diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 6654cb95e..e8665aede 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ linters-settings:
       - offBy1
       - regexpPattern
       - sloppyTestFuncName
+      - sloppyReassign
       - sloppyTypeAssert
       - sortSlice
       - sprintfQuotedString
diff --git a/internal/rotate/file_writer.go b/internal/rotate/file_writer.go
index 797560358..72793ae64 100644
--- a/internal/rotate/file_writer.go
+++ b/internal/rotate/file_writer.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (w *FileWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	}
 	w.bytesWritten += int64(n)
 
-	if err = w.rotateIfNeeded(); err != nil {
+	if err := w.rotateIfNeeded(); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ func (w *FileWriter) rotateIfNeeded() error {
 }
 
 func (w *FileWriter) rotate() (err error) {
-	if err = w.current.Close(); err != nil {
+	if err := w.current.Close(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Use year-month-date for readability, unix time to make the file name unique with second precision
 	now := time.Now()
 	rotatedFilename := fmt.Sprintf(w.filenameRotationTemplate, now.Format(DateFormat), strconv.FormatInt(now.Unix(), 10))
-	if err = os.Rename(w.filename, rotatedFilename); err != nil {
+	if err := os.Rename(w.filename, rotatedFilename); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (w *FileWriter) purgeArchivesIfNeeded() (err error) {
 		//sort files alphanumerically to delete older files first
 		sort.Strings(matches)
 		for _, filename := range matches[:len(matches)-w.maxArchives] {
-			if err = os.Remove(filename); err != nil {
+			if err := os.Remove(filename); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/common/cookie/cookie.go b/plugins/common/cookie/cookie.go
index 849ab8ed7..e275160b2 100644
--- a/plugins/common/cookie/cookie.go
+++ b/plugins/common/cookie/cookie.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type CookieAuthConfig struct {
 }
 
 func (c *CookieAuthConfig) Start(client *http.Client, log telegraf.Logger, clock clockutil.Clock) (err error) {
-	if err = c.initializeClient(client); err != nil {
+	if err := c.initializeClient(client); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/common/starlark/field_dict.go b/plugins/common/starlark/field_dict.go
index a1a553570..50b3ca388 100644
--- a/plugins/common/starlark/field_dict.go
+++ b/plugins/common/starlark/field_dict.go
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func asStarlarkValue(value interface{}) (starlark.Value, error) {
 			if err != nil {
 				return starlark.None, err
 			}
-			if err = dict.SetKey(sKey, sValue); err != nil {
+			if err := dict.SetKey(sKey, sValue); err != nil {
 				return starlark.None, err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_test.go b/plugins/inputs/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_test.go
index c5c3548f6..9c803b34c 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/azure_monitor/azure_monitor_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (marc *mockAzureResourcesClient) List(_ context.Context, _ *armresources.Cl
 	}
 
 	var genericResourcesExpanded []*armresources.GenericResourceExpanded
-	if err = json.Unmarshal(file, &genericResourcesExpanded); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(file, &genericResourcesExpanded); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (marc *mockAzureResourcesClient) ListByResourceGroup(
 	}
 
 	var genericResourcesExpanded []*armresources.GenericResourceExpanded
-	if err = json.Unmarshal(file, &genericResourcesExpanded); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(file, &genericResourcesExpanded); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (mamdc *mockAzureMetricDefinitionsClient) List(
 	}
 
 	var metricDefinitions [][]*armmonitor.MetricDefinition
-	if err = json.Unmarshal(file, &metricDefinitions); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(file, &metricDefinitions); err != nil {
 		return armmonitor.MetricDefinitionsClientListResponse{}, err
 	}
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (mamc *mockAzureMetricsClient) List(
 	}
 
 	var metricResponses []armmonitor.Response
-	if err = json.Unmarshal(file, &metricResponses); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(file, &metricResponses); err != nil {
 		return armmonitor.MetricsClientListResponse{}, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk.go b/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk.go
index e6d225c57..726adb1fd 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/dpdk/dpdk.go
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ func (dpdk *dpdk) Init() error {
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	if err = isSocket(dpdk.SocketPath); err != nil {
+	if err := isSocket(dpdk.SocketPath); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	dpdk.rawdevCommands = []string{"/rawdev/xstats"}
 	dpdk.ethdevCommands = []string{"/ethdev/stats", "/ethdev/xstats", "/ethdev/link_status"}
 
