diff --git a/.golangci.next.reference.yml b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
index 66699d365084..632605787381 100644
--- a/.golangci.next.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ linters:
     - whitespace
     - wrapcheck
     - wsl
+    - wsl_v5
     - zerologlint
 
   # Disable specific linters.
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ linters:
     - whitespace
     - wrapcheck
     - wsl
+    - wsl_v5
     - zerologlint
 
   # All available settings of specific linters.
@@ -3912,6 +3914,93 @@ linters:
       # Default: false
       force-short-decl-cuddling: true
 
+    wsl_v5:
+      # Allow cuddling a variable if it's used first in the immediate following block,
+      # even if the statement with the block doesn't use the variable.
+      # https://github.com/bombsimon/wsl/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#configuration
+      # Default: true
+      allow-first-in-block: false
+
+      # Same as above,
+      # but allows cuddling if the variable is used anywhere in the following (or nested) block.
+      # https://github.com/bombsimon/wsl/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#configuration
+      # Default: false
+      allow-whole-block: true
+
+      # If a block contains more than this number of lines,
+      # the branch statement needs to be separated by whitespace.
+      # https://github.com/bombsimon/wsl/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#configuration
+      # Default: 2
+      branch-max-lines: 4
+
+      # If set to a non-negative number,
+      # case blocks need to end with whitespace if exceeding this number
+      # https://github.com/bombsimon/wsl/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#configuration
+      # Default: 0
+      case-max-lines: 2
+
+      # Default checks to use.
+      # Can be `all`, `none`, `default` or empty.
+      # https://github.com/bombsimon/wsl/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#checks-and-configuration
+      # Default: ""
+      default: all
+
+      # Enabled checks.
+      # Will be additive to any presets.
+      # https://github.com/bombsimon/wsl/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#checks-and-configuration
+      # Default: []
+      enable:
+        - assign
+        - branch
+        - decl
+        - defer
+        - expr
+        - for
+        - go
+        - if
+        - inc-dec
+        - label
+        - range
+        - return
+        - select
+        - send
+        - switch
+        - type-switch
+        - append
+        - assign-exclusive
+        - assign-expr
+        - err
+        - leading-whitespace
+        - trailing-whitespace
+
+      # Disable checks.
+      # Will be subtractive to any preset.
+      # https://github.com/bombsimon/wsl/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#checks-and-configuration
+      # Default: []
+      disable:
+        - assign
+        - branch
+        - decl
+        - defer
+        - expr
+        - for
+        - go
+        - if
+        - inc-dec
+        - label
+        - range
+        - return
+        - select
+        - send
+        - switch
+        - type-switch
+        - append
+        - assign-exclusive
+        - assign-expr
+        - err
+        - leading-whitespace
+        - trailing-whitespace
+
     # The custom section can be used to define linter plugins to be loaded at runtime.
     # See README documentation for more info.
     custom:
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 87fd0e952196..23effe4b53e1 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ linters:
         linters:
           - dupl
 
+      # Deprecated linters
+      - path: pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
+        text: "SA1019: wsl.NewV4 is deprecated: use NewV5 instead."
+        linters:
+        - staticcheck
+
 formatters:
   enable:
     - gofmt
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ef62abf3ad54..db07bb6dab09 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/bkielbasa/cyclop v1.2.3
 	github.com/blizzy78/varnamelen v0.8.0
 	github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v4 v4.7.0
+	github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v5 v5.0.0
 	github.com/breml/bidichk v0.3.3
 	github.com/breml/errchkjson v0.4.1
 	github.com/butuzov/ireturn v0.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b92fdfee4b85..51a82b62990a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ github.com/blizzy78/varnamelen v0.8.0 h1:oqSblyuQvFsW1hbBHh1zfwrKe3kcSj0rnXkKzsQ
 github.com/blizzy78/varnamelen v0.8.0/go.mod h1:V9TzQZ4fLJ1DSrjVDfl89H7aMnTvKkApdHeyESmyR7k=
 github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v4 v4.7.0 h1:1Ilm9JBPRczjyUs6hvOPKvd7VL1Q++PL8M0SXBDf+jQ=
 github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v4 v4.7.0/go.mod h1:uV/+6BkffuzSAVYD+yGyld1AChO7/EuLrCF/8xTiapg=
+github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v5 v5.0.0 h1:pWxP6X11o/YeF9eBVGXvS7L0FLEbHWm2kJJJGH6SeDQ=
+github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v5 v5.0.0/go.mod h1:Gp8lD04z27wm3FANIUPZycXp+8huVsn0oxc+n4qfV9I=
 github.com/breml/bidichk v0.3.3 h1:WSM67ztRusf1sMoqH6/c4OBCUlRVTKq+CbSeo0R17sE=
 github.com/breml/bidichk v0.3.3/go.mod h1:ISbsut8OnjB367j5NseXEGGgO/th206dVa427kR8YTE=
 github.com/breml/errchkjson v0.4.1 h1:keFSS8D7A2T0haP9kzZTi7o26r7kE3vymjZNeNDRDwg=
diff --git a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
index 31e7fc2ffa7a..5c867a4d8415 100644
--- a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
+++ b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
@@ -685,6 +685,32 @@
         "header"
       ]
     },
+    "wsl-checks": {
+      "enum": [
+        "assign",
+        "branch",
+        "decl",
+        "defer",
+        "expr",
+        "for",
+        "go",
+        "if",
+        "inc-dec",
+        "label",
+        "range",
+        "return",
+        "select",
+        "send",
+        "switch",
+        "type-switch",
+        "append",
+        "assign-exclusive",
+        "assign-expr",
+        "err",
+        "leading-whitespace",
+        "trailing-whitespace"
+      ]
+    },
     "relative-path-modes": {
       "enum": [
         "gomod",
@@ -829,6 +855,7 @@
             "whitespace",
             "wrapcheck",
             "wsl",
+            "wsl_v5",
             "zerologlint"
           ]
         },
@@ -4090,6 +4117,44 @@
             }
           }
         },
+        "wslSettingsV5": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "allow-first-in-block": {
+              "type": "boolean",
+              "default": true
+            },
+            "allow-whole-block": {
+              "type": "boolean",
+              "default": false
+            },
+            "branch-max-lines": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "default": 2
+            },
+            "case-max-lines": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "default": 0
+            },
+            "default": {
+              "enum": ["all", "none", "default", ""],
+              "default": "default"
+            },
+            "enable": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "items": {
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/wsl-checks"
+              }
+            },
+            "disable": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "items": {
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/wsl-checks"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
         "copyloopvarSettings": {
           "type": "object",
           "additionalProperties": false,
@@ -4592,6 +4657,9 @@
             "wsl": {
               "$ref": "#/definitions/settings/definitions/wslSettings"
             },
+            "wsl_v5": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/settings/definitions/wslSettingsV5"
+            },
             "copyloopvar": {
               "$ref": "#/definitions/settings/definitions/copyloopvarSettings"
             },
diff --git a/pkg/commands/internal/migrate/migrate_linters_settings.go b/pkg/commands/internal/migrate/migrate_linters_settings.go
index 5accd9f593e5..4656842d6bde 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/internal/migrate/migrate_linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/internal/migrate/migrate_linters_settings.go
@@ -998,8 +998,8 @@ func toWrapcheckSettings(old versionone.WrapcheckSettings) versiontwo.WrapcheckS
 	}
 }
 
