diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 4300d9b74..991c5f320 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,37 @@ linters-settings:
       # - name: confusing-results
       - name: bool-literal-in-expr
       - name: atomic
+  depguard:
+    rules:
+      main:
+        list-mode: lax
+        deny:
+          - pkg: "cosmossdk.io/errors"
+            desc: Use the standard library instead
+          - pkg: "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
+            desc: This is a chain-agnostic repo
+          - pkg: "github.com/go-gorm/gorm"
+            desc: Use github.com/jmoiron/sqlx directly instead
+          - pkg: "github.com/gofrs/uuid"
+            desc: Use github.com/google/uuid instead
+          - pkg: "github.com/pkg/errors"
+            desc: Use the standard library instead, for example https://pkg.go.dev/errors#Join
+          - pkg: "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
+            desc: Use github.com/google/uuid instead
+          - pkg: "github.com/test-go/testify/assert"
+            desc: Use github.com/stretchr/testify/assert instead
+          - pkg: "github.com/test-go/testify/mock"
+            desc: Use github.com/stretchr/testify/mock instead
+          - pkg: "github.com/test-go/testify/require"
+            desc: Use github.com/stretchr/testify/require instead
+          - pkg: "go.uber.org/multierr"
+            desc: Use the standard library instead, for example https://pkg.go.dev/errors#Join
+          - pkg: "gopkg.in/guregu/null.v1"
+            desc: Use gopkg.in/guregu/null.v4 instead
+          - pkg: "gopkg.in/guregu/null.v2"
+            desc: Use gopkg.in/guregu/null.v4 instead
+          - pkg: "gopkg.in/guregu/null.v3"
+            desc: Use gopkg.in/guregu/null.v4 instead
 issues:
   exclude-rules:
     - path: test