diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ab87da91a60b..2e8533645a17 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.2
 	github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.8
 	github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.4.1-0.20200802052755-ea6ea2fa7078
+	github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0-alpha.0.20201210184435-7e1276f76cf6
 	github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.7
 	github.com/maratori/testpackage v1.0.1
 	github.com/matoous/godox v0.0.0-20190911065817-5d6d842e92eb // v1.0
@@ -78,5 +79,3 @@ require (
 	mvdan.cc/lint v0.0.0-20170908181259-adc824a0674b // indirect
 	mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20200501210554-b37ab49443f7
 )
-
-replace github.com/kisielk/errcheck => /Users/sergey.vilgelm@ibm.com/icloud/projects/errcheck
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index edcc9287b094..3871965390ac 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report v0.0.0-20190106144839-af01ea7f8024/go.mod h1
 github.com/jtolds/gls v4.20.0+incompatible h1:xdiiI2gbIgH/gLH7ADydsJ1uDOEzR8yvV7C0MuV77Wo=
 github.com/jtolds/gls v4.20.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:QJZ7F/aHp+rZTRtaJ1ow/lLfFfVYBRgL+9YlvaHOwJU=
 github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0/go.mod h1:SYymIcj16QtmaHHD7aYtjjsJG7VTCxuUUipMqKk8s4w=
+github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EZBBE59ingxPouuu3KfxchcWSUPOHkagtvWXihfKN4Q=
+github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0-alpha.0.20201210184435-7e1276f76cf6 h1:xTtI6aTIJw4hFL7n86of8l0vJ5O36Tj4G8izQHYPu1k=
+github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0-alpha.0.20201210184435-7e1276f76cf6/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0 h1:AV2c/EiW3KqPNT9ZKl07ehoAGi4C5/01Cfbblndcapg=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.10.7/go.mod h1:aoV0uJVorq1K+umq18yTdKaF57EivdYsUV+/s2qKfXs=
@@ -480,6 +483,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200822124328-c89045814202 h1:VvcQYSHwXgi7W+TpUR6A9g6Up
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200822124328-c89045814202/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974 h1:IX6qOQeG5uLjB/hjjwjedwfjND0hgjPMMyO1RoIXQNI=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974 h1:IX6qOQeG5uLjB/hjjwjedwfjND0hgjPMMyO1RoIXQNI=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190226205417-e64efc72b421/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190604053449-0f29369cfe45 h1:SVwTIAaPC2U/AvvLNZ2a7OVsmBpC8L5BlwK1whH3hm0=
@@ -517,17 +522,22 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200223170610-d5e6a3e2c0ae/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200519105757-fe76b779f299/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200602225109-6fdc65e7d980/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f h1:+Nyd8tzPX9R7BWHguqsrbFdRx3WQ/1ib8I44HXV5yTA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201009025420-dfb3f7c4e634 h1:bNEHhJCnrwMKNMmOx3yAynp5vs5/gRy+XWFtZFu7NBM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201009025420-dfb3f7c4e634/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.1-0.20180807135948-17ff2d5776d2/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 h1:cokOdA+Jmi5PJGXLlLllQSgYigAEfHXJAERHVMaCc2k=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.4 h1:0YWbFKbhXG/wIiuHDSKpS0Iy7FSA+u45VtBMfQcFTTc=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.4/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 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/tools v0.0.0-20180221164845-07fd8470d635/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 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 v0.0.0-20190110163146-51295c7ec13a/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
@@ -570,6 +580,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200625211823-6506e20df31f/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roY
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200625211823-6506e20df31f/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200724022722-7017fd6b1305/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc6FUM5FLjQPp3cFF28FI3qnDFljA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200812195022-5ae4c3c160a0/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc6FUM5FLjQPp3cFF28FI3qnDFljA=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201226215659-b1c90890d22a h1:pdfjQ7VswBeGam3EpuEJ4e8EAb7JgaubV570LO/SIQM=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201226215659-b1c90890d22a/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200820010801-b793a1359eac/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc6FUM5FLjQPp3cFF28FI3qnDFljA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200831203904-5a2aa26beb65/go.mod h1:Cj7w3i3Rnn0Xh82ur9kSqwfTHTeVxaDqrfMjpcNT6bE=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201001104356-43ebab892c4c/go.mod h1:z6u4i615ZeAfBE4XtMziQW1fSVJXACjjbWkB/mvPzlU=
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/errcheck.go b/pkg/golinters/errcheck.go
index 50a10f53398c..daae3ebf441f 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/errcheck.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/errcheck.go
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ func NewErrcheck() *goanalysis.Linter {
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err.Error())
 		}
-		checker.Verbose = lintCtx.Cfg.Run.IsVerbose
 		checker.Tags = lintCtx.Cfg.Run.BuildTags
 
 		analyzer.Run = func(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
@@ -54,12 +53,12 @@ func NewErrcheck() *goanalysis.Linter {
 			}
 
 			errcheckIssues := checker.CheckPackage(pkg)
-			if len(errcheckIssues) == 0 {
+			if len(errcheckIssues.UncheckedErrors) == 0 {
 				return nil, nil
 			}
 