-func toWSLSettings(old versionone.WSLSettings) versiontwo.WSLSettings {
-	return versiontwo.WSLSettings{
+func toWSLSettings(old versionone.WSLSettings) versiontwo.WSLv4Settings {
+	return versiontwo.WSLv4Settings{
 		StrictAppend:                     old.StrictAppend,
 		AllowAssignAndCallCuddle:         old.AllowAssignAndCallCuddle,
 		AllowAssignAndAnythingCuddle:     old.AllowAssignAndAnythingCuddle,
diff --git a/pkg/commands/internal/migrate/versiontwo/linters_settings.go b/pkg/commands/internal/migrate/versiontwo/linters_settings.go
index 3a0d6b7b6a2a..be35d1390304 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/internal/migrate/versiontwo/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/internal/migrate/versiontwo/linters_settings.go
@@ -5,84 +5,86 @@ package versiontwo
 type LintersSettings struct {
 	FormatterSettings `yaml:"-,omitempty" toml:"-,multiline,omitempty"`
 
-	Asasalint       AsasalintSettings       `yaml:"asasalint,omitempty" toml:"asasalint,multiline,omitempty"`
-	BiDiChk         BiDiChkSettings         `yaml:"bidichk,omitempty" toml:"bidichk,multiline,omitempty"`
-	CopyLoopVar     CopyLoopVarSettings     `yaml:"copyloopvar,omitempty" toml:"copyloopvar,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Cyclop          CyclopSettings          `yaml:"cyclop,omitempty" toml:"cyclop,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Decorder        DecorderSettings        `yaml:"decorder,omitempty" toml:"decorder,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Depguard        DepGuardSettings        `yaml:"depguard,omitempty" toml:"depguard,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Dogsled         DogsledSettings         `yaml:"dogsled,omitempty" toml:"dogsled,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Dupl            DuplSettings            `yaml:"dupl,omitempty" toml:"dupl,multiline,omitempty"`
-	DupWord         DupWordSettings         `yaml:"dupword,omitempty" toml:"dupword,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Errcheck        ErrcheckSettings        `yaml:"errcheck,omitempty" toml:"errcheck,multiline,omitempty"`
-	ErrChkJSON      ErrChkJSONSettings      `yaml:"errchkjson,omitempty" toml:"errchkjson,multiline,omitempty"`
-	ErrorLint       ErrorLintSettings       `yaml:"errorlint,omitempty" toml:"errorlint,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Exhaustive      ExhaustiveSettings      `yaml:"exhaustive,omitempty" toml:"exhaustive,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Exhaustruct     ExhaustructSettings     `yaml:"exhaustruct,omitempty" toml:"exhaustruct,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Fatcontext      FatcontextSettings      `yaml:"fatcontext,omitempty" toml:"fatcontext,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Forbidigo       ForbidigoSettings       `yaml:"forbidigo,omitempty" toml:"forbidigo,multiline,omitempty"`
-	FuncOrder       FuncOrderSettings       `yaml:"funcorder,omitempty" toml:"funcorder,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Funlen          FunlenSettings          `yaml:"funlen,omitempty" toml:"funlen,multiline,omitempty"`
-	GinkgoLinter    GinkgoLinterSettings    `yaml:"ginkgolinter,omitempty" toml:"ginkgolinter,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Gocognit        GocognitSettings        `yaml:"gocognit,omitempty" toml:"gocognit,multiline,omitempty"`
-	GoChecksumType  GoChecksumTypeSettings  `yaml:"gochecksumtype,omitempty" toml:"gochecksumtype,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Goconst         GoConstSettings         `yaml:"goconst,omitempty" toml:"goconst,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Gocritic        GoCriticSettings        `yaml:"gocritic,omitempty" toml:"gocritic,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Gocyclo         GoCycloSettings         `yaml:"gocyclo,omitempty" toml:"gocyclo,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Godot           GodotSettings           `yaml:"godot,omitempty" toml:"godot,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Godox           GodoxSettings           `yaml:"godox,omitempty" toml:"godox,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Goheader        GoHeaderSettings        `yaml:"goheader,omitempty" toml:"goheader,multiline,omitempty"`
-	GoModDirectives GoModDirectivesSettings `yaml:"gomoddirectives,omitempty" toml:"gomoddirectives,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Gomodguard      GoModGuardSettings      `yaml:"gomodguard,omitempty" toml:"gomodguard,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Gosec           GoSecSettings           `yaml:"gosec,omitempty" toml:"gosec,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Gosmopolitan    GosmopolitanSettings    `yaml:"gosmopolitan,omitempty" toml:"gosmopolitan,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Govet           GovetSettings           `yaml:"govet,omitempty" toml:"govet,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Grouper         GrouperSettings         `yaml:"grouper,omitempty" toml:"grouper,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Iface           IfaceSettings           `yaml:"iface,omitempty" toml:"iface,multiline,omitempty"`
-	ImportAs        ImportAsSettings        `yaml:"importas,omitempty" toml:"importas,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Inamedparam     INamedParamSettings     `yaml:"inamedparam,omitempty" toml:"inamedparam,multiline,omitempty"`
-	InterfaceBloat  InterfaceBloatSettings  `yaml:"interfacebloat,omitempty" toml:"interfacebloat,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Ireturn         IreturnSettings         `yaml:"ireturn,omitempty" toml:"ireturn,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Lll             LllSettings             `yaml:"lll,omitempty" toml:"lll,multiline,omitempty"`
-	LoggerCheck     LoggerCheckSettings     `yaml:"loggercheck,omitempty" toml:"loggercheck,multiline,omitempty"`
-	MaintIdx        MaintIdxSettings        `yaml:"maintidx,omitempty" toml:"maintidx,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Makezero        MakezeroSettings        `yaml:"makezero,omitempty" toml:"makezero,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Misspell        MisspellSettings        `yaml:"misspell,omitempty" toml:"misspell,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Mnd             MndSettings             `yaml:"mnd,omitempty" toml:"mnd,multiline,omitempty"`
-	MustTag         MustTagSettings         `yaml:"musttag,omitempty" toml:"musttag,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Nakedret        NakedretSettings        `yaml:"nakedret,omitempty" toml:"nakedret,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Nestif          NestifSettings          `yaml:"nestif,omitempty" toml:"nestif,multiline,omitempty"`
-	NilNil          NilNilSettings          `yaml:"nilnil,omitempty" toml:"nilnil,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Nlreturn        NlreturnSettings        `yaml:"nlreturn,omitempty" toml:"nlreturn,multiline,omitempty"`
-	NoLintLint      NoLintLintSettings      `yaml:"nolintlint,omitempty" toml:"nolintlint,multiline,omitempty"`
-	NoNamedReturns  NoNamedReturnsSettings  `yaml:"nonamedreturns,omitempty" toml:"nonamedreturns,multiline,omitempty"`
-	ParallelTest    ParallelTestSettings    `yaml:"paralleltest,omitempty" toml:"paralleltest,multiline,omitempty"`
-	PerfSprint      PerfSprintSettings      `yaml:"perfsprint,omitempty" toml:"perfsprint,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Prealloc        PreallocSettings        `yaml:"prealloc,omitempty" toml:"prealloc,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Predeclared     PredeclaredSettings     `yaml:"predeclared,omitempty" toml:"predeclared,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Promlinter      PromlinterSettings      `yaml:"promlinter,omitempty" toml:"promlinter,multiline,omitempty"`
-	ProtoGetter     ProtoGetterSettings     `yaml:"protogetter,omitempty" toml:"protogetter,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Reassign        ReassignSettings        `yaml:"reassign,omitempty" toml:"reassign,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Recvcheck       RecvcheckSettings       `yaml:"recvcheck,omitempty" toml:"recvcheck,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Revive          ReviveSettings          `yaml:"revive,omitempty" toml:"revive,multiline,omitempty"`
-	RowsErrCheck    RowsErrCheckSettings    `yaml:"rowserrcheck,omitempty" toml:"rowserrcheck,multiline,omitempty"`
-	SlogLint        SlogLintSettings        `yaml:"sloglint,omitempty" toml:"sloglint,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Spancheck       SpancheckSettings       `yaml:"spancheck,omitempty" toml:"spancheck,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Staticcheck     StaticCheckSettings     `yaml:"staticcheck,omitempty" toml:"staticcheck,multiline,omitempty"`
-	TagAlign        TagAlignSettings        `yaml:"tagalign,omitempty" toml:"tagalign,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Tagliatelle     TagliatelleSettings     `yaml:"tagliatelle,omitempty" toml:"tagliatelle,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Testifylint     TestifylintSettings     `yaml:"testifylint,omitempty" toml:"testifylint,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Testpackage     TestpackageSettings     `yaml:"testpackage,omitempty" toml:"testpackage,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Thelper         ThelperSettings         `yaml:"thelper,omitempty" toml:"thelper,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Unconvert       UnconvertSettings       `yaml:"unconvert,omitempty" toml:"unconvert,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Unparam         UnparamSettings         `yaml:"unparam,omitempty" toml:"unparam,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Unused          UnusedSettings          `yaml:"unused,omitempty" toml:"unused,multiline,omitempty"`
-	UseStdlibVars   UseStdlibVarsSettings   `yaml:"usestdlibvars,omitempty" toml:"usestdlibvars,multiline,omitempty"`
-	UseTesting      UseTestingSettings      `yaml:"usetesting,omitempty" toml:"usetesting,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Varnamelen      VarnamelenSettings      `yaml:"varnamelen,omitempty" toml:"varnamelen,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Whitespace      WhitespaceSettings      `yaml:"whitespace,omitempty" toml:"whitespace,multiline,omitempty"`
-	Wrapcheck       WrapcheckSettings       `yaml:"wrapcheck,omitempty" toml:"wrapcheck,multiline,omitempty"`
-	WSL             WSLSettings             `yaml:"wsl,omitempty" toml:"wsl,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Asasalint                AsasalintSettings                `yaml:"asasalint,omitempty" toml:"asasalint,multiline,omitempty"`
+	BiDiChk                  BiDiChkSettings                  `yaml:"bidichk,omitempty" toml:"bidichk,multiline,omitempty"`
