diff --git a/.golangci.next.reference.yml b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
index 2995ca5d3423..924c66f6fa61 100644
--- a/.golangci.next.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,18 @@ run:
 # output configuration options
 output:
   # The formats used to render issues.
-  # Format: `colored-line-number`, `line-number`, `json`, `colored-tab`, `tab`, `checkstyle`, `code-climate`, `junit-xml`, `github-actions`, `teamcity`
+  # Formats:
+  # - `colored-line-number`
+  # - `line-number`
+  # - `json`
+  # - `colored-tab`
+  # - `tab`
+  # - `checkstyle`
+  # - `code-climate`
+  # - `junit-xml`
+  # - `github-actions`
+  # - `github-actions-problem-matchers`
+  # - `teamcity`
   # Output path can be either `stdout`, `stderr` or path to the file to write to.
   #
   # For the CLI flag (`--out-format`), multiple formats can be specified by separating them by comma.
diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 2995ca5d3423..924c66f6fa61 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,18 @@ run:
 # output configuration options
 output:
   # The formats used to render issues.
-  # Format: `colored-line-number`, `line-number`, `json`, `colored-tab`, `tab`, `checkstyle`, `code-climate`, `junit-xml`, `github-actions`, `teamcity`
+  # Formats:
+  # - `colored-line-number`
+  # - `line-number`
+  # - `json`
+  # - `colored-tab`
+  # - `tab`
+  # - `checkstyle`
+  # - `code-climate`
+  # - `junit-xml`
+  # - `github-actions`
+  # - `github-actions-problem-matchers`
+  # - `teamcity`
   # Output path can be either `stdout`, `stderr` or path to the file to write to.
   #
   # For the CLI flag (`--out-format`), multiple formats can be specified by separating them by comma.
diff --git a/jsonschema/golangci.jsonschema.json b/jsonschema/golangci.jsonschema.json
index e7684df3f395..9a42a556fd7c 100644
--- a/jsonschema/golangci.jsonschema.json
+++ b/jsonschema/golangci.jsonschema.json
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@
                   "code-climate",
                   "junit-xml",
                   "github-actions",
+                  "github-actions-problem-matchers",
                   "teamcity"
                 ]
               }
diff --git a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
index e7684df3f395..9a42a556fd7c 100644
--- a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
+++ b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@
                   "code-climate",
                   "junit-xml",
                   "github-actions",
+                  "github-actions-problem-matchers",
                   "teamcity"
                 ]
               }
diff --git a/pkg/config/output.go b/pkg/config/output.go
index a005213cfdce..efab9fee781b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/output.go
+++ b/pkg/config/output.go
@@ -8,17 +8,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	OutFormatJSON              = "json"
-	OutFormatLineNumber        = "line-number"
-	OutFormatColoredLineNumber = "colored-line-number"
-	OutFormatTab               = "tab"
-	OutFormatColoredTab        = "colored-tab"
-	OutFormatCheckstyle        = "checkstyle"
-	OutFormatCodeClimate       = "code-climate"
-	OutFormatHTML              = "html"
-	OutFormatJunitXML          = "junit-xml"
-	OutFormatGithubActions     = "github-actions"
-	OutFormatTeamCity          = "teamcity"
+	OutFormatJSON                         = "json"
+	OutFormatLineNumber                   = "line-number"
+	OutFormatColoredLineNumber            = "colored-line-number"
+	OutFormatTab                          = "tab"
+	OutFormatColoredTab                   = "colored-tab"
+	OutFormatCheckstyle                   = "checkstyle"
+	OutFormatCodeClimate                  = "code-climate"
+	OutFormatHTML                         = "html"
+	OutFormatJunitXML                     = "junit-xml"
+	OutFormatGithubActions                = "github-actions"
+	OutFormatGithubActionsProblemMatchers = "github-actions-problem-matchers"
+	OutFormatTeamCity                     = "teamcity"
 )
 
