diff --git a/ante/ante.go b/ante/ante.go
index 98c8139016f..b544354c687 100644
--- a/ante/ante.go
+++ b/ante/ante.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func NewAnteHandler(opts HandlerOptions) (sdk.AnteHandler, error) {
 		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrLogic, "IBC keeper is required for middlewares")
 	}
 
-	var sigGasConsumer = opts.SigGasConsumer
+	sigGasConsumer := opts.SigGasConsumer
 	if sigGasConsumer == nil {
 		sigGasConsumer = ante.DefaultSigVerificationGasConsumer
 	}
diff --git a/ante/fee.go b/ante/fee.go
index aa7b709049c..c3dbf15063b 100644
--- a/ante/fee.go
+++ b/ante/fee.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (mfd BypassMinFeeDecorator) bypassMinFeeMsgs(msgs []sdk.Msg) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-//utils function: GetTxPriority
+// utils function: GetTxPriority
 // getTxPriority returns a naive tx priority based on the amount of the smallest denomination of the fee
 // provided in a transaction.
 func GetTxPriority(fee sdk.Coins) int64 {
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index a352c86185c..26714a6e8ae 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ func NewGaiaApp(
 	appOpts servertypes.AppOptions,
 	baseAppOptions ...func(*baseapp.BaseApp),
 ) *GaiaApp {
-
 	appCodec := encodingConfig.Codec
 	legacyAmino := encodingConfig.Amino
 	interfaceRegistry := encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry
@@ -721,7 +720,6 @@ func NewGaiaApp(
 	app.UpgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler(
 		upgradeName,
 		func(ctx sdk.Context, _ upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
-
 			fromVM[icatypes.ModuleName] = icaModule.ConsensusVersion()
 			// create ICS27 Controller submodule params
 			controllerParams := icacontrollertypes.Params{}
diff --git a/cmd/gaiad/cmd/root.go b/cmd/gaiad/cmd/root.go
index 79e94d17e49..bbbcb48cbe5 100644
--- a/cmd/gaiad/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/gaiad/cmd/root.go
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ func initRootCmd(rootCmd *cobra.Command, encodingConfig params.EncodingConfig) {
 	)
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(server.RosettaCommand(encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry, encodingConfig.Codec))
-
 }
 
 func addModuleInitFlags(startCmd *cobra.Command) {
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ func (ac appCreator) newApp(
 	traceStore io.Writer,
 	appOpts servertypes.AppOptions,
 ) servertypes.Application {
-
 	var cache sdk.MultiStorePersistentCache
 
 	if cast.ToBool(appOpts.Get(server.FlagInterBlockCache)) {
@@ -262,7 +260,6 @@ func (ac appCreator) appExport(
 	jailAllowedAddrs []string,
 	appOpts servertypes.AppOptions,
 ) (servertypes.ExportedApp, error) {
-
 	homePath, ok := appOpts.Get(flags.FlagHome).(string)
 	if !ok || homePath == "" {
 		return servertypes.ExportedApp{}, errors.New("application home is not set")
diff --git a/cmd/gaiad/cmd/testnet.go b/cmd/gaiad/cmd/testnet.go
index 01d0b7419e5..dc12e2e3095 100644
--- a/cmd/gaiad/cmd/testnet.go
+++ b/cmd/gaiad/cmd/testnet.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Example:
 	return cmd
 }
 
-const nodeDirPerm = 0755
+const nodeDirPerm = 0o755
 
 // Initialize the testnet
 func InitTestnet(
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ func InitTestnet(
 	algoStr string,
 	numValidators int,
 ) error {
-
 	if chainID == "" {
 		chainID = "chain-" + tmrand.Str(6)
 	}
@@ -283,7 +282,6 @@ func initGenFiles(
 	genAccounts []authtypes.GenesisAccount, genBalances []banktypes.Balance,
 	genFiles []string, numValidators int,
 ) error {
-
 	appGenState := mbm.DefaultGenesis(clientCtx.Codec)
 
 	// set the accounts in the genesis state
@@ -332,7 +330,6 @@ func collectGenFiles(
 	nodeIDs []string, valPubKeys []cryptotypes.PubKey, numValidators int,
 	outputDir, nodeDirPrefix, nodeDaemonHome string, genBalIterator banktypes.GenesisBalancesIterator,
 ) error {
-
 	var appState json.RawMessage
 	genTime := tmtime.Now()
 
@@ -400,12 +397,12 @@ func calculateIP(ip string, i int) (string, error) {
 func writeFile(name string, dir string, contents []byte) error {
 	file := filepath.Join(dir, name)
 
