
+GXZ_PAGAGE ?= github.com/ulikunitz/xz/cmd/gxz@v0.5.11
 MISSPELL_PACKAGE ?= github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell@v0.3.4
 SWAGGER_PACKAGE ?= github.com/go-swagger/go-swagger/cmd/swagger@v0.30.4
 XGO_PACKAGE ?= src.techknowlogick.com/xgo@latest
-GO_LICENSES_PACKAGE ?= github.com/google/go-licenses@v1.5.0
+GO_LICENSES_PACKAGE ?= github.com/google/go-licenses@v1.6.0
 GOVULNCHECK_PACKAGE ?= golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
 
 DOCKER_IMAGE ?= gitea/gitea
@@ -194,9 +193,20 @@ help:
 	@echo " - deps-backend                     install backend dependencies"
 	@echo " - deps-tools                       install tool dependencies"
 	@echo " - lint                             lint everything"
+	@echo " - lint-fix                         lint everything and fix issues"
 	@echo " - lint-frontend                    lint frontend files"
+	@echo " - lint-frontend-fix                lint frontend files and fix issues"
 	@echo " - lint-backend                     lint backend files"
+	@echo " - lint-backend-fix                 lint backend files and fix issues"
+	@echo " - lint-go                          lint go files"
+	@echo " - lint-go-fix                      lint go files and fix issues"
+	@echo " - lint-go-vet                      lint go files with vet"
+	@echo " - lint-js                          lint js files"
+	@echo " - lint-js-fix                      lint js files and fix issues"
+	@echo " - lint-css                         lint css files"
+	@echo " - lint-css-fix                     lint css files and fix issues"
 	@echo " - lint-md                          lint markdown files"
+	@echo " - lint-swagger                     lint swagger files"
 	@echo " - checks                           run various consistency checks"
 	@echo " - checks-frontend                  check frontend files"
 	@echo " - checks-backend                   check backend files"
@@ -214,9 +224,7 @@ help:
 	@echo " - generate-manpage                 generate manpage"
 	@echo " - generate-swagger                 generate the swagger spec from code comments"
 	@echo " - swagger-validate                 check if the swagger spec is valid"
-	@echo " - golangci-lint                    run golangci-lint linter"
 	@echo " - go-licenses                      regenerate go licenses"
-	@echo " - vet                              examines Go source code and reports suspicious constructs"
 	@echo " - tidy                             run go mod tidy"
 	@echo " - test[\#TestSpecificName]    	    run unit test"
 	@echo " - test-sqlite[\#TestSpecificName]  run integration test for sqlite"
@@ -286,12 +294,6 @@ fmt-check: fmt
 misspell-check:
 	go run $(MISSPELL_PACKAGE) -error $(GO_DIRS) $(WEB_DIRS)
 
-.PHONY: vet
-vet:
-	@echo "Running go vet..."
-	@GOOS= GOARCH= $(GO) build code.gitea.io/gitea-vet
-	@$(GO) vet -vettool=gitea-vet $(GO_PACKAGES)
-
 .PHONY: $(TAGS_EVIDENCE)
 $(TAGS_EVIDENCE):
 	@mkdir -p $(MAKE_EVIDENCE_DIR)
@@ -324,11 +326,6 @@ swagger-validate:
 	$(GO) run $(SWAGGER_PACKAGE) validate './$(SWAGGER_SPEC)'
 	$(SED_INPLACE) '$(SWAGGER_SPEC_S_TMPL)' './$(SWAGGER_SPEC)'
 
-.PHONY: errcheck
-errcheck:
-	@echo "Running errcheck..."
-	$(GO) run $(ERRCHECK_PACKAGE) $(GO_PACKAGES)
-
 .PHONY: checks
 checks: checks-frontend checks-backend
 
@@ -341,18 +338,69 @@ checks-backend: tidy-check swagger-check fmt-check misspell-check swagger-valida
 .PHONY: lint
 lint: lint-frontend lint-backend
 