 var AllOutputFormats = []string{
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ var AllOutputFormats = []string{
 	OutFormatHTML,
 	OutFormatJunitXML,
 	OutFormatGithubActions,
+	OutFormatGithubActionsProblemMatchers,
 	OutFormatTeamCity,
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/printers/githubaction.go b/pkg/printers/githubaction.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0d71b1c9b338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/printers/githubaction.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package printers
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
+)
+
+const defaultGithubSeverity = "error"
+
+type GitHubAction struct {
+	w io.Writer
+}
+
+// NewGitHubAction output format outputs issues according to GitHub actions.
+func NewGitHubAction(w io.Writer) *GitHubAction {
+	return &GitHubAction{w: w}
+}
+
+func (p *GitHubAction) Print(issues []result.Issue) error {
+	for ind := range issues {
+		_, err := fmt.Fprintln(p.w, formatIssueAsGitHub(&issues[ind]))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// print each line as: ::error file=app.js,line=10,col=15::Something went wrong
+func formatIssueAsGitHub(issue *result.Issue) string {
+	severity := defaultGithubSeverity
+	if issue.Severity != "" {
+		severity = issue.Severity
+	}
+
+	// Convert backslashes to forward slashes.
+	// This is needed when running on windows.
+	// Otherwise, GitHub won't be able to show the annotations pointing to the file path with backslashes.
+	file := filepath.ToSlash(issue.FilePath())
+
+	ret := fmt.Sprintf("::%s file=%s,line=%d", severity, file, issue.Line())
+	if issue.Pos.Column != 0 {
+		ret += fmt.Sprintf(",col=%d", issue.Pos.Column)
+	}
+
+	ret += fmt.Sprintf("::%s (%s)", issue.Text, issue.FromLinter)
+	return ret
+}
diff --git a/pkg/printers/github.go b/pkg/printers/githubaction_problem_matchers.go
similarity index 58%
rename from pkg/printers/github.go
rename to pkg/printers/githubaction_problem_matchers.go
index d91353c1f58c..faaa9b39c0e3 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/github.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/githubaction_problem_matchers.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
@@ -14,26 +15,26 @@ const defaultGitHubSeverity = "error"
 
 const filenameGitHubActionProblemMatchers = "golangci-lint-action-problem-matchers.json"
 
-// GitHubProblemMatchers defines the root of problem matchers.
+// GHProblemMatchers defines the root of problem matchers.
 // - https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/main/docs/problem-matchers.md
 // - https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/main/docs/commands.md#problem-matchers
-type GitHubProblemMatchers struct {
-	Matchers []GitHubMatcher `json:"problemMatcher,omitempty"`
+type GHProblemMatchers struct {
+	Matchers []GHMatcher `json:"problemMatcher,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// GitHubMatcher defines a problem matcher.
-type GitHubMatcher struct {
+// GHMatcher defines a problem matcher.
+type GHMatcher struct {
 	// Owner an ID field that can be used to remove or replace the problem matcher.
 	// **required**
 	Owner string `json:"owner,omitempty"`
 	// Severity indicates the default severity, either 'warning' or 'error' case-insensitive.
 	// Defaults to 'error'.
-	Severity string          `json:"severity,omitempty"`
-	Pattern  []GitHubPattern `json:"pattern,omitempty"`
+	Severity string      `json:"severity,omitempty"`
+	Pattern  []GHPattern `json:"pattern,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// GitHubPattern defines a pattern for a problem matcher.
-type GitHubPattern struct {
+// GHPattern defines a pattern for a problem matcher.
+type GHPattern struct {
 	// Regexp the regexp pattern that provides the groups to match against.
 	// **required**
 	Regexp string `json:"regexp,omitempty"`
@@ -58,37 +59,41 @@ type GitHubPattern struct {
 	Loop bool `json:"loop,omitempty"`
 }
 
-type GitHub struct {
+type GitHubActionProblemMatchers struct {
 	tempPath string
 	w        io.Writer
 }
 