-			issues := make([]goanalysis.Issue, 0, len(errcheckIssues))
-			for _, i := range errcheckIssues {
+			issues := make([]goanalysis.Issue, 0, len(errcheckIssues.UncheckedErrors))
+			for _, i := range errcheckIssues.UncheckedErrors {
 				var text string
 				if i.FuncName != "" {
 					text = fmt.Sprintf("Error return value of %s is not checked", formatCode(i.FuncName, lintCtx.Cfg))
@@ -112,31 +111,30 @@ func parseIgnoreConfig(s string) (map[string]*regexp.Regexp, error) {
 }
 
 func getChecker(errCfg *config.ErrcheckSettings) (*errcheck.Checker, error) {
-	checker := errcheck.NewChecker()
-	checker.Blank = errCfg.CheckAssignToBlank
-	checker.Asserts = errCfg.CheckTypeAssertions
+	var checker errcheck.Checker
+	checker.Exclusions.BlankAssignments = !errCfg.CheckAssignToBlank
+	checker.Exclusions.TypeAssertions = !errCfg.CheckTypeAssertions
 
 	ignoreConfig, err := parseIgnoreConfig(errCfg.Ignore)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse 'ignore' directive")
 	}
 
-	checker.Ignore = map[string]*regexp.Regexp{}
+	checker.Exclusions.SymbolRegexpsByPackage = map[string]*regexp.Regexp{}
 	for pkg, re := range ignoreConfig {
-		checker.Ignore[pkg] = re
+		checker.Exclusions.SymbolRegexpsByPackage[pkg] = re
 	}
-	checker.UpdateNonVendoredIgnore()
 
-	checker.AddExcludes(errcheck.DefaultExcludes)
+	checker.Exclusions.Symbols = append([]string{}, errcheck.DefaultExcludedSymbols...)
 	if errCfg.Exclude != "" {
 		exclude, err := readExcludeFile(errCfg.Exclude)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		checker.AddExcludes(exclude)
+		checker.Exclusions.Symbols = append(checker.Exclusions.Symbols, exclude...)
 	}
 
-	return checker, nil
+	return &checker, nil
 }
 
 func getFirstPathArg() string {
diff --git a/test/testdata/errcheck_exclude.go b/test/testdata/errcheck_exclude.go
index e29513113edb..e8e323cbe649 100644
--- a/test/testdata/errcheck_exclude.go
+++ b/test/testdata/errcheck_exclude.go
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ func TestErrcheckExclude() []byte {
 }
 
 func TestErrcheckNoExclude() []byte {
-	ret, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(nil) // ERROR "Error return value is not checked"
+	ret, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(nil) // ERROR "Error return value of `io/ioutil.ReadAll` is not checked"
 	return ret
 }
diff --git a/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore.go b/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore.go
index e60b7739b8c0..097d0cd58bdc 100644
--- a/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore.go
+++ b/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ func TestErrcheckIgnoreOs() {
 	_, _ = os.Open("f.txt")
 }
 
-func TestErrcheckNoIgnoreFmt(s string) int {
-	n, _ := fmt.Println(s) // ERROR "Error return value is not checked"
+func TestErrcheckIgnoreFmt(s string) int {
+	n, _ := fmt.Println(s)
 	return n
 }
 
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ func TestErrcheckIgnoreIoutil() []byte {
 }
 
 func TestErrcheckNoIgnoreIoutil() []byte {
-	ret, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(nil) // ERROR "Error return value is not checked"
+	ret, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(nil) // ERROR "Error return value of `io/ioutil.ReadAll` is not checked"
 	return ret
 }
diff --git a/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore_default.go b/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore_default.go
index 1741599bbcb2..18b090c20eb8 100644
--- a/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore_default.go
+++ b/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore_default.go
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ func TestErrcheckIgnoreFmtByDefault(s string) int {
 }
 
 func TestErrcheckNoIgnoreOs() {
-	_, _ = os.Open("f.txt") // ERROR "Error return value is not checked"
+	_, _ = os.Open("f.txt") // ERROR "Error return value of `os.Open` is not checked"
 }