diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index d622da74aeb79..4a90493fe8bc6 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ linters-settings:
       - name: import-shadowing
       - name: increment-decrement
       - name: indent-error-flow
+      - name: max-public-structs
+        exclude: ["TEST"]
+        arguments: [5]
       - name: modifies-parameter
       - name: modifies-value-receiver
       - name: optimize-operands-order
@@ -367,6 +370,9 @@ issues:
     - path: _test\.go
       text: "Use of weak random number generator" #gosec:G404
 
+    - path-except: ^plugins/(aggregators|inputs|outputs|parsers|processors|serializers)/...
+      text: "max-public-structs: you have exceeded the maximum number of public struct declarations" #revive:max-public-structs
+
   # Independently of option `exclude` we use default exclude patterns,
   # it can be disabled by this option.
   # To list all excluded by default patterns execute `golangci-lint run --help`.