diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 9cd3507b5389..7e167edf465c 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -171,49 +171,38 @@ linters-settings:
     disable-dec-num-check: false
 
   depguard:
-    # Kind of list is passed in.
-    # Allowed values: allowlist|denylist
-    # Default: denylist
-    list-type: allowlist
-
-    # Check the list against standard lib.
-    # Default: false
-    include-go-root: true
-
-    # A list of packages for the list type specified.
-    # Can accept both string prefixes and string glob patterns.
-    # Default: []
-    packages:
-      - github.com/sirupsen/logrus
-      - allow/**/pkg
-
-    # A list of packages for the list type specified.
-    # Specify an error message to output when a denied package is used.
-    # Default: []
-    packages-with-error-message:
-      - github.com/sirupsen/logrus: 'logging is allowed only by logutils.Log'
-
-    # Specify rules by which the linter ignores certain files for consideration.
-    # Can accept both string prefixes and string glob patterns.
-    # The ! character in front of the rule is a special character
-    # which signals that the linter should negate the rule.
-    # This allows for more precise control, but it is only available for glob patterns.
-    # Default: []
-    ignore-file-rules:
-      - "ignore/**/*.go"
-      - "!**/*_test.go"
-
-    # Create additional guards that follow the same configuration pattern.
-    # Results from all guards are aggregated together.
-    additional-guards:
-      - list-type: denylist
-        include-go-root: false
-        packages:
-          - github.com/stretchr/testify
-        # Specify rules by which the linter ignores certain files for consideration.
-        ignore-file-rules:
-          - "**/*_test.go"
-          - "**/mock/**/*.go"
+    # Rules to apply.
+    #
+    # Variables:
+    # - File Variables
+    #   you can still use and exclamation mark ! in front of a variable to say not to use it.
+    #   Example !$test will match any file that is not a go test file.
+    #
+    #   `$all` - matches all go files
+    #   `$test` - matches all go test files
+    #
+    # - Package Variables
+    #
+    #  `$gostd` - matches all of go's standard library (Pulled from `GOROOT`)
+    #
+    # Default: no rules.
+    rules:
+      # Name of a rule.
+      main:
+        # List of file globs that will match this list of settings to compare against.
+        # Default: $all
+        files:
+          - "!**/*_a _file.go"
+        # List of allowed packages.
+        allow:
+          - $gostd
+          - github.com/OpenPeeDeeP
+        # Packages that are not allowed where the value is a suggestion.
+        deny:
+          - pkg: "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+            desc: not allowed
+          - pkg: "github.com/pkg/errors"
+            desc: Should be replaced by standard lib errors package
 