-	err := tmos.EnsureDir(dir, 0755)
+	err := tmos.EnsureDir(dir, 0o755)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(file, contents, 0600)
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(file, contents, 0o600)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/contrib/generate_release_note/main.go b/contrib/generate_release_note/main.go
index 6f41a1e397c..31bfce94502 100644
--- a/contrib/generate_release_note/main.go
+++ b/contrib/generate_release_note/main.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build exclude
 // +build exclude
 
 package main
diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_cli_util.go b/tests/e2e/e2e_cli_util.go
index a3232ea05e6..f66ec9dfadd 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_cli_util.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_cli_util.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 
 func queryGaiaTx(endpoint, txHash string) error {
 	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s/cosmos/tx/v1beta1/txs/%s", endpoint, txHash))
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute HTTP request: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -111,9 +110,7 @@ func queryGovProposal(endpoint string, proposalId int) (govv1beta1.QueryProposal
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-
 	if err != nil {
-
 		return emptyProp, err
 	}
 	var govProposalResp govv1beta1.QueryProposalResponse
diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_setup_test.go b/tests/e2e/e2e_setup_test.go
index a746fb3ef1f..ec5a8af9501 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_setup_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_setup_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import (
 	b64 "encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
-	distrtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/types"
-	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -19,6 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
+	distrtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/distribution/types"
+	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	srvconfig "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) runIBCRelayer() {
 	gaiaBVal := s.chainB.validators[0]
 	hermesCfgPath := path.Join(tmpDir, "hermes")
 
-	s.Require().NoError(os.MkdirAll(hermesCfgPath, 0755))
+	s.Require().NoError(os.MkdirAll(hermesCfgPath, 0o755))
 	_, err = copyFile(
 		filepath.Join("./scripts/", "hermes_bootstrap.sh"),
 		filepath.Join(hermesCfgPath, "hermes_bootstrap.sh"),
diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go b/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
index d4fd41c49ac..d6ca411e34a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ package e2e
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/ory/dockertest/v3/docker"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ory/dockertest/v3/docker"
+
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	govv1beta1 "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types/v1beta1"
 )
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestIBCTokenTransfer() {
 	var ibcStakeDenom string
 
 	s.Run("send_photon_to_chainB", func() {
-
 		// require the recipient account receives the IBC tokens (IBC packets ACKd)
 		var (
 			balances sdk.Coins
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestIBCTokenTransfer() {
 
 func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestBankTokenTransfer() {
 	s.Run("send_photon_between_accounts", func() {
-		var (
-			err error
-		)
+		var err error
 
 		senderAddress, err := s.chainA.validators[0].keyInfo.GetAddress()
 		s.Require().NoError(err)
@@ -149,7 +147,6 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestSendTokensFromNewGovAccount() {
 		15*time.Second,
 		5*time.Second,
 	)
-
 }
 
 func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestGovSoftwareUpgrade() {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_util_test.go b/tests/e2e/e2e_util_test.go
index 9a183f95ed0..e119fe788ab 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_util_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_util_test.go
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) queryGovProposal(endpoint string, proposalId uint
 
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/cosmos/gov/v1beta1/proposals/%d", endpoint, proposalId)
 	resp, err := http.Get(path)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		s.T().Logf("This is the err: %s", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -382,12 +381,10 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) queryGovProposal(endpoint string, proposalId uint
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		s.T().Logf("This is the err: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-
 		return emptyProp, err
 	}
 	s.T().Logf("This is the body: %s", body)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/io.go b/tests/e2e/io.go
index a4f6c6edb37..946d5e8c449 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/io.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/io.go
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ func writeFile(path string, body []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return ioutil.WriteFile(path, body, 0644)
+	return ioutil.WriteFile(path, body, 0o644)
 }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/keys.go b/tests/e2e/keys.go
index 250c561d025..5e62599fffd 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/keys.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/keys.go
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ func createMemoryKey() (mnemonic string, info *keyring.Record, err error) {
 }
 
 func createMemoryKeyFromMnemonic(mnemonic string) (*keyring.Record, error) {
-
 	kb, err := keyring.New("testnet", keyring.BackendMemory, "", nil, cdc)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/validator.go b/tests/e2e/validator.go
index bc4c62d7165..925242bf82e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/validator.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/validator.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (v *validator) configDir() string {
 
 func (v *validator) createConfig() error {
 	p := path.Join(v.configDir(), "config")
-	return os.MkdirAll(p, 0755)
+	return os.MkdirAll(p, 0o755)
 }
 
 func (v *validator) init() error {
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ func (v *validator) createConsensusKey() error {
 	config.Moniker = v.moniker
 
 	pvKeyFile := config.PrivValidator.KeyFile()
-	if err := tmos.EnsureDir(filepath.Dir(pvKeyFile), 0777); err != nil {
+	if err := tmos.EnsureDir(filepath.Dir(pvKeyFile), 0o777); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	pvStateFile := config.PrivValidator.StateFile()
-	if err := tmos.EnsureDir(filepath.Dir(pvStateFile), 0777); err != nil {
+	if err := tmos.EnsureDir(filepath.Dir(pvStateFile), 0o777); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}