+	CopyLoopVar              CopyLoopVarSettings              `yaml:"copyloopvar,omitempty" toml:"copyloopvar,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Cyclop                   CyclopSettings                   `yaml:"cyclop,omitempty" toml:"cyclop,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Decorder                 DecorderSettings                 `yaml:"decorder,omitempty" toml:"decorder,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Depguard                 DepGuardSettings                 `yaml:"depguard,omitempty" toml:"depguard,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Dogsled                  DogsledSettings                  `yaml:"dogsled,omitempty" toml:"dogsled,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Dupl                     DuplSettings                     `yaml:"dupl,omitempty" toml:"dupl,multiline,omitempty"`
+	DupWord                  DupWordSettings                  `yaml:"dupword,omitempty" toml:"dupword,multiline,omitempty"`
+	EmbeddedStructFieldCheck EmbeddedStructFieldCheckSettings `yaml:"embeddedstructfieldcheck,omitempty" toml:"embeddedstructfieldcheck,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Errcheck                 ErrcheckSettings                 `yaml:"errcheck,omitempty" toml:"errcheck,multiline,omitempty"`
+	ErrChkJSON               ErrChkJSONSettings               `yaml:"errchkjson,omitempty" toml:"errchkjson,multiline,omitempty"`
+	ErrorLint                ErrorLintSettings                `yaml:"errorlint,omitempty" toml:"errorlint,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Exhaustive               ExhaustiveSettings               `yaml:"exhaustive,omitempty" toml:"exhaustive,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Exhaustruct              ExhaustructSettings              `yaml:"exhaustruct,omitempty" toml:"exhaustruct,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Fatcontext               FatcontextSettings               `yaml:"fatcontext,omitempty" toml:"fatcontext,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Forbidigo                ForbidigoSettings                `yaml:"forbidigo,omitempty" toml:"forbidigo,multiline,omitempty"`
+	FuncOrder                FuncOrderSettings                `yaml:"funcorder,omitempty" toml:"funcorder,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Funlen                   FunlenSettings                   `yaml:"funlen,omitempty" toml:"funlen,multiline,omitempty"`
+	GinkgoLinter             GinkgoLinterSettings             `yaml:"ginkgolinter,omitempty" toml:"ginkgolinter,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Gocognit                 GocognitSettings                 `yaml:"gocognit,omitempty" toml:"gocognit,multiline,omitempty"`
+	GoChecksumType           GoChecksumTypeSettings           `yaml:"gochecksumtype,omitempty" toml:"gochecksumtype,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Goconst                  GoConstSettings                  `yaml:"goconst,omitempty" toml:"goconst,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Gocritic                 GoCriticSettings                 `yaml:"gocritic,omitempty" toml:"gocritic,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Gocyclo                  GoCycloSettings                  `yaml:"gocyclo,omitempty" toml:"gocyclo,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Godot                    GodotSettings                    `yaml:"godot,omitempty" toml:"godot,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Godox                    GodoxSettings                    `yaml:"godox,omitempty" toml:"godox,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Goheader                 GoHeaderSettings                 `yaml:"goheader,omitempty" toml:"goheader,multiline,omitempty"`
+	GoModDirectives          GoModDirectivesSettings          `yaml:"gomoddirectives,omitempty" toml:"gomoddirectives,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Gomodguard               GoModGuardSettings               `yaml:"gomodguard,omitempty" toml:"gomodguard,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Gosec                    GoSecSettings                    `yaml:"gosec,omitempty" toml:"gosec,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Gosmopolitan             GosmopolitanSettings             `yaml:"gosmopolitan,omitempty" toml:"gosmopolitan,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Govet                    GovetSettings                    `yaml:"govet,omitempty" toml:"govet,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Grouper                  GrouperSettings                  `yaml:"grouper,omitempty" toml:"grouper,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Iface                    IfaceSettings                    `yaml:"iface,omitempty" toml:"iface,multiline,omitempty"`
+	ImportAs                 ImportAsSettings                 `yaml:"importas,omitempty" toml:"importas,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Inamedparam              INamedParamSettings              `yaml:"inamedparam,omitempty" toml:"inamedparam,multiline,omitempty"`
+	InterfaceBloat           InterfaceBloatSettings           `yaml:"interfacebloat,omitempty" toml:"interfacebloat,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Ireturn                  IreturnSettings                  `yaml:"ireturn,omitempty" toml:"ireturn,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Lll                      LllSettings                      `yaml:"lll,omitempty" toml:"lll,multiline,omitempty"`
+	LoggerCheck              LoggerCheckSettings              `yaml:"loggercheck,omitempty" toml:"loggercheck,multiline,omitempty"`
+	MaintIdx                 MaintIdxSettings                 `yaml:"maintidx,omitempty" toml:"maintidx,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Makezero                 MakezeroSettings                 `yaml:"makezero,omitempty" toml:"makezero,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Misspell                 MisspellSettings                 `yaml:"misspell,omitempty" toml:"misspell,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Mnd                      MndSettings                      `yaml:"mnd,omitempty" toml:"mnd,multiline,omitempty"`
+	MustTag                  MustTagSettings                  `yaml:"musttag,omitempty" toml:"musttag,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Nakedret                 NakedretSettings                 `yaml:"nakedret,omitempty" toml:"nakedret,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Nestif                   NestifSettings                   `yaml:"nestif,omitempty" toml:"nestif,multiline,omitempty"`
+	NilNil                   NilNilSettings                   `yaml:"nilnil,omitempty" toml:"nilnil,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Nlreturn                 NlreturnSettings                 `yaml:"nlreturn,omitempty" toml:"nlreturn,multiline,omitempty"`
+	NoLintLint               NoLintLintSettings               `yaml:"nolintlint,omitempty" toml:"nolintlint,multiline,omitempty"`
+	NoNamedReturns           NoNamedReturnsSettings           `yaml:"nonamedreturns,omitempty" toml:"nonamedreturns,multiline,omitempty"`
+	ParallelTest             ParallelTestSettings             `yaml:"paralleltest,omitempty" toml:"paralleltest,multiline,omitempty"`
+	PerfSprint               PerfSprintSettings               `yaml:"perfsprint,omitempty" toml:"perfsprint,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Prealloc                 PreallocSettings                 `yaml:"prealloc,omitempty" toml:"prealloc,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Predeclared              PredeclaredSettings              `yaml:"predeclared,omitempty" toml:"predeclared,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Promlinter               PromlinterSettings               `yaml:"promlinter,omitempty" toml:"promlinter,multiline,omitempty"`
+	ProtoGetter              ProtoGetterSettings              `yaml:"protogetter,omitempty" toml:"protogetter,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Reassign                 ReassignSettings                 `yaml:"reassign,omitempty" toml:"reassign,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Recvcheck                RecvcheckSettings                `yaml:"recvcheck,omitempty" toml:"recvcheck,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Revive                   ReviveSettings                   `yaml:"revive,omitempty" toml:"revive,multiline,omitempty"`
+	RowsErrCheck             RowsErrCheckSettings             `yaml:"rowserrcheck,omitempty" toml:"rowserrcheck,multiline,omitempty"`
+	SlogLint                 SlogLintSettings                 `yaml:"sloglint,omitempty" toml:"sloglint,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Spancheck                SpancheckSettings                `yaml:"spancheck,omitempty" toml:"spancheck,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Staticcheck              StaticCheckSettings              `yaml:"staticcheck,omitempty" toml:"staticcheck,multiline,omitempty"`
+	TagAlign                 TagAlignSettings                 `yaml:"tagalign,omitempty" toml:"tagalign,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Tagliatelle              TagliatelleSettings              `yaml:"tagliatelle,omitempty" toml:"tagliatelle,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Testifylint              TestifylintSettings              `yaml:"testifylint,omitempty" toml:"testifylint,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Testpackage              TestpackageSettings              `yaml:"testpackage,omitempty" toml:"testpackage,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Thelper                  ThelperSettings                  `yaml:"thelper,omitempty" toml:"thelper,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Unconvert                UnconvertSettings                `yaml:"unconvert,omitempty" toml:"unconvert,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Unparam                  UnparamSettings                  `yaml:"unparam,omitempty" toml:"unparam,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Unused                   UnusedSettings                   `yaml:"unused,omitempty" toml:"unused,multiline,omitempty"`
+	UseStdlibVars            UseStdlibVarsSettings            `yaml:"usestdlibvars,omitempty" toml:"usestdlibvars,multiline,omitempty"`
+	UseTesting               UseTestingSettings               `yaml:"usetesting,omitempty" toml:"usetesting,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Varnamelen               VarnamelenSettings               `yaml:"varnamelen,omitempty" toml:"varnamelen,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Whitespace               WhitespaceSettings               `yaml:"whitespace,omitempty" toml:"whitespace,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Wrapcheck                WrapcheckSettings                `yaml:"wrapcheck,omitempty" toml:"wrapcheck,multiline,omitempty"`
+	WSL                      WSLv4Settings                    `yaml:"wsl,omitempty" toml:"wsl,multiline,omitempty"`
+	WSLv5                    WSLv5Settings                    `yaml:"wsl_v5,omitempty" toml:"wsl_v5,multiline,omitempty"`
 
 	Custom map[string]CustomLinterSettings `yaml:"custom,omitempty" toml:"custom,multiline,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -153,11 +155,16 @@ type DupWordSettings struct {
 	Ignore   []string `yaml:"ignore,omitempty" toml:"ignore,multiline,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type EmbeddedStructFieldCheckSettings struct {
+	ForbidMutex *bool `yaml:"forbid-mutex,omitempty" toml:"forbid-mutex,multiline,omitempty"`
+}
+
 type ErrcheckSettings struct {
 	DisableDefaultExclusions *bool    `yaml:"disable-default-exclusions,omitempty" toml:"disable-default-exclusions,multiline,omitempty"`
 	CheckTypeAssertions      *bool    `yaml:"check-type-assertions,omitempty" toml:"check-type-assertions,multiline,omitempty"`
 	CheckAssignToBlank       *bool    `yaml:"check-blank,omitempty" toml:"check-blank,multiline,omitempty"`
 	ExcludeFunctions         []string `yaml:"exclude-functions,omitempty" toml:"exclude-functions,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Verbose                  *bool    `yaml:"verbose,omitempty" toml:"verbose,multiline,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ErrChkJSONSettings struct {
@@ -214,6 +221,7 @@ type ForbidigoPattern struct {
 type FuncOrderSettings struct {
 	Constructor  *bool `yaml:"constructor,omitempty,omitempty" toml:"constructor,omitempty,multiline,omitempty"`
 	StructMethod *bool `yaml:"struct-method,omitempty,omitempty" toml:"struct-method,omitempty,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Alphabetical *bool `yaml:"alphabetical,omitempty,omitempty" toml:"alphabetical,omitempty,multiline,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type FunlenSettings struct {
@@ -695,6 +703,7 @@ type UseStdlibVarsSettings struct {
 	SQLIsolationLevel  *bool `yaml:"sql-isolation-level,omitempty" toml:"sql-isolation-level,multiline,omitempty"`
 	TLSSignatureScheme *bool `yaml:"tls-signature-scheme,omitempty" toml:"tls-signature-scheme,multiline,omitempty"`
 	ConstantKind       *bool `yaml:"constant-kind,omitempty" toml:"constant-kind,multiline,omitempty"`
+	TimeDateMonth      *bool `yaml:"time-date-month,omitempty" toml:"time-date-month,multiline,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type UseTestingSettings struct {
@@ -752,7 +761,7 @@ type WrapcheckSettings struct {
 	ReportInternalErrors   *bool    `yaml:"report-internal-errors,omitempty" toml:"report-internal-errors,multiline,omitempty"`
 }
 