+.PHONY: lint-fix
+lint-fix: lint-frontend-fix lint-backend-fix
+
 .PHONY: lint-frontend
-lint-frontend: node_modules lint-md
+lint-frontend: lint-js lint-css lint-md lint-swagger
+
+.PHONY: lint-frontend-fix
+lint-frontend-fix: lint-js-fix lint-css-fix lint-md lint-swagger
+
+.PHONY: lint-backend
+lint-backend: lint-go lint-go-vet lint-editorconfig
+
+.PHONY: lint-backend-fix
+lint-backend-fix: lint-go-fix lint-go-vet lint-editorconfig
+
+.PHONY: lint-js
+lint-js: node_modules
 	npx eslint --color --max-warnings=0 --ext js,vue web_src/js build *.config.js docs/assets/js tests/e2e
+
+.PHONY: lint-js-fix
+lint-js-fix: node_modules
+	npx eslint --color --max-warnings=0 --ext js,vue web_src/js build *.config.js docs/assets/js tests/e2e --fix
+
+.PHONY: lint-css
+lint-css: node_modules
 	npx stylelint --color --max-warnings=0 web_src/css
+
+.PHONY: lint-css-fix
+lint-css-fix: node_modules
+	npx stylelint --color --max-warnings=0 web_src/css --fix
+
+.PHONY: lint-swagger
+lint-swagger: node_modules
 	npx spectral lint -q -F hint $(SWAGGER_SPEC)
 
 .PHONY: lint-md
 lint-md: node_modules
 	npx markdownlint docs *.md
 
-.PHONY: lint-backend
-lint-backend: golangci-lint vet editorconfig-checker
+.PHONY: lint-go
+lint-go:
+	$(GO) run $(GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE) run
+
+.PHONY: lint-go-fix
+lint-go-fix:
+	$(GO) run $(GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE) run --fix
+
+# workaround step for the lint-backend-windows CI task because 'go run' can not
+# have distinct GOOS/GOARCH for its build and run steps
+.PHONY: lint-go-windows
+lint-go-windows:
+	@GOOS= GOARCH= $(GO) install $(GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE)
+	golangci-lint run
+
+.PHONY: lint-go-vet
+lint-go-vet:
+	@echo "Running go vet..."
+	@GOOS= GOARCH= $(GO) build code.gitea.io/gitea-vet
+	@$(GO) vet -vettool=gitea-vet $(GO_PACKAGES)
+
+.PHONY: lint-editorconfig
+lint-editorconfig:
+	$(GO) run $(EDITORCONFIG_CHECKER_PACKAGE) templates
 
 .PHONY: watch
 watch:
@@ -843,7 +891,6 @@ deps-backend:
 deps-tools:
 	$(GO) install $(AIR_PACKAGE)
 	$(GO) install $(EDITORCONFIG_CHECKER_PACKAGE)
-	$(GO) install $(ERRCHECK_PACKAGE)
 	$(GO) install $(GOFUMPT_PACKAGE)
 	$(GO) install $(GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE)
 	$(GO) install $(GXZ_PAGAGE)
@@ -942,21 +989,6 @@ generate-manpage:
 	@gzip -9 man/man1/gitea.1 && echo man/man1/gitea.1.gz created
 	@#TODO A small script that formats config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md nicely for use as a config man page
 
