diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index db94146..c6f4308 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@ run:
   # include test files or not, default is true
   tests: false
 
-  skip-files:
-    - (^|.*/)grpc/(.*)
-
 # output configuration options
 output:
   # colored-line-number|line-number|json|tab|checkstyle|code-climate, default is "colored-line-number"
-  format: tab
+  formats:
+    - format: tab
 
 # all available settings of specific linters
 linters-settings:
@@ -67,6 +65,9 @@ linters:
   fast: false
 
 issues:
+  exclude-files:
+    - (^|.*/)grpc/(.*)
+
   # Excluding configuration per-path, per-linter, per-text and per-source
   exclude-rules:
     - path: v2 # ignore stutters in universal structures due to protobuf compatibility