diff --git a/rules/hardcoded_credentials.go b/rules/hardcoded_credentials.go
index c973db82c6..fe5a7afbd1 100644
--- a/rules/hardcoded_credentials.go
+++ b/rules/hardcoded_credentials.go
@@ -35,155 +35,155 @@ type secretPattern struct {
 var secretsPatterns = [...]secretPattern{
 	{
 		name:   "RSA private key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "SSH (DSA) private key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("-----BEGIN DSA PRIVATE KEY-----"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`-----BEGIN DSA PRIVATE KEY-----`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "SSH (EC) private key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "PGP private key block",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Slack Token",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("xox[pborsa]-[0-9]{12}-[0-9]{12}-[0-9]{12}-[a-z0-9]{32}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`xox[pborsa]-[0-9]{12}-[0-9]{12}-[0-9]{12}-[a-z0-9]{32}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "AWS API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("AKIA[0-9A-Z]{16}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`AKIA[0-9A-Z]{16}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Amazon MWS Auth Token",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("amzn\\.mws\\.[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`amzn\\.mws\\.[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "AWS AppSync GraphQL Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("da2-[a-z0-9]{26}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`da2-[a-z0-9]{26}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "GitHub personal access token",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("ghp_[a-zA-Z0-9]{36}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`ghp_[a-zA-Z0-9]{36}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "GitHub fine-grained access token",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("github_pat_[a-zA-Z0-9]{22}_[a-zA-Z0-9]{59}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`github_pat_[a-zA-Z0-9]{22}_[a-zA-Z0-9]{59}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "GitHub action temporary token",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("ghs_[a-zA-Z0-9]{36}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`ghs_[a-zA-Z0-9]{36}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Google API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("AIza[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{35}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`AIza[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{35}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Google Cloud Platform API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("AIza[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{35}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`AIza[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{35}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Google Cloud Platform OAuth",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[0-9]+-[0-9A-Za-z_]{32}\\.apps\\.googleusercontent\\.com"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[0-9]+-[0-9A-Za-z_]{32}\\.apps\\.googleusercontent\\.com`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Google Drive API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("AIza[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{35}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`AIza[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{35}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Google Drive OAuth",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[0-9]+-[0-9A-Za-z_]{32}\\.apps\\.googleusercontent\\.com"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[0-9]+-[0-9A-Za-z_]{32}\\.apps\\.googleusercontent\\.com`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Google (GCP) Service-account",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("\"type\": \"service_account\""),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`"type": "service_account"`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Google Gmail API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("AIza[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{35}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`AIza[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{35}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Google Gmail OAuth",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[0-9]+-[0-9A-Za-z_]{32}\\.apps\\.googleusercontent\\.com"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[0-9]+-[0-9A-Za-z_]{32}\\.apps\\.googleusercontent\\.com`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Google OAuth Access Token",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("ya29\\.[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]+"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`ya29\\.[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]+`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Google YouTube API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("AIza[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{35}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`AIza[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{35}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Google YouTube OAuth",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[0-9]+-[0-9A-Za-z_]{32}\\.apps\\.googleusercontent\\.com"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[0-9]+-[0-9A-Za-z_]{32}\\.apps\\.googleusercontent\\.com`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Generic API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[aA][pP][iI]_?[kK][eE][yY].*[''|\"][0-9a-zA-Z]{32,45}[''|\"]"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[aA][pP][iI]_?[kK][eE][yY].*[''|"][0-9a-zA-Z]{32,45}[''|"]`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Generic Secret",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[sS][eE][cC][rR][eE][tT].*[''|\"][0-9a-zA-Z]{32,45}[''|\"]"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[sS][eE][cC][rR][eE][tT].*[''|"][0-9a-zA-Z]{32,45}[''|"]`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Heroku API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[hH][eE][rR][oO][kK][uU].*[0-9A-F]{8}-[0-9A-F]{4}-[0-9A-F]{4}-[0-9A-F]{4}-[0-9A-F]{12}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[hH][eE][rR][oO][kK][uU].*[0-9A-F]{8}-[0-9A-F]{4}-[0-9A-F]{4}-[0-9A-F]{4}-[0-9A-F]{12}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "MailChimp API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[0-9a-f]{32}-us[0-9]{1,2}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[0-9a-f]{32}-us[0-9]{1,2}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Mailgun API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("key-[0-9a-zA-Z]{32}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`key-[0-9a-zA-Z]{32}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Password in URL",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[a-zA-Z]{3,10}://[^/\\s:@]{3,20}:[^/\\s:@]{3,20}@.{1,100}[\"'\\s]"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[a-zA-Z]{3,10}://[^/\\s:@]{3,20}:[^/\\s:@]{3,20}@.{1,100}["'\\s]`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Slack Webhook",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("https://hooks\\.slack\\.com/services/T[a-zA-Z0-9_]{8}/B[a-zA-Z0-9_]{8}/[a-zA-Z0-9_]{24}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`https://hooks\\.slack\\.com/services/T[a-zA-Z0-9_]{8}/B[a-zA-Z0-9_]{8}/[a-zA-Z0-9_]{24}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Stripe API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("sk_live_[0-9a-zA-Z]{24}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`sk_live_[0-9a-zA-Z]{24}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Stripe API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("sk_live_[0-9a-zA-Z]{24}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`sk_live_[0-9a-zA-Z]{24}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Stripe Restricted API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("rk_live_[0-9a-zA-Z]{24}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`rk_live_[0-9a-zA-Z]{24}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Square Access Token",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("sq0atp-[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{22}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`sq0atp-[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{22}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Square OAuth Secret",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("sq0csp-[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{43}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`sq0csp-[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{43}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Telegram Bot API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[0-9]+:AA[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{33}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[0-9]+:AA[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{33}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Twilio API Key",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("SK[0-9a-fA-F]{32}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`SK[0-9a-fA-F]{32}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Twitter Access Token",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[tT][wW][iI][tT][tT][eE][rR].*[1-9][0-9]+-[0-9a-zA-Z]{40}"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[tT][wW][iI][tT][tT][eE][rR].*[1-9][0-9]+-[0-9a-zA-Z]{40}`),
 	},
 	{
 		name:   "Twitter OAuth",
-		regexp: regexp.MustCompile("[tT][wW][iI][tT][tT][eE][rR].*[''|\"][0-9a-zA-Z]{35,44}[''|\"]"),
+		regexp: regexp.MustCompile(`[tT][wW][iI][tT][tT][eE][rR].*[''|"][0-9a-zA-Z]{35,44}[''|"]`),
 	},
 }