-	if err = dpdk.validateCommands(); err != nil {
+	if err := dpdk.validateCommands(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/intel_dlb/intel_dlb.go b/plugins/inputs/intel_dlb/intel_dlb.go
index 46ed1f93e..187c8f16c 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/intel_dlb/intel_dlb.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/intel_dlb/intel_dlb.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (d *IntelDLB) Init() error {
 		d.Log.Debugf("Using default eventdev commands '%v'", eventdevDefaultCommands)
 	}
 
-	if err = validateEventdevCommands(d.EventdevCommands); err != nil {
+	if err := validateEventdevCommands(d.EventdevCommands); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/intel_rdt/intel_rdt.go b/plugins/inputs/intel_rdt/intel_rdt.go
index df056f48d..8d61cbb20 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/intel_rdt/intel_rdt.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/intel_rdt/intel_rdt.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (r *IntelRDT) Initialize() error {
 	if r.SamplingInterval == 0 {
 		r.SamplingInterval = defaultSamplingInterval
 	}
-	if err = validateInterval(r.SamplingInterval); err != nil {
+	if err := validateInterval(r.SamplingInterval); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	r.parsedCores, err = parseCoresConfig(r.Cores)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go
index 341337cd3..37caa9d97 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/jenkins/jenkins.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (j *Jenkins) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err = j.initialize(client); err != nil {
+		if err := j.initialize(client); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/kibana/kibana.go b/plugins/inputs/kibana/kibana.go
index d22865240..1beb86a70 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/kibana/kibana.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/kibana/kibana.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (k *Kibana) gatherJSONData(url string, v interface{}) (host string, err err
 		return request.Host, fmt.Errorf("%s returned HTTP status %s: %q", url, response.Status, body)
 	}
 
-	if err = json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(v); err != nil {
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(v); err != nil {
 		return request.Host, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/libvirt/libvirt.go b/plugins/inputs/libvirt/libvirt.go
index eab5c6fe4..181d052e8 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/libvirt/libvirt.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/libvirt/libvirt.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (l *Libvirt) isThereAnythingToGather() bool {
 
 func (l *Libvirt) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	var err error
-	if err = l.utils.EnsureConnected(l.LibvirtURI); err != nil {
+	if err := l.utils.EnsureConnected(l.LibvirtURI); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/mailchimp/chimp_api.go b/plugins/inputs/mailchimp/chimp_api.go
index 71e7bcea6..f603bbfb8 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/mailchimp/chimp_api.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/mailchimp/chimp_api.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (a *ChimpAPI) runChimp(params ReportsParams) ([]byte, error) {
 		a.log.Debugf("response Body: %q", string(body))
 	}
 
-	if err = chimpErrorCheck(body); err != nil {
+	if err := chimpErrorCheck(body); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return body, nil
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql.go b/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql.go
index 68359120b..7a39f9995 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/mysql/mysql.go
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ func (m *Mysql) gatherSlaveStatuses(db *sql.DB, servtag string, acc telegraf.Acc
 			vals[i] = sql.RawBytes{}
 			valPtrs[i] = &vals[i]
 		}
-		if err = rows.Scan(valPtrs...); err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(valPtrs...); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ func (m *Mysql) gatherGlobalStatuses(db *sql.DB, servtag string, acc telegraf.Ac
 		var key string
 		var val sql.RawBytes
 
-		if err = rows.Scan(&key, &val); err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&key, &val); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/opensearch_query/opensearch_query_test.go b/plugins/inputs/opensearch_query/opensearch_query_test.go
index 8f8db4fb0..edcc01560 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/opensearch_query/opensearch_query_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/opensearch_query/opensearch_query_test.go
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ func setupIntegrationTest(t *testing.T, image string) (*testutil.Container, *Ope
 		return &container, o, err
 	}
 
