diff --git a/.golangci.next.reference.yml b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
index cababbea228f..37866ff00f2c 100644
--- a/.golangci.next.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
@@ -3902,8 +3902,8 @@ linters:
     # - `lax`: sources are excluded if they contain lines like `autogenerated file`, `code generated`, `do not edit`, etc.
     # - `disable`: disable the generated files exclusion.
     #
-    # Default: lax
-    generated: strict
+    # Default: strict
+    generated: lax
     # Log a warning if an exclusion rule is unused.
     # Default: false
     warn-unused: true
diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index cababbea228f..37866ff00f2c 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -3902,8 +3902,8 @@ linters:
     # - `lax`: sources are excluded if they contain lines like `autogenerated file`, `code generated`, `do not edit`, etc.
     # - `disable`: disable the generated files exclusion.
     #
-    # Default: lax
-    generated: strict
+    # Default: strict
+    generated: lax
     # Log a warning if an exclusion rule is unused.
     # Default: false
     warn-unused: true