   dogsled:
     # Checks assignments with too many blank identifiers.
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index ea4bc9ca8bf4..d34c3c83218d 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 linters-settings:
   depguard:
+    # old configuration. TODO(ldez): must be removed
     list-type: denylist
     packages:
       # logging is allowed only by logutils.Log, logrus
@@ -7,6 +8,14 @@ linters-settings:
       - github.com/sirupsen/logrus
     packages-with-error-message:
       - github.com/sirupsen/logrus: "logging is allowed only by logutils.Log"
+    # new configuration
+    rules:
+      logger:
+        deny:
+          # logging is allowed only by logutils.Log,
+          # logrus is allowed to use only in logutils package.
+          - pkg: "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+            desc: logging is allowed only by logutils.Log
   dupl:
     threshold: 100
   funlen:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0041f94b9d60..a9a44d009b96 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.2.1
 	github.com/Djarvur/go-err113 v0.0.0-20210108212216-aea10b59be24
 	github.com/GaijinEntertainment/go-exhaustruct/v2 v2.3.0
-	github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard v1.1.1
+	github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard/v2 v2.0.1
 	github.com/alexkohler/nakedret/v2 v2.0.1
 	github.com/alexkohler/prealloc v1.0.0
 	github.com/alingse/asasalint v0.0.11
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1230f7e8553d..fbf7a3e3d398 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ github.com/GaijinEntertainment/go-exhaustruct/v2 v2.3.0 h1:+r1rSv4gvYn0wmRjC8X7I
 github.com/GaijinEntertainment/go-exhaustruct/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:b3g59n2Y+T5xmcxJL+UEG2f8cQploZm1mR/v6BW0mU0=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0 h1:H65muMkzWKEuNDnfl9d70GUjFniHKHRbFPGBuZ3QEww=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0/go.mod h1:MB6lktGJrhw8PrUyiEoblNEGEQ+RzHPF078ddwwvV3Y=
-github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard v1.1.1 h1:TSUznLjvp/4IUP+OQ0t/4jF4QUyxIcVX8YnghZdunyA=
-github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard v1.1.1/go.mod h1:JtAMzWkmFEzDPyAd+W0NHl1lvpQKTvT9jnRVsohBKpc=
+github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard/v2 v2.0.1 h1:yr9ZswukmNxl/hmJHEoLEjCF1d+f2pQrC0m1jzVljAE=
+github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:gwSk4XDpowOuQSsMWNK5F7+C3kMz7QIexKRkD/GL4GU=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20190718012654-fb15b899a751/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
@@ -803,7 +803,6 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.7.0/go.mod h1:mrYo+phRRbMaCq/xk9113O4dZlRixOauAjOtrjsXDZ8=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20181108054448-85acf8d2951c/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20190308202827-9d24e82272b4/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20191024005414-555d28b269f0/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180525024113-a5b4c53f6e8b/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190114222345-bf090417da8b/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190226205152-f727befe758c/go.mod h1:9Yl7xja0Znq3iFh3HoIrodX9oNMXvdceNzlUR8zjMvY=
diff --git a/pkg/commands/run.go b/pkg/commands/run.go
index e5d75afe0588..9149b177bcee 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/run.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/run.go
@@ -191,15 +191,6 @@ func initFlagSet(fs *pflag.FlagSet, cfg *config.Config, m *lintersdb.Manager, is
 		true, "Goconst: ignore when constant is not used as function argument")
 	hideFlag("goconst.ignore-calls")
 
-	// (@dixonwille) These flag is only used for testing purposes.
-	fs.StringSliceVar(&lsc.Depguard.Packages, "depguard.packages", nil,
-		"Depguard: packages to add to the list")
-	hideFlag("depguard.packages")
-
-	fs.BoolVar(&lsc.Depguard.IncludeGoRoot, "depguard.include-go-root", false,
-		"Depguard: check list against standard lib")
-	hideFlag("depguard.include-go-root")
-
 	fs.IntVar(&lsc.Lll.TabWidth, "lll.tab-width", 1,
 		"Lll: tab width in spaces")
 	hideFlag("lll.tab-width")
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 3a2833fc099b..9386b4631e19 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -253,12 +253,18 @@ type Cyclop struct {
 }
 
 type DepGuardSettings struct {
-	ListType                 string `mapstructure:"list-type"`
-	Packages                 []string
-	IncludeGoRoot            bool               `mapstructure:"include-go-root"`
-	PackagesWithErrorMessage map[string]string  `mapstructure:"packages-with-error-message"`
-	IgnoreFileRules          []string           `mapstructure:"ignore-file-rules"`
-	AdditionalGuards         []DepGuardSettings `mapstructure:"additional-guards"`
+	Rules map[string]*DepGuardList `mapstructure:"rules"`
+}
+
+type DepGuardList struct {
+	Files []string       `mapstructure:"files"`
+	Allow []string       `mapstructure:"allow"`
+	Deny  []DepGuardDeny `mapstructure:"deny"`
+}
+
+type DepGuardDeny struct {
+	Pkg  string `mapstructure:"pkg"`
+	Desc string `mapstructure:"desc"`
 }
 
 type DecorderSettings struct {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/depguard.go b/pkg/golinters/depguard.go
index 09b0e5797fc0..db0df7b47f61 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/depguard.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/depguard.go
@@ -1,200 +1,46 @@
 package golinters
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard"
+	"github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard/v2"
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
-	"golang.org/x/tools/go/loader" //nolint:staticcheck // require changes in github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard
 
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/config"
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/fsutils"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters/goanalysis"
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/linter"
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
-const depguardName = "depguard"
-
 func NewDepguard(settings *config.DepGuardSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
-	var mu sync.Mutex
-	var resIssues []goanalysis.Issue
-
-	analyzer := &analysis.Analyzer{
-		Name: depguardName,
-		Doc:  goanalysis.TheOnlyanalyzerDoc,
-		Run:  goanalysis.DummyRun,
-	}
-
-	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
-		depguardName,
-		"Go linter that checks if package imports are in a list of acceptable packages",
-		[]*analysis.Analyzer{analyzer},
-		nil,
-	).WithContextSetter(func(lintCtx *linter.Context) {
-		dg, err := newDepGuard(settings)
-
-		analyzer.Run = func(pass *analysis.Pass) (any, error) {
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
+	conf := depguard.LinterSettings{}
 
-			issues, errRun := dg.run(pass)
-			if errRun != nil {
-				return nil, errRun
+	if settings != nil {
+		for s, rule := range settings.Rules {
+			list := &depguard.List{
+				Files: rule.Files,
+				Allow: rule.Allow,
 			}
 
-			mu.Lock()
-			resIssues = append(resIssues, issues...)
-			mu.Unlock()
-
-			return nil, nil
-		}
-	}).WithIssuesReporter(func(*linter.Context) []goanalysis.Issue {
-		return resIssues
-	}).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeSyntax)
-}
-
-type depGuard struct {
-	loadConfig *loader.Config
-	guardians  []*guardian
-}
-
-func newDepGuard(settings *config.DepGuardSettings) (*depGuard, error) {
-	ps, err := newGuardian(settings)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	d := &depGuard{
-		loadConfig: &loader.Config{
-			Cwd:   "",  // fallbacked to os.Getcwd
-			Build: nil, // fallbacked to build.Default
-		},
-		guardians: []*guardian{ps},
-	}
-
-	for _, additional := range settings.AdditionalGuards {
-		add := additional
-		ps, err = newGuardian(&add)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		d.guardians = append(d.guardians, ps)
-	}
-
-	return d, nil
-}
-
-func (d depGuard) run(pass *analysis.Pass) ([]goanalysis.Issue, error) {
-	prog := goanalysis.MakeFakeLoaderProgram(pass)
-
-	var resIssues []goanalysis.Issue
-	for _, g := range d.guardians {
-		issues, errRun := g.run(d.loadConfig, prog, pass)
-		if errRun != nil {
-			return nil, errRun
-		}
-
-		resIssues = append(resIssues, issues...)
-	}
-
-	return resIssues, nil
-}
-
-type guardian struct {
-	*depguard.Depguard
-	pkgsWithErrorMessage map[string]string
-}
-
-func newGuardian(settings *config.DepGuardSettings) (*guardian, error) {
-	var ignoreFileRules []string
-	for _, rule := range settings.IgnoreFileRules {
-		ignoreFileRules = append(ignoreFileRules, fsutils.NormalizePathInRegex(rule))
-	}
-
-	dg := &depguard.Depguard{
-		Packages:        settings.Packages,
-		IncludeGoRoot:   settings.IncludeGoRoot,
-		IgnoreFileRules: ignoreFileRules,
-	}
-
-	var err error
-	dg.ListType, err = getDepGuardListType(settings.ListType)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// if the list type was a denylist the packages with error messages should be included in the denylist package list
-	if dg.ListType == depguard.LTBlacklist {
-		noMessagePackages := make(map[string]bool)
-		for _, pkg := range dg.Packages {
-			noMessagePackages[pkg] = true
-		}
+			// because of bug with Viper parsing (split on dot) we use a list of struct instead of a map.
+			// https://github.com/spf13/viper/issues/324
+			// https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/issues/3749#issuecomment-1492536630
 