-.PHONY: golangci-lint
-golangci-lint:
-	$(GO) run $(GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE) run
-
-# workaround step for the lint-backend-windows CI task because 'go run' can not
-# have distinct GOOS/GOARCH for its build and run steps
-.PHONY: golangci-lint-windows
-golangci-lint-windows:
-	@GOOS= GOARCH= $(GO) install $(GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE)
-	golangci-lint run
-
-.PHONY: editorconfig-checker
-editorconfig-checker:
-	$(GO) run $(EDITORCONFIG_CHECKER_PACKAGE) templates
-
 .PHONY: docker
 docker:
 	docker build --disable-content-trust=false -t $(DOCKER_REF) .
diff --git a/modules/charset/escape_stream.go b/modules/charset/escape_stream.go
index 89bf36edc..03d4cfc0c 100644
--- a/modules/charset/escape_stream.go
+++ b/modules/charset/escape_stream.go
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ func (e *escapeStreamer) EscapeStatus() *EscapeStatus {
 // Text tells the next streamer there is a text
 func (e *escapeStreamer) Text(data string) error {
 	sb := &strings.Builder{}
-	pos, until, next := 0, 0, 0
+	var until int
+	var next int
+	pos := 0
 	if len(data) > len(UTF8BOM) && data[:len(UTF8BOM)] == string(UTF8BOM) {
 		_, _ = sb.WriteString(data[:len(UTF8BOM)])
 		pos = len(UTF8BOM)
diff --git a/modules/templates/util_dict.go b/modules/templates/util_dict.go
index c83f22449..79c307b68 100644
--- a/modules/templates/util_dict.go
+++ b/modules/templates/util_dict.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func dumpVar(v any) template.HTML {
 		return "<pre>dumpVar: only available in dev mode</pre>"
 	}
 	m, ok := dumpVarMarshalable(v, map[uintptr]bool{})
-	dumpStr := ""
+	var dumpStr string
 	jsonBytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(m, "", "  ")
 	if err != nil {
 		dumpStr = fmt.Sprintf("dumpVar: unable to marshal %T: %v", v, err)
diff --git a/modules/timeutil/since.go b/modules/timeutil/since.go
index e6a2519d2..4aee814ec 100644
--- a/modules/timeutil/since.go
+++ b/modules/timeutil/since.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func computeTimeDiffFloor(diff int64, lang translation.Locale) (int64, string) {
-	diffStr := ""
+	var diffStr string
 	switch {
 	case diff <= 0:
 		diff = 0
diff --git a/modules/translation/i18n/localestore.go b/modules/translation/i18n/localestore.go
index 90f574127..0664bcfd1 100644
--- a/modules/translation/i18n/localestore.go
+++ b/modules/translation/i18n/localestore.go
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ func (store *localeStore) AddLocaleByIni(langName, langDesc string, source, more
 			l.idxToMsgMap[idx] = key.Value()
 		}
 	}
-	iniFile = nil
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/routers/common/markup.go b/routers/common/markup.go
index 89f24e000..3acd12721 100644
--- a/routers/common/markup.go
+++ b/routers/common/markup.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 // RenderMarkup renders markup text for the /markup and /markdown endpoints
 func RenderMarkup(ctx *context.Context, mode, text, urlPrefix, filePath string, wiki bool) {
-	markupType := ""
+	var markupType string
 	relativePath := ""
 
 	if len(text) == 0 {
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
index eb9ed862e..389f787df 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ index 0000000..6bb8f39
  Docker Pulls
 + cut off
 + cut off`
-	result, err = ParsePatch(setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff), "")
+	_, err = ParsePatch(setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff), "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("ParsePatch failed: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -536,11 +536,10 @@ index 0000000..6bb8f39
  Docker Pulls
 + cut off
 + cut off`
-	result, err = ParsePatch(setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff2), "")
+	_, err = ParsePatch(setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff2), "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("ParsePatch failed: %s", err)
 	}
-	println(result)
 
 	diff2a := `diff --git "a/A \\ B" b/A/B
 --- "a/A \\ B"
@@ -553,11 +552,10 @@ index 0000000..6bb8f39
  Docker Pulls
 + cut off
 + cut off`
-	result, err = ParsePatch(setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff2a), "")
+	_, err = ParsePatch(setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff2a), "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("ParsePatch failed: %s", err)
 	}
-	println(result)
 
 	diff3 := `diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
 --- a/README.md
@@ -570,11 +568,10 @@ index 0000000..6bb8f39
  Docker Pulls
 + cut off
 + cut off`
-	result, err = ParsePatch(setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff3), "")
+	_, err = ParsePatch(setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff3), "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("ParsePatch failed: %s", err)
 	}
-	println(result)
 }
 
 func setupDefaultDiff() *Diff {
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_packages_pub_test.go b/tests/integration/api_packages_pub_test.go
index 24975ab62..4d4ce1240 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_packages_pub_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_packages_pub_test.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ description: ` + packageDescription
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, int64(len(content)), pb.Size)
 
-		resp = uploadFile(t, result.URL, content, http.StatusBadRequest)
+		_ = uploadFile(t, result.URL, content, http.StatusBadRequest)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Download", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_repo_test.go b/tests/integration/api_repo_test.go
index b3a184edd..ecaa9fe98 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_repo_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_repo_test.go
@@ -183,18 +183,17 @@ func TestAPISearchRepo(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
 		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			for userToLogin, expected := range testCase.expectedResults {
-				var session *TestSession
 				var testName string
 				var userID int64
 				var token string
 				if userToLogin != nil && userToLogin.ID > 0 {
 					testName = fmt.Sprintf("LoggedUser%d", userToLogin.ID)
-					session = loginUser(t, userToLogin.Name)
+					session := loginUser(t, userToLogin.Name)
 					token = getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session)
 					userID = userToLogin.ID
 				} else {
 					testName = "AnonymousUser"
-					session = emptyTestSession(t)
+					_ = emptyTestSession(t)
 				}
 
 				t.Run(testName, func(t *testing.T) {