diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 7b97fee00..40dca985e 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ linters:
     # call t.Helper() within those functions, we lose the information where
     # exactly a test failed in the generated failure stack trace.
     - thelper
+    
+    # The linter is too aggressive and doesn't add much value since reviewers
+    # will also catch magic numbers that make sense to extract.
+    - gomnd
 
 
 issues:
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md
index 1146051de..563a8b23a 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ data.
 * [`golangci-lint` will now check new code using additional
   linters](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7064) and was
   [fine-tuned](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7289) to fit our
-  code style.
+  code style or to [disable annoying new
+  linters](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7335).
 
 * Update github actions to [check commits against the target base 
   branch](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7103) rather than just