-		for pkg := range settings.PackagesWithErrorMessage {
-			if _, ok := noMessagePackages[pkg]; !ok {
-				dg.Packages = append(dg.Packages, pkg)
+			deny := map[string]string{}
+			for _, r := range rule.Deny {
+				deny[r.Pkg] = r.Desc
 			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return &guardian{
-		Depguard:             dg,
-		pkgsWithErrorMessage: settings.PackagesWithErrorMessage,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func (g guardian) run(loadConfig *loader.Config, prog *loader.Program, pass *analysis.Pass) ([]goanalysis.Issue, error) {
-	issues, err := g.Run(loadConfig, prog)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	res := make([]goanalysis.Issue, 0, len(issues))
-
-	for _, issue := range issues {
-		res = append(res,
-			goanalysis.NewIssue(&result.Issue{
-				Pos:        issue.Position,
-				Text:       g.createMsg(issue.PackageName),
-				FromLinter: depguardName,
-			}, pass),
-		)
-	}
-
-	return res, nil
-}
-
-func (g guardian) createMsg(pkgName string) string {
-	msgSuffix := "is in the denylist"
-	if g.ListType == depguard.LTWhitelist {
-		msgSuffix = "is not in the allowlist"
-	}
+			list.Deny = deny
 
-	var userSuppliedMsgSuffix string
-	if g.pkgsWithErrorMessage != nil {
-		userSuppliedMsgSuffix = g.pkgsWithErrorMessage[pkgName]
-		if userSuppliedMsgSuffix != "" {
-			userSuppliedMsgSuffix = ": " + userSuppliedMsgSuffix
+			conf[s] = list
 		}
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s%s", formatCode(pkgName, nil), msgSuffix, userSuppliedMsgSuffix)
-}
-
-func getDepGuardListType(listType string) (depguard.ListType, error) {
-	if listType == "" {
-		return depguard.LTBlacklist, nil
-	}
-
-	listT, found := depguard.StringToListType[strings.ToLower(listType)]
-	if !found {
-		return depguard.LTBlacklist, fmt.Errorf("unsure what list type %s is", listType)
+	a, err := depguard.NewAnalyzer(&conf)
+	if err != nil {
+		linterLogger.Fatalf("depguard: create analyzer: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return listT, nil
+	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
+		a.Name,
+		a.Doc,
+		[]*analysis.Analyzer{a},
+		nil,
+	).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeSyntax)
 }
diff --git a/test/testdata/configs/depguard.yml b/test/testdata/configs/depguard.yml
index aa06e3ee9e61..133b9adf2b82 100644
--- a/test/testdata/configs/depguard.yml
+++ b/test/testdata/configs/depguard.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 linters-settings:
   depguard:
-    include-go-root: true
-    packages: 
-      - compress/*
-    packages-with-error-message:
-      log: "don't use log"
+    rules:
+      main:
+        deny:
+          - pkg: compress
+            desc: "nope"
+          - pkg: log
+            desc: "don't use log"
+          - pkg: "golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+            desc: "example import with dot"
+
diff --git a/test/testdata/configs/depguard_additional_guards.yml b/test/testdata/configs/depguard_additional_guards.yml
index 099edc4600b3..0894d2eed80a 100644
--- a/test/testdata/configs/depguard_additional_guards.yml
+++ b/test/testdata/configs/depguard_additional_guards.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 linters-settings:
   depguard:
-    list-type: denylist
-    include-go-root: true
-    packages: 
-      - compress/*
-    packages-with-error-message:
-      log: "don't use log"
-    additional-guards:
-      - list-type: denylist
-        include-go-root: true
-        packages:
-          - fmt
-        packages-with-error-message:
-          strings: "disallowed in additional guard"
+    rules:
+      main:
+        deny:
+          - pkg: fmt
+            desc: "nope"
+          - pkg: strings
+            desc: "nope"
+          - pkg: compress
+            desc: "nope"
+          - pkg: log
+            desc: "don't use log"
+          - pkg: "golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+            desc: "example import with dot"
 
diff --git a/test/testdata/configs/depguard_ignore_file_rules.yml b/test/testdata/configs/depguard_ignore_file_rules.yml
index 2fe4b023e8e2..c71f7895188c 100644
--- a/test/testdata/configs/depguard_ignore_file_rules.yml
+++ b/test/testdata/configs/depguard_ignore_file_rules.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 linters-settings:
   depguard:
-    list-type: denylist
-    include-go-root: true
-    packages: 
-      - compress/*
-    packages-with-error-message:
-      log: "don't use log"
-    ignore-file-rules:
-      - "**/*_ignore_file_rules.go"
+    rules:
+      main:
+        files:
+          - "!**/*_ignore_file_rules.go"
+        deny:
+          - pkg: compress
+            desc: "nope"
+          - pkg: log
+            desc: "don't use log"
+          - pkg: "golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+            desc: "example import with dot"
diff --git a/test/testdata/depguard.go b/test/testdata/depguard.go
index b1b1946b43e4..5aa20fded6ec 100644
--- a/test/testdata/depguard.go
+++ b/test/testdata/depguard.go
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 package testdata
 
 import (
-	"compress/gzip" // want "`compress/gzip` is in the denylist"
-	"log"           // want "`log` is in the denylist: don't use log"
+	"compress/gzip" // want "import 'compress/gzip' is not allowed from list 'main': nope"
+	"log"           // want "import 'log' is not allowed from list 'main': don't use log"
+
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis" // want "import 'golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis' is not allowed from list 'main': example import with dot"
 )
 
 func SpewDebugInfo() {
 	log.Println(gzip.BestCompression)
+	_ = analysis.Analyzer{}
 }
diff --git a/test/testdata/depguard_additional_guards.go b/test/testdata/depguard_additional_guards.go
index 46f2f43ebab6..01e85c01f58c 100644
--- a/test/testdata/depguard_additional_guards.go
+++ b/test/testdata/depguard_additional_guards.go
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 package testdata
 
 import (
-	"compress/gzip" // want "`compress/gzip` is in the denylist"
-	"fmt"           // want "`fmt` is in the denylist"
-	"log"           // want "`log` is in the denylist: don't use log"
-	"strings"       // want "`strings` is in the denylist: disallowed in additional guard"
+	"compress/gzip" // want "import 'compress/gzip' is not allowed from list 'main': nope"
+	"fmt"           // want "import 'fmt' is not allowed from list 'main': nope"
+	"log"           // want "import 'log' is not allowed from list 'main': don't use log"
+	"strings"       // want "import 'strings' is not allowed from list 'main': nope"
+
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis" // want "import 'golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis' is not allowed from list 'main': example import with dot"
 )
 
 func SpewDebugInfo() {
 	log.Println(gzip.BestCompression)
 	log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("SpewDebugInfo"))
 	log.Println(strings.ToLower("SpewDebugInfo"))
+	_ = analysis.Analyzer{}
 }
diff --git a/test/testdata/depguard_ignore_file_rules.go b/test/testdata/depguard_ignore_file_rules.go
index 767292375d88..d7b9401dcf4f 100644
--- a/test/testdata/depguard_ignore_file_rules.go
+++ b/test/testdata/depguard_ignore_file_rules.go
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ package testdata
 import (
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"log"
+
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
 )
 
 func SpewDebugInfo() {
 	log.Println(gzip.BestCompression)
+	_ = analysis.Analyzer{}
 }