-type WSLSettings struct {
+type WSLv4Settings struct {
 	StrictAppend                     *bool    `yaml:"strict-append,omitempty" toml:"strict-append,multiline,omitempty"`
 	AllowAssignAndCallCuddle         *bool    `yaml:"allow-assign-and-call,omitempty" toml:"allow-assign-and-call,multiline,omitempty"`
 	AllowAssignAndAnythingCuddle     *bool    `yaml:"allow-assign-and-anything,omitempty" toml:"allow-assign-and-anything,multiline,omitempty"`
@@ -769,6 +778,16 @@ type WSLSettings struct {
 	ForceExclusiveShortDeclarations  *bool    `yaml:"force-short-decl-cuddling,omitempty" toml:"force-short-decl-cuddling,multiline,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type WSLv5Settings struct {
+	AllowFirstInBlock *bool    `yaml:"allow-first-in-block,omitempty" toml:"allow-first-in-block,multiline,omitempty"`
+	AllowWholeBlock   *bool    `yaml:"allow-whole-block,omitempty" toml:"allow-whole-block,multiline,omitempty"`
+	BranchMaxLines    *int     `yaml:"branch-max-lines,omitempty" toml:"branch-max-lines,multiline,omitempty"`
+	CaseMaxLines      *int     `yaml:"case-max-lines,omitempty" toml:"case-max-lines,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Default           *string  `yaml:"default,omitempty" toml:"default,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Enable            []string `yaml:"enable,omitempty" toml:"enable,multiline,omitempty"`
+	Disable           []string `yaml:"disable,omitempty" toml:"disable,multiline,omitempty"`
+}
+
 type CustomLinterSettings struct {
 	Type *string `yaml:"type,omitempty" toml:"type,multiline,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 7b3b6a12954a..67d4bf518336 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ var defaultLintersSettings = LintersSettings{
 		MaxDistance:   5,
 		MinNameLength: 3,
 	},
-	WSL: WSLSettings{
+	WSL: WSLv4Settings{
 		StrictAppend:                     true,
 		AllowAssignAndCallCuddle:         true,
 		AllowAssignAndAnythingCuddle:     false,
@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@ var defaultLintersSettings = LintersSettings{
 		ErrorVariableNames:               []string{"err"},
 		ForceExclusiveShortDeclarations:  false,
 	},
+	WSLv5: WSLv5Settings{
+		AllowFirstInBlock: true,
+		AllowWholeBlock:   false,
+		BranchMaxLines:    2,
+		CaseMaxLines:      0,
+		Default:           "default",
+		Enable:            nil,
+		Disable:           nil,
+	},
 }
 
 type LintersSettings struct {
@@ -283,7 +292,8 @@ type LintersSettings struct {
 	Varnamelen               VarnamelenSettings               `mapstructure:"varnamelen"`
 	Whitespace               WhitespaceSettings               `mapstructure:"whitespace"`
 	Wrapcheck                WrapcheckSettings                `mapstructure:"wrapcheck"`
-	WSL                      WSLSettings                      `mapstructure:"wsl"`
+	WSL                      WSLv4Settings                    `mapstructure:"wsl"` // Deprecated: use WSLv5 instead.
+	WSLv5                    WSLv5Settings                    `mapstructure:"wsl_v5"`
 
 	Custom map[string]CustomLinterSettings `mapstructure:"custom"`
 }
@@ -992,7 +1002,8 @@ type WrapcheckSettings struct {
 	ReportInternalErrors   bool     `mapstructure:"report-internal-errors"`
 }
 
-type WSLSettings struct {
+// Deprecated: use WSLv5Settings instead.
+type WSLv4Settings struct {
 	StrictAppend                     bool     `mapstructure:"strict-append"`
 	AllowAssignAndCallCuddle         bool     `mapstructure:"allow-assign-and-call"`
 	AllowAssignAndAnythingCuddle     bool     `mapstructure:"allow-assign-and-anything"`
@@ -1009,6 +1020,16 @@ type WSLSettings struct {
 	ForceExclusiveShortDeclarations  bool     `mapstructure:"force-short-decl-cuddling"`
 }
 
+type WSLv5Settings struct {
+	AllowFirstInBlock bool     `mapstructure:"allow-first-in-block"`
+	AllowWholeBlock   bool     `mapstructure:"allow-whole-block"`
+	BranchMaxLines    int      `mapstructure:"branch-max-lines"`
+	CaseMaxLines      int      `mapstructure:"case-max-lines"`
+	Default           string   `mapstructure:"default"`
+	Enable            []string `mapstructure:"enable"`
+	Disable           []string `mapstructure:"disable"`
+}
+
 // CustomLinterSettings encapsulates the meta-data of a private linter.
 type CustomLinterSettings struct {
 	// Type plugin type.
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/in/wsl.go b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/in/wsl_v4.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/in/wsl.go
rename to pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/in/wsl_v4.go
index 9a1982004c2f..068695f3a8e1 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/in/wsl.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/in/wsl_v4.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //golangcitest:args -Ewsl
-//golangcitest:config_path testdata/wsl.yml
+//golangcitest:config_path testdata/wsl_v4.yml
 //golangcitest:expected_exitcode 0
 package testdata
 
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/in/wsl_v5.go b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/in/wsl_v5.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..60d782ec9430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/in/wsl_v5.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Ewsl_v5
+//golangcitest:expected_exitcode 0
+package testdata
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+)
+
+type T struct {
+	I int
+}
+
+func NewT() *T {
+	return &T{}
+}
+
+func (*T) Fn() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
+func FnC(_ string, fn func() error) error {
+	fn()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func strictAppend() {
+	s := []string{}
+	s = append(s, "a")
+	s = append(s, "b")
+	x := "c"
+	s = append(s, x)
+	y := "e"
+	s = append(s, "d") // want `missing whitespace above this line \(no shared variables above append\)`
+	s = append(s, y)
+}
+
+func incDec() {
+	x := 1
+	x++
+	x--
+	y := x
+
+	_ = y
+}
+
+func assignAndCall() {
+	t1 := NewT()
+	t2 := NewT()
+
+	t1.Fn()
+	x := t1.Fn()
+	t1.Fn()
+
+	_, _ = t2, x
+}
+
+func closureInCall() {
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	_ = FnC("buf", func() error {
+		return json.NewEncoder(buf).Encode("x")
+	})
+}
+
+func assignAfterBlock() {
+	x := 1
+	if x > 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	x = 2 // want `missing whitespace above this line \(invalid statement above assign\)`
+}
+
+func decl() {
+	var x string
+	y := "" // want `missing whitespace above this line \(invalid statement above assign\)`
+
+	_, _ = x, y
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/out/wsl.go b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/out/wsl_v4.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/out/wsl.go
rename to pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/out/wsl_v4.go
index 68fc20f5f487..cabd8791b519 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/out/wsl.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/out/wsl_v4.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //golangcitest:args -Ewsl
-//golangcitest:config_path testdata/wsl.yml
+//golangcitest:config_path testdata/wsl_v4.yml
 //golangcitest:expected_exitcode 0
 package testdata
 
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/out/wsl_v5.go b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/out/wsl_v5.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8681bdc41e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/fix/out/wsl_v5.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Ewsl_v5
+//golangcitest:expected_exitcode 0
+package testdata
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+)
+
+type T struct {
+	I int
+}
+
+func NewT() *T {
+	return &T{}
+}
+
+func (*T) Fn() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
+func FnC(_ string, fn func() error) error {
+	fn()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func strictAppend() {
+	s := []string{}
+	s = append(s, "a")
+	s = append(s, "b")
+	x := "c"
+	s = append(s, x)
+	y := "e"
+
+	s = append(s, "d") // want `missing whitespace above this line \(no shared variables above append\)`
+	s = append(s, y)
+}
+
+func incDec() {
+	x := 1
+	x++
+	x--
+	y := x
+
+	_ = y
+}
+
+func assignAndCall() {
+	t1 := NewT()
+	t2 := NewT()
+
+	t1.Fn()
+	x := t1.Fn()
+	t1.Fn()
+
+	_, _ = t2, x
+}
+
+func closureInCall() {
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	_ = FnC("buf", func() error {
+		return json.NewEncoder(buf).Encode("x")
+	})
+}
+
+func assignAfterBlock() {
+	x := 1
+	if x > 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	x = 2 // want `missing whitespace above this line \(invalid statement above assign\)`
+}
+
+func decl() {
+	var x string
+
+	y := "" // want `missing whitespace above this line \(invalid statement above assign\)`
+
+	_, _ = x, y
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_cgo.go b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/ws_v4_cgo.go
similarity index 91%
rename from pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_cgo.go
rename to pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/ws_v4_cgo.go
index aa4870e2f19d..09206c3fe068 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_cgo.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/ws_v4_cgo.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // TODO(ldez) the linter doesn't support cgo.
 
 //golangcitest:args -Ewsl
-//golangcitest:config_path testdata/wsl.yml
+//golangcitest:config_path testdata/wsl_v4.yml
 package testdata
 
 /*
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl.go b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v4.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl.go
rename to pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v4.go
index e3b2a6066b3b..ddb49bcee4b8 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v4.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //golangcitest:args -Ewsl
-//golangcitest:config_path testdata/wsl.yml
+//golangcitest:config_path testdata/wsl_v4.yml
 package testdata
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl.yml b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v4.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl.yml
rename to pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v4.yml
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v5.go b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v5.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..36c774f7ab59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v5.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Ewsl_v5
+package testdata
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+)
+
+type T struct {
+	I int
+}
+
+func NewT() *T {
+	return &T{}
+}
+
+func (*T) Fn() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
+func FnC(_ string, fn func() error) error {
+	fn()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func strictAppend() {
+	s := []string{}
+	s = append(s, "a")
+	s = append(s, "b")
+	x := "c"
+	s = append(s, x)
+	y := "e"
+	s = append(s, "d") // want `missing whitespace above this line \(no shared variables above append\)`
+	s = append(s, y)
+}
+
+func incDec() {
+	x := 1
+	x++
+	x--
+	y := x
+
+	_ = y
+}
+
+func assignAndCall() {
+	t1 := NewT()
+	t2 := NewT()
+
+	t1.Fn()
+	x := t1.Fn()
+	t1.Fn()
+
+	_, _ = t2, x
+}
+
+func closureInCall() {
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	_ = FnC("buf", func() error {
+		return json.NewEncoder(buf).Encode("x")
+	})
+}
+
+func assignAfterBlock() {
+	x := 1
+	if x > 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	x = 2 // want `missing whitespace above this line \(invalid statement above assign\)`
+}
+
+func decl() {
+	var x string
+	y := "" // want `missing whitespace above this line \(invalid statement above assign\)`
+
+	_, _ = x, y
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v5_config.go b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v5_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fa68c4336950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v5_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Ewsl_v5
+//golangcitest:config_path testdata/wsl_v5_config.yml
+package testdata
+
+func fn1(s []string) {
+	a := "a"
+	s = append(s, a) // want `missing whitespace above this line \(invalid statement above assign\)`
+
+	x := 1
+	s = append(s, "s") // want `missing whitespace above this line \(invalid statement above assign\)`
+
+	_ = x
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v5_config.yml b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v5_config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd875d452256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wsl/testdata/wsl_v5_config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+version: "2"
+
+linters:
+  settings:
+    wsl_v5:
+      allow-first-in-block: true
+      allow-whole-block: false
+      branch-max-lines: 2
+      case-max-lines: 0
+      default: all
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/wsl.go b/pkg/golinters/wsl/wsl.go
index c71706f5c1d3..11f0122def50 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/wsl/wsl.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wsl/wsl.go
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 package wsl
 
 import (
-	"github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v4"
+	wslv4 "github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v4"
 
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/goanalysis"
 )
 
-func New(settings *config.WSLSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
-	var conf *wsl.Configuration
+// Deprecated: use NewV5 instead.
+func NewV4(settings *config.WSLv4Settings) *goanalysis.Linter {
+	var conf *wslv4.Configuration
 
 	if settings != nil {
-		conf = &wsl.Configuration{
+		conf = &wslv4.Configuration{
 			StrictAppend:                     settings.StrictAppend,
 			AllowAssignAndCallCuddle:         settings.AllowAssignAndCallCuddle,
 			AllowAssignAndAnythingCuddle:     settings.AllowAssignAndAnythingCuddle,
@@ -31,6 +32,6 @@ func New(settings *config.WSLSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	}
 
 	return goanalysis.
-		NewLinterFromAnalyzer(wsl.NewAnalyzer(conf)).
+		NewLinterFromAnalyzer(wslv4.NewAnalyzer(conf)).
 		WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeSyntax)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wsl/wsl_v5.go b/pkg/golinters/wsl/wsl_v5.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb7b2562830b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wsl/wsl_v5.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package wsl
+
+import (
+	"github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v5"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/goanalysis"
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/golinters/internal"
+)
+
+func NewV5(settings *config.WSLv5Settings) *goanalysis.Linter {
+	var conf *wsl.Configuration
+
+	if settings != nil {
+		checkSet, err := wsl.NewCheckSet(settings.Default, settings.Enable, settings.Disable)
+		if err != nil {
+			internal.LinterLogger.Fatalf("wsl: invalid check: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		conf = &wsl.Configuration{
+			IncludeGenerated:  true, // force to true because golangci-lint already has a way to filter generated files.
+			AllowFirstInBlock: settings.AllowFirstInBlock,
+			AllowWholeBlock:   settings.AllowWholeBlock,
+			BranchMaxLines:    settings.BranchMaxLines,
+			CaseMaxLines:      settings.CaseMaxLines,
+			Checks:            checkSet,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return goanalysis.
+		NewLinterFromAnalyzer(wsl.NewAnalyzer(conf)).
+		WithVersion(5). //nolint:mnd // It's the linter version.
+		WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeTypesInfo)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
index 734aab63cd1c..60e0c6fb815f 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
@@ -691,11 +691,18 @@ func (LinterBuilder) Build(cfg *config.Config) ([]*linter.Config, error) {
 			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
 			WithURL("https://github.com/tomarrell/wrapcheck"),
 
-		linter.NewConfig(wsl.New(&cfg.Linters.Settings.WSL)).
+		linter.NewConfig(wsl.NewV4(&cfg.Linters.Settings.WSL)).
+			DeprecatedWarning("new major version.", "v2.2.0", "wsl_v5").
 			WithSince("v1.20.0").
 			WithAutoFix().
 			WithURL("https://github.com/bombsimon/wsl"),
 
+		linter.NewConfig(wsl.NewV5(&cfg.Linters.Settings.WSLv5)).
+			WithSince("v2.2.0").
+			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
+			WithAutoFix().
+			WithURL("https://github.com/bombsimon/wsl"),
+
 		linter.NewConfig(zerologlint.New()).
 			WithSince("v1.53.0").
 			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().