diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7d5ee98e13b1..cdfc1b309b2a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	4d63.com/gochecknoglobals v0.2.1
 	github.com/4meepo/tagalign v1.3.4
 	github.com/Abirdcfly/dupword v0.1.1
-	github.com/Antonboom/errname v0.1.13
+	github.com/Antonboom/errname v1.0.0
 	github.com/Antonboom/nilnil v0.1.9
 	github.com/Antonboom/testifylint v1.5.0
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.4.1-0.20240526193622-a339e1f7089c
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 08a01581b754..53887a10fec6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ github.com/4meepo/tagalign v1.3.4 h1:P51VcvBnf04YkHzjfclN6BbsopfJR5rxs1n+5zHt+w8
 github.com/4meepo/tagalign v1.3.4/go.mod h1:M+pnkHH2vG8+qhE5bVc/zeP7HS/j910Fwa9TUSyZVI0=
 github.com/Abirdcfly/dupword v0.1.1 h1:Bsxe0fIw6OwBtXMIncaTxCLHYO5BB+3mcsR5E8VXloY=
 github.com/Abirdcfly/dupword v0.1.1/go.mod h1:B49AcJdTYYkpd4HjgAcutNGG9HZ2JWwKunH9Y2BA6sM=
-github.com/Antonboom/errname v0.1.13 h1:JHICqsewj/fNckzrfVSe+T33svwQxmjC+1ntDsHOVvM=
-github.com/Antonboom/errname v0.1.13/go.mod h1:uWyefRYRN54lBg6HseYCFhs6Qjcy41Y3Jl/dVhA87Ns=
+github.com/Antonboom/errname v1.0.0 h1:oJOOWR07vS1kRusl6YRSlat7HFnb3mSfMl6sDMRoTBA=
+github.com/Antonboom/errname v1.0.0/go.mod h1:gMOBFzK/vrTiXN9Oh+HFs+e6Ndl0eTFbtsRTSRdXyGI=
 github.com/Antonboom/nilnil v0.1.9 h1:eKFMejSxPSA9eLSensFmjW2XTgTwJMjZ8hUHtV4s/SQ=
 github.com/Antonboom/nilnil v0.1.9/go.mod h1:iGe2rYwCq5/Me1khrysB4nwI7swQvjclR8/YRPl5ihQ=
 github.com/Antonboom/testifylint v1.5.0 h1:dlUIsDMtCrZWUnvkaCz3quJCoIjaGi41GzjPBGkkJ8A=
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/errname/testdata/errname.go b/pkg/golinters/errname/testdata/errname.go
index d206ffc498a6..8e23e36d0eec 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/errname/testdata/errname.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/errname/testdata/errname.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ var (
 	ErrEndOfFile = errors.New("end of file")
 	errEndOfFile = errors.New("end of file")
 
-	EndOfFileError = errors.New("end of file") // want "the variable name `EndOfFileError` should conform to the `ErrXxx` format"
-	ErrorEndOfFile = errors.New("end of file") // want "the variable name `ErrorEndOfFile` should conform to the `ErrXxx` format"
-	EndOfFileErr   = errors.New("end of file") // want "the variable name `EndOfFileErr` should conform to the `ErrXxx` format"
-	endOfFileError = errors.New("end of file") // want "the variable name `endOfFileError` should conform to the `errXxx` format"
-	errorEndOfFile = errors.New("end of file") // want "the variable name `errorEndOfFile` should conform to the `errXxx` format"
+	EndOfFileError = errors.New("end of file") // want "the sentinel error name `EndOfFileError` should conform to the `ErrXxx` format"
+	ErrorEndOfFile = errors.New("end of file") // want "the sentinel error name `ErrorEndOfFile` should conform to the `ErrXxx` format"
+	EndOfFileErr   = errors.New("end of file") // want "the sentinel error name `EndOfFileErr` should conform to the `ErrXxx` format"
+	endOfFileError = errors.New("end of file") // want "the sentinel error name `endOfFileError` should conform to the `errXxx` format"
+	errorEndOfFile = errors.New("end of file") // want "the sentinel error name `errorEndOfFile` should conform to the `errXxx` format"
 )
 
 const maxSize = 256
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ var (
 	ErrOutOfSize = fmt.Errorf("out of size (max %d)", maxSize)
 	errOutOfSize = fmt.Errorf("out of size (max %d)", maxSize)
 
-	OutOfSizeError = fmt.Errorf("out of size (max %d)", maxSize) // want "the variable name `OutOfSizeError` should conform to the `ErrXxx` format"
-	outOfSizeError = fmt.Errorf("out of size (max %d)", maxSize) // want "the variable name `outOfSizeError` should conform to the `errXxx` format"
+	OutOfSizeError = fmt.Errorf("out of size (max %d)", maxSize) // want "the sentinel error name `OutOfSizeError` should conform to the `ErrXxx` format"
+	outOfSizeError = fmt.Errorf("out of size (max %d)", maxSize) // want "the sentinel error name `outOfSizeError` should conform to the `errXxx` format"
 )
 
 func errInsideFuncIsNotSentinel() error {
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ type DNSConfigError struct{}
 
 func (D DNSConfigError) Error() string { return "DNS config error" }
 
-type someTypeWithoutPtr struct{}           // want "the type name `someTypeWithoutPtr` should conform to the `xxxError` format"
+type someTypeWithoutPtr struct{}           // want "the error type name `someTypeWithoutPtr` should conform to the `xxxError` format"
 func (s someTypeWithoutPtr) Error() string { return "someTypeWithoutPtr" }
 
-type SomeTypeWithoutPtr struct{}           // want "the type name `SomeTypeWithoutPtr` should conform to the `XxxError` format"
+type SomeTypeWithoutPtr struct{}           // want "the error type name `SomeTypeWithoutPtr` should conform to the `XxxError` format"
 func (s SomeTypeWithoutPtr) Error() string { return "SomeTypeWithoutPtr" }
 
-type someTypeWithPtr struct{}            // want "the type name `someTypeWithPtr` should conform to the `xxxError` format"
+type someTypeWithPtr struct{}            // want "the error type name `someTypeWithPtr` should conform to the `xxxError` format"
 func (s *someTypeWithPtr) Error() string { return "someTypeWithPtr" }
 
-type SomeTypeWithPtr struct{}            // want "the type name `SomeTypeWithPtr` should conform to the `XxxError` format"
+type SomeTypeWithPtr struct{}            // want "the error type name `SomeTypeWithPtr` should conform to the `XxxError` format"
 func (s *SomeTypeWithPtr) Error() string { return "SomeTypeWithPtr" }