-	if err = indexer.Close(context.Background()); err != nil {
+	if err := indexer.Close(context.Background()); err != nil {
 		return &container, o, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/phpfpm/fcgi.go b/plugins/inputs/phpfpm/fcgi.go
index 262c62a1e..9cda44b22 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/phpfpm/fcgi.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/phpfpm/fcgi.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ type record struct {
 }
 
 func (rec *record) read(r io.Reader) (err error) {
-	if err = binary.Read(r, binary.BigEndian, &rec.h); err != nil {
+	if err := binary.Read(r, binary.BigEndian, &rec.h); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if rec.h.Version != 1 {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/phpfpm/fcgi_client.go b/plugins/inputs/phpfpm/fcgi_client.go
index 8f6d29079..87b757dcf 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/phpfpm/fcgi_client.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/phpfpm/fcgi_client.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (c *conn) Request(env map[string]string, requestData string) (retout []byte
 	}
 
 	if len(requestData) > 0 {
-		if err = c.writeRecord(typeStdin, reqID, []byte(requestData)); err != nil {
+		if err := c.writeRecord(typeStdin, reqID, []byte(requestData)); err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/postgresql_extensible/postgresql_extensible.go b/plugins/inputs/postgresql_extensible/postgresql_extensible.go
index 8d65e6338..1fb39a690 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/postgresql_extensible/postgresql_extensible.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/postgresql_extensible/postgresql_extensible.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func (p *Postgresql) accRow(measName string, row scanner, acc telegraf.Accumulat
 	}
 
 	// deconstruct array of variables and send to Scan
-	if err = row.Scan(columnVars...); err != nil {
+	if err := row.Scan(columnVars...); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v3.go b/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v3.go
index b0e2884e3..857f851df 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v3.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/powerdns_recursor/protocol_v3.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (p *PowerdnsRecursor) gatherFromV3Server(address string, acc telegraf.Accum
 
 	command := []byte("get-all")
 
-	if err = writeNativeUIntToConn(conn, uint(len(command))); err != nil {
+	if err := writeNativeUIntToConn(conn, uint(len(command))); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/salesforce/salesforce.go b/plugins/inputs/salesforce/salesforce.go
index 20c82fdd9..ab452f4f0 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/salesforce/salesforce.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/salesforce/salesforce.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (s *Salesforce) fetchLimits() (limits, error) {
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusUnauthorized {
-		if err = s.login(); err != nil {
+		if err := s.login(); err != nil {
 			return l, err
 		}
 		resp, err = s.queryLimits()
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/sflow/packetdecoder.go b/plugins/inputs/sflow/packetdecoder.go
index 02b94b8e4..d03141f82 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/sflow/packetdecoder.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/sflow/packetdecoder.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (d *PacketDecoder) DecodeOnePacket(r io.Reader) (*V5Format, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Version %d not supported, only version 5", p.Version)
 	}
 	var addressIPType AddressType
-	if err = read(r, &addressIPType, "address ip type"); err != nil {
+	if err := read(r, &addressIPType, "address ip type"); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	switch addressIPType {
@@ -76,16 +76,16 @@ func (d *PacketDecoder) DecodeOnePacket(r io.Reader) (*V5Format, error) {
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unknown address IP type %d", addressIPType)
 	}
-	if err = read(r, &p.AgentAddress.IP, "Agent Address IP"); err != nil {
+	if err := read(r, &p.AgentAddress.IP, "Agent Address IP"); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err = read(r, &p.SubAgentID, "SubAgentID"); err != nil {
+	if err := read(r, &p.SubAgentID, "SubAgentID"); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err = read(r, &p.SequenceNumber, "SequenceNumber"); err != nil {
+	if err := read(r, &p.SequenceNumber, "SequenceNumber"); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err = read(r, &p.Uptime, "Uptime"); err != nil {
+	if err := read(r, &p.Uptime, "Uptime"); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/statsd/statsd.go b/plugins/inputs/statsd/statsd.go
index 3aec29b52..7cbf7df31 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/statsd/statsd.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/statsd/statsd.go
@@ -434,12 +434,12 @@ func (s *Statsd) tcpListen(listener *net.TCPListener) error {
 			}
 
 			if s.TCPKeepAlive {
-				if err = conn.SetKeepAlive(true); err != nil {
+				if err := conn.SetKeepAlive(true); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 
 				if s.TCPKeepAlivePeriod != nil {
-					if err = conn.SetKeepAlivePeriod(time.Duration(*s.TCPKeepAlivePeriod)); err != nil {
+					if err := conn.SetKeepAlivePeriod(time.Duration(*s.TCPKeepAlivePeriod)); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/teamspeak/teamspeak.go b/plugins/inputs/teamspeak/teamspeak.go
index be01210fc..41d78a9e3 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/teamspeak/teamspeak.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/teamspeak/teamspeak.go
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ func (ts *Teamspeak) connect() error {
 
 	if len(ts.Nickname) > 0 {
 		for _, vserver := range ts.VirtualServers {
-			if err = ts.client.Use(vserver); err != nil {
+			if err := ts.client.Use(vserver); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if err = ts.client.SetNick(ts.Nickname); err != nil {
+			if err := ts.client.SetNick(ts.Nickname); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/win_eventlog/util.go b/plugins/inputs/win_eventlog/util.go
index 9c1e324f8..054592db5 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/win_eventlog/util.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/win_eventlog/util.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func GetFromSnapProcess(pid uint32) (string, error) {
 	defer windows.CloseHandle(snap)
 	var pe32 windows.ProcessEntry32
 	pe32.Size = uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(pe32)) //nolint:gosec // G103: Valid use of unsafe call to determine the size of the struct
-	if err = windows.Process32First(snap, &pe32); err != nil {
+	if err := windows.Process32First(snap, &pe32); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	for {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/win_perf_counters.go b/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/win_perf_counters.go
index ea453120e..ed70c262d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/win_perf_counters.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/win_perf_counters.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (m *WinPerfCounters) AddItem(counterPath, computer, objectName, instance, c
 		hostCounter = &hostCountersInfo{computer: computer, tag: sourceTag}
 		m.hostCounters[computer] = hostCounter
 		hostCounter.query = m.queryCreator.NewPerformanceQuery(computer)
-		if err = hostCounter.query.Open(); err != nil {
+		if err := hostCounter.query.Open(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		hostCounter.counters = make([]*counter, 0)
@@ -413,11 +413,11 @@ func (m *WinPerfCounters) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	var err error
 
 	if m.lastRefreshed.IsZero() || (m.CountersRefreshInterval > 0 && m.lastRefreshed.Add(time.Duration(m.CountersRefreshInterval)).Before(time.Now())) {
-		if err = m.cleanQueries(); err != nil {
+		if err := m.cleanQueries(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err = m.ParseConfig(); err != nil {
+		if err := m.ParseConfig(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, hostCounterSet := range m.hostCounters {
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ func (m *WinPerfCounters) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 			}
 		} else {
 			hostCounterSet.timestamp = time.Now()
-			if err = hostCounterSet.query.CollectData(); err != nil {
+			if err := hostCounterSet.query.CollectData(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/zipkin/codec/thrift/thrift.go b/plugins/inputs/zipkin/codec/thrift/thrift.go
index a198f4b7e..a05202148 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/zipkin/codec/thrift/thrift.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/zipkin/codec/thrift/thrift.go
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ func UnmarshalThrift(body []byte) ([]*zipkincore.Span, error) {
 	spans := make([]*zipkincore.Span, 0, size)
 	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
 		zs := &zipkincore.Span{}
-		if err = zs.Read(context.Background(), transport); err != nil {
+		if err := zs.Read(context.Background(), transport); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		spans = append(spans, zs)
 	}
 
-	if err = transport.ReadListEnd(context.Background()); err != nil {
+	if err := transport.ReadListEnd(context.Background()); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return spans, nil
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/sumologic/sumologic.go b/plugins/outputs/sumologic/sumologic.go
index a7f1f6466..2dc5abf4a 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/sumologic/sumologic.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/sumologic/sumologic.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (s *SumoLogic) writeRequestChunk(reqBody []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = gz.Close(); err != nil {
+	if err := gz.Close(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/syslog/syslog.go b/plugins/outputs/syslog/syslog.go
index 3f6244572..fbf574fad 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/syslog/syslog.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/syslog/syslog.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (s *Syslog) Close() error {
 func (s *Syslog) Write(metrics []telegraf.Metric) (err error) {
 	if s.Conn == nil {
 		// previous write failed with permanent error and socket was closed.
-		if err = s.Connect(); err != nil {
+		if err := s.Connect(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}