diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 5557717a162b..59a57b397d32 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ linters-settings:
 
     # Section configuration to compare against.
     # Section names are case-insensitive and may contain parameters in ().
-    # The default order of sections is `standard > default > custom > blank > dot`,
+    # The default order of sections is `standard > default > custom > blank > dot > alias`,
     # If `custom-order` is `true`, it follows the order of `sections` option.
     # Default: ["standard", "default"]
     sections:
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ linters-settings:
       - prefix(github.com/org/project) # Custom section: groups all imports with the specified Prefix.
       - blank                          # Blank section: contains all blank imports. This section is not present unless explicitly enabled.
       - dot                            # Dot section: contains all dot imports. This section is not present unless explicitly enabled.
+      - alias                          # Alias section: contains all alias imports. This section is not present unless explicitly enabled.
 
     # Skip generated files.
     # Default: true
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 938252227331..c3fb930effc3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/catenacyber/perfsprint v0.5.0
 	github.com/charithe/durationcheck v0.0.10
 	github.com/curioswitch/go-reassign v0.2.0
-	github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.11.2
+	github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.12.0
 	github.com/denis-tingaikin/go-header v0.4.3
 	github.com/esimonov/ifshort v1.0.4
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3b9ec315a6c0..a73a4bbc0aaa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20201120205902-5459f2c99403/go.mod h1:WmhPx2Nbnht
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
 github.com/curioswitch/go-reassign v0.2.0 h1:G9UZyOcpk/d7Gd6mqYgd8XYWFMw/znxwGDUstnC9DIo=
 github.com/curioswitch/go-reassign v0.2.0/go.mod h1:x6OpXuWvgfQaMGks2BZybTngWjT84hqJfKoO8Tt/Roc=
-github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.11.2 h1:Oji+oPsp3bQ6bNNgX30NBAVT18P4uBH4sRZnlOlTj7Y=
-github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.11.2/go.mod h1:xtHP9N7AHdNvtRNfcx9gwTDfw7FRJx4bZUsiEfiNNAI=
+github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.12.0 h1:EQTG7FfKPlO4Ste+oN0kvz+gP4XswKx29D4fLrmwbiU=
+github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.12.0/go.mod h1:xtHP9N7AHdNvtRNfcx9gwTDfw7FRJx4bZUsiEfiNNAI=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=