diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 0d4fc4a78772..55a6f7ae9ae6 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -1755,6 +1755,9 @@ linters-settings:
     # Suggest the use of tls.SignatureScheme.String()
     # Default: false
     tls-signature-scheme: true
+    # suggest the use of constant.Kind.String()
+    # Default: false
+    constant-kind: true
 
   unparam:
     # Inspect exported functions.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cb8116bc0efa..fea2cdedc292 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ryanrolds/sqlclosecheck v0.3.0
 	github.com/sanposhiho/wastedassign/v2 v2.0.6
 	github.com/sashamelentyev/interfacebloat v1.1.0
-	github.com/sashamelentyev/usestdlibvars v1.17.1
+	github.com/sashamelentyev/usestdlibvars v1.19.0
 	github.com/securego/gosec/v2 v2.13.1
 	github.com/shazow/go-diff v0.0.0-20160112020656-b6b7b6733b8c
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.22.8
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0f9887df1aca..3e3c170f0f62 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ github.com/sanposhiho/wastedassign/v2 v2.0.6 h1:+6/hQIHKNJAUixEj6EmOngGIisyeI+T3
 github.com/sanposhiho/wastedassign/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:KyZ0MWTwxxBmfwn33zh3k1dmsbF2ud9pAAGfoLfjhtI=
 github.com/sashamelentyev/interfacebloat v1.1.0 h1:xdRdJp0irL086OyW1H/RTZTr1h/tMEOsumirXcOJqAw=
 github.com/sashamelentyev/interfacebloat v1.1.0/go.mod h1:+Y9yU5YdTkrNvoX0xHc84dxiN1iBi9+G8zZIhPVoNjQ=
-github.com/sashamelentyev/usestdlibvars v1.17.1 h1:a9SrXLLCVY49g9hAEMfjpcN4sKV4SZ0rWABOAeRJBh0=
-github.com/sashamelentyev/usestdlibvars v1.17.1/go.mod h1:EuR3x44678JCCOUOLGCc6/XeU5BFEYjcFO+in3qLyLM=
+github.com/sashamelentyev/usestdlibvars v1.19.0 h1:xbpkUOXSd0TWpmSSqV4D+iky/oYGqzknSwBs5Nd1CNs=
+github.com/sashamelentyev/usestdlibvars v1.19.0/go.mod h1:EuR3x44678JCCOUOLGCc6/XeU5BFEYjcFO+in3qLyLM=
 github.com/securego/gosec/v2 v2.13.1 h1:7mU32qn2dyC81MH9L2kefnQyRMUarfDER3iQyMHcjYM=
 github.com/securego/gosec/v2 v2.13.1/go.mod h1:EO1sImBMBWFjOTFzMWfTRrZW6M15gm60ljzrmy/wtHo=
 github.com/shazow/go-diff v0.0.0-20160112020656-b6b7b6733b8c h1:W65qqJCIOVP4jpqPQ0YvHYKwcMEMVWIzWC5iNQQfBTU=
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 70df4682274e..7a9e26313b29 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ type UseStdlibVarsSettings struct {
 	OSDevNullFlag          bool `mapstructure:"os-dev-null-flag"`
 	SQLIsolationLevelFlag  bool `mapstructure:"sql-isolation-level-flag"`
 	TLSSignatureSchemeFlag bool `mapstructure:"tls-signature-scheme-flag"`
+	ConstantKind           bool `mapstructure:"constant-kind"`
 }
 
 type UnparamSettings struct {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/usestdlibvars.go b/pkg/golinters/usestdlibvars.go
index 56389aeecc99..8c4858d84bea 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/usestdlibvars.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/usestdlibvars.go
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@ func NewUseStdlibVars(cfg *config.UseStdlibVarsSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	cfgMap := make(map[string]map[string]interface{})
 	if cfg != nil {
 		cfgMap[a.Name] = map[string]interface{}{
+			analyzer.ConstantKindFlag:       cfg.ConstantKind,
+			analyzer.CryptoHashFlag:         cfg.CryptoHash,
 			analyzer.HTTPMethodFlag:         cfg.HTTPMethod,
 			analyzer.HTTPStatusCodeFlag:     cfg.HTTPStatusCode,
-			analyzer.TimeWeekdayFlag:        cfg.TimeWeekday,
-			analyzer.TimeMonthFlag:          cfg.TimeMonth,
-			analyzer.TimeLayoutFlag:         cfg.TimeLayout,
-			analyzer.CryptoHashFlag:         cfg.CryptoHash,
-			analyzer.RPCDefaultPathFlag:     cfg.DefaultRPCPathFlag,
 			analyzer.OSDevNullFlag:          cfg.OSDevNullFlag,
+			analyzer.RPCDefaultPathFlag:     cfg.DefaultRPCPathFlag,
 			analyzer.SQLIsolationLevelFlag:  cfg.SQLIsolationLevelFlag,
+			analyzer.TimeLayoutFlag:         cfg.TimeLayout,
+			analyzer.TimeMonthFlag:          cfg.TimeMonth,
+			analyzer.TimeWeekdayFlag:        cfg.TimeWeekday,
 			analyzer.TLSSignatureSchemeFlag: cfg.TLSSignatureSchemeFlag,
 		}
 	}