-// NewGitHub output format outputs issues according to GitHub actions the problem matcher regexp.
-func NewGitHub(w io.Writer) *GitHub {
-	return &GitHub{
+// NewGitHubActionProblemMatchers output format outputs issues according to GitHub actions the problem matcher regexp.
+func NewGitHubActionProblemMatchers(w io.Writer) *GitHubActionProblemMatchers {
+	return &GitHubActionProblemMatchers{
 		tempPath: filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), filenameGitHubActionProblemMatchers),
 		w:        w,
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *GitHub) Print(issues []result.Issue) error {
-	// Note: the file with the problem matcher definition should not be removed.
-	// A sleep can mitigate this problem but this will be flaky.
-	//
-	// Result if the file is removed prematurely:
-	// Error: Unable to process command '::add-matcher::/tmp/golangci-lint-action-problem-matchers.json' successfully.
-	// Error: Could not find file '/tmp/golangci-lint-action-problem-matchers.json'.
-	filename, err := p.storeProblemMatcher()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(p.w, "::debug::problem matcher definition file: "+filename)
+func (p *GitHubActionProblemMatchers) Print(issues []result.Issue) error {
+	// Used by the official GitHub Action (https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint-action).
+	// The problem matchers is embedded inside the GitHub Action to avoid errors:
+	// https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/issues/4695
+	if ok, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("GOLANGCI_LINT_SKIP_GHA_PM_INSTALL")); !ok {
+		// Note: the file with the problem matcher definition should not be removed.
+		// A sleep can mitigate this problem but this will be flaky.
+		//
+		// Result if the file is removed prematurely:
+		// Error: Unable to process command '::add-matcher::/tmp/golangci-lint-action-problem-matchers.json' successfully.
+		// Error: Could not find file '/tmp/golangci-lint-action-problem-matchers.json'.
+		filename, err := p.storeProblemMatcher()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(p.w, "::add-matcher::"+filename)
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(p.w, "::debug::problem matcher definition file: "+filename)
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(p.w, "::add-matcher::"+filename)
+	}
 
 	for ind := range issues {
-		_, err := fmt.Fprintln(p.w, formatIssueAsGitHub(&issues[ind]))
+		_, err := fmt.Fprintln(p.w, formatIssueAsProblemMatcher(&issues[ind]))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ func (p *GitHub) Print(issues []result.Issue) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *GitHub) storeProblemMatcher() (string, error) {
+func (p *GitHubActionProblemMatchers) storeProblemMatcher() (string, error) {
 	file, err := os.Create(p.tempPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -115,13 +120,16 @@ func (p *GitHub) storeProblemMatcher() (string, error) {
 	return file.Name(), nil
 }
 
-func generateProblemMatcher() GitHubProblemMatchers {
-	return GitHubProblemMatchers{
-		Matchers: []GitHubMatcher{
+// generateProblemMatcher generated the problem matchers file.
+// Should be synced with the official GitHub Action.
+// https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint-action/blob/master/problem-matchers.json
+func generateProblemMatcher() GHProblemMatchers {
+	return GHProblemMatchers{
+		Matchers: []GHMatcher{
 			{
 				Owner:    "golangci-lint-action",
 				Severity: "error",
-				Pattern: []GitHubPattern{
+				Pattern: []GHPattern{
 					{
 						Regexp:   `^([^\s]+)\s+([^:]+):(\d+):(?:(\d+):)?\s+(.+)$`,
 						Severity: 1,
@@ -136,7 +144,7 @@ func generateProblemMatcher() GitHubProblemMatchers {
 	}
 }
 
-func formatIssueAsGitHub(issue *result.Issue) string {
+func formatIssueAsProblemMatcher(issue *result.Issue) string {
 	severity := defaultGitHubSeverity
 	if issue.Severity != "" {
 		severity = issue.Severity
diff --git a/pkg/printers/github_test.go b/pkg/printers/githubaction_problem_matchers_test.go
similarity index 90%
rename from pkg/printers/github_test.go
rename to pkg/printers/githubaction_problem_matchers_test.go
index 240c1b1e00f4..3b54786c231c 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/github_test.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/githubaction_problem_matchers_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestGitHub_Print(t *testing.T) {
 
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
-	printer := NewGitHub(buf)
+	printer := NewGitHubActionProblemMatchers(buf)
 	printer.tempPath = filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), filenameGitHubActionProblemMatchers)
 
 	err := printer.Print(issues)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ error	path/to/fileb.go:300:9:	another issue (linter-b)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, buf.String())
 }
 
-func Test_formatIssueAsGitHub(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_formatIssueAsProblemMatcher(t *testing.T) {
 	sampleIssue := result.Issue{
 		FromLinter: "sample-linter",
 		Text:       "some issue",
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ func Test_formatIssueAsGitHub(t *testing.T) {
 			Column:   4,
 		},
 	}
-	require.Equal(t, "error\tpath/to/file.go:10:4:\tsome issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsGitHub(&sampleIssue))
+	require.Equal(t, "error\tpath/to/file.go:10:4:\tsome issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsProblemMatcher(&sampleIssue))
 
 	sampleIssue.Pos.Column = 0
-	require.Equal(t, "error\tpath/to/file.go:10:\tsome issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsGitHub(&sampleIssue))
+	require.Equal(t, "error\tpath/to/file.go:10:\tsome issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsProblemMatcher(&sampleIssue))
 }
 
