diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 81d342e7dc9d..0c3691b056ac 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -503,6 +503,9 @@ linters-settings:
     # Ignore when constant is not used as function argument.
     # Default: true
     ignore-calls: false
+    # Exclude strings matching the given regular expression.
+    # Default: ""
+    ignore-strings: 'foo.+'
 
   gocritic:
     # Which checks should be enabled; can't be combined with 'disabled-checks'.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2bb5c0cf5e7b..9be41e4b31ea 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0
 	github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3
-	github.com/jgautheron/goconst v1.6.0
+	github.com/jgautheron/goconst v1.7.0
 	github.com/jingyugao/rowserrcheck v1.1.1
 	github.com/jirfag/go-printf-func-name v0.0.0-20200119135958-7558a9eaa5af
 	github.com/julz/importas v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b991df1a9f65..979048c964da 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20181102032728-5e5cf60278f6/go.mod h1:
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20200824232613-28f6c0f3b639/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
-github.com/jgautheron/goconst v1.6.0 h1:gbMLWKRMkzAc6kYsQL6/TxaoBUg3Jm9LSF/Ih1ADWGA=
-github.com/jgautheron/goconst v1.6.0/go.mod h1:aAosetZ5zaeC/2EfMeRswtxUFBpe2Hr7HzkgX4fanO4=
+github.com/jgautheron/goconst v1.7.0 h1:cEqH+YBKLsECnRSd4F4TK5ri8t/aXtt/qoL0Ft252B0=
+github.com/jgautheron/goconst v1.7.0/go.mod h1:aAosetZ5zaeC/2EfMeRswtxUFBpe2Hr7HzkgX4fanO4=
 github.com/jingyugao/rowserrcheck v1.1.1 h1:zibz55j/MJtLsjP1OF4bSdgXxwL1b+Vn7Tjzq7gFzUs=
 github.com/jingyugao/rowserrcheck v1.1.1/go.mod h1:4yvlZSDb3IyDTUZJUmpZfm2Hwok+Dtp+nu2qOq+er9c=
 github.com/jirfag/go-printf-func-name v0.0.0-20200119135958-7558a9eaa5af h1:KA9BjwUk7KlCh6S9EAGWBt1oExIUv9WyNCiRz5amv48=
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index f6687db8178b..c9abebd316b6 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -435,14 +435,15 @@ type GocognitSettings struct {
 }
 
 type GoConstSettings struct {
-	IgnoreTests         bool `mapstructure:"ignore-tests"`
-	MatchWithConstants  bool `mapstructure:"match-constant"`
-	MinStringLen        int  `mapstructure:"min-len"`
-	MinOccurrencesCount int  `mapstructure:"min-occurrences"`
-	ParseNumbers        bool `mapstructure:"numbers"`
-	NumberMin           int  `mapstructure:"min"`
-	NumberMax           int  `mapstructure:"max"`
-	IgnoreCalls         bool `mapstructure:"ignore-calls"`
+	IgnoreStrings       string `mapstructure:"ignore-strings"`
+	IgnoreTests         bool   `mapstructure:"ignore-tests"`
+	MatchWithConstants  bool   `mapstructure:"match-constant"`
+	MinStringLen        int    `mapstructure:"min-len"`
+	MinOccurrencesCount int    `mapstructure:"min-occurrences"`
+	ParseNumbers        bool   `mapstructure:"numbers"`
+	NumberMin           int    `mapstructure:"min"`
+	NumberMax           int    `mapstructure:"max"`
+	IgnoreCalls         bool   `mapstructure:"ignore-calls"`
 }
 
 type GoCriticSettings struct {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/goconst.go b/pkg/golinters/goconst.go
index e277509d2d82..b5188527546b 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/goconst.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/goconst.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func NewGoconst(settings *config.GoConstSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 
 func runGoconst(pass *analysis.Pass, settings *config.GoConstSettings) ([]goanalysis.Issue, error) {
 	cfg := goconstAPI.Config{
+		IgnoreStrings:      settings.IgnoreStrings,
 		IgnoreTests:        settings.IgnoreTests,
 		MatchWithConstants: settings.MatchWithConstants,
 		MinStringLength:    settings.MinStringLen,