diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index bff571126a43..cc682aa3528c 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ linters-settings:
 
     # Section configuration to compare against.
     # Section names are case-insensitive and may contain parameters in ().
-    # The order of sections is always `standard > default > custom > blank > dot`,
-    # it cannot be changed and doesn't follow the order of `sections` option.
+    # The default order of sections is `standard > default > custom > blank > dot`,
+    # If enable custom-order, it follows the order of `sections` option.
     # Default: ["standard", "default"]
     sections:
       - standard                       # Standard section: captures all standard packages.
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ linters-settings:
     # Default: true
     skip-generated: false
 
+    # Enable custom order of sections. If specified, make the section order the same as the order of `sections`.
+    # Default: false
+    custom-order: false
+
   gocognit:
     # Minimal code complexity to report
     # Default: 30 (but we recommend 10-20)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9b94befa14cb..d58286101034 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/breml/errchkjson v0.3.0
 	github.com/butuzov/ireturn v0.1.1
 	github.com/charithe/durationcheck v0.0.9
-	github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.5.0
+	github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.6.0
 	github.com/denis-tingaikin/go-header v0.4.3
 	github.com/esimonov/ifshort v1.0.4
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e5ea9aea54ce..f7a2f59b057b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsr
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.7/go.mod h1:lj5s0c3V2DBrqTV7llrYr5NG6My20zk30Fl46Y7DoTY=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
-github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.5.0 h1:3+Z8nb/4dhJQYjpEbG4wt5na+KFJJTZ++PVEq/MVKX4=
-github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.5.0/go.mod h1:EpVfrztufwVgQRXjnX4zuNinEpLj5OmMjtu/+MB0V0c=
+github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.6.0 h1:lAQiaHASB8mfRaef9DS/hh7sIPnAQRFlvIJbC58f1Rs=
+github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.6.0/go.mod h1:EpVfrztufwVgQRXjnX4zuNinEpLj5OmMjtu/+MB0V0c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v0.0.0-20161028175848-04cdfd42973b/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=