-func Test_formatIssueAsGitHub_Windows(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_formatIssueAsProblemMatcher_Windows(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
 		t.Skip("Skipping test on non Windows")
 	}
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ func Test_formatIssueAsGitHub_Windows(t *testing.T) {
 			Column:   4,
 		},
 	}
-	require.Equal(t, "error\tpath/to/file.go:10:4:\tsome issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsGitHub(&sampleIssue))
+	require.Equal(t, "error\tpath/to/file.go:10:4:\tsome issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsProblemMatcher(&sampleIssue))
 
 	sampleIssue.Pos.Column = 0
-	require.Equal(t, "error\tpath/to/file.go:10:\tsome issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsGitHub(&sampleIssue))
+	require.Equal(t, "error\tpath/to/file.go:10:\tsome issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsProblemMatcher(&sampleIssue))
 }
 
 func Test_generateProblemMatcher(t *testing.T) {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Message: Foo bar`,
 	}
 }
 
-func createReplacement(pattern *GitHubPattern) string {
+func createReplacement(pattern *GHPattern) string {
 	var repl []string
 
 	if pattern.File > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/printers/githubaction_test.go b/pkg/printers/githubaction_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d45fdb73dd05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/printers/githubaction_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package printers
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"go/token"
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
+)
+
+func TestGitHubAction_Print(t *testing.T) {
+	issues := []result.Issue{
+		{
+			FromLinter: "linter-a",
+			Severity:   "warning",
+			Text:       "some issue",
+			Pos: token.Position{
+				Filename: "path/to/filea.go",
+				Offset:   2,
+				Line:     10,
+				Column:   4,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			FromLinter: "linter-b",
+			Severity:   "error",
+			Text:       "another issue",
+			SourceLines: []string{
+				"func foo() {",
+				"\tfmt.Println(\"bar\")",
+				"}",
+			},
+			Pos: token.Position{
+				Filename: "path/to/fileb.go",
+				Offset:   5,
+				Line:     300,
+				Column:   9,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	printer := NewGitHubAction(buf)
+
+	err := printer.Print(issues)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expected := `::warning file=path/to/filea.go,line=10,col=4::some issue (linter-a)
+::error file=path/to/fileb.go,line=300,col=9::another issue (linter-b)
+`
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, buf.String())
+}
+
+func Test_formatIssueAsGitHub(t *testing.T) {
+	sampleIssue := result.Issue{
+		FromLinter: "sample-linter",
+		Text:       "some issue",
+		Pos: token.Position{
+			Filename: "path/to/file.go",
+			Offset:   2,
+			Line:     10,
+			Column:   4,
+		},
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, "::error file=path/to/file.go,line=10,col=4::some issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsGitHub(&sampleIssue))
+
+	sampleIssue.Pos.Column = 0
+	require.Equal(t, "::error file=path/to/file.go,line=10::some issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsGitHub(&sampleIssue))
+}
+
+func Test_formatIssueAsGitHub_Windows(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping test on non Windows")
+	}
+
+	sampleIssue := result.Issue{
+		FromLinter: "sample-linter",
+		Text:       "some issue",
+		Pos: token.Position{
+			Filename: "path\\to\\file.go",
+			Offset:   2,
+			Line:     10,
+			Column:   4,
+		},
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, "::error file=path/to/file.go,line=10,col=4::some issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsGitHub(&sampleIssue))
+
+	sampleIssue.Pos.Column = 0
+	require.Equal(t, "::error file=path/to/file.go,line=10::some issue (sample-linter)", formatIssueAsGitHub(&sampleIssue))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/printers/printer.go b/pkg/printers/printer.go
index 08c34234a9b9..95318ebce91e 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/printer.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/printer.go
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ func (c *Printer) createPrinter(format string, w io.Writer) (issuePrinter, error
 	case config.OutFormatJunitXML:
 		p = NewJunitXML(w)
 	case config.OutFormatGithubActions:
-		p = NewGitHub(w)
+		p = NewGitHubAction(w)
+	case config.OutFormatGithubActionsProblemMatchers:
+		p = NewGitHubActionProblemMatchers(w)
 	case config.OutFormatTeamCity:
 		p = NewTeamCity(w)
 	default: