diff --git a/.golangci.next.reference.yml b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
index 22a0cb066b98..0463522b7e30 100644
--- a/.golangci.next.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
@@ -1369,6 +1369,9 @@ linters-settings:
     # Forbid the use of the `toolchain` directive.
     # Default: false
     toolchain-forbidden: true
+    # Defines a pattern to validate `toolchain` directive.
+    # Default: '' (no match)
+    toolchain-pattern: 'go1\.23\.\d+$'
     # Forbid the use of the `tool` directives.
     # Default: false
     tool-forbidden: true
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 44c8747b7b27..d7ec60c956e7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.10
 	github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.11
 	github.com/lasiar/canonicalheader v1.1.2
-	github.com/ldez/gomoddirectives v0.5.0
+	github.com/ldez/gomoddirectives v0.6.0
 	github.com/ldez/grignotin v0.6.0
 	github.com/ldez/tagliatelle v0.6.0
 	github.com/ldez/usetesting v0.2.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c584bca80d19..2604368bd86b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.11 h1:1Z0bcmTypkL3Q4k+IDHMWTcnCliEZcaPiIe0/
 github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.11/go.mod h1:qkV4UF1zGl6EkF1ox8L5t9SwyeBAZ3qLMd6up458uqA=
 github.com/lasiar/canonicalheader v1.1.2 h1:vZ5uqwvDbyJCnMhmFYimgMZnJMjwljN5VGY0VKbMXb4=
 github.com/lasiar/canonicalheader v1.1.2/go.mod h1:qJCeLFS0G/QlLQ506T+Fk/fWMa2VmBUiEI2cuMK4djI=
-github.com/ldez/gomoddirectives v0.5.0 h1:x16F2o7rXblmwVP2AW/OwYP3VUid6wqWlyERwNP5FqA=
-github.com/ldez/gomoddirectives v0.5.0/go.mod h1:TuwOGYoPAoENDWQpe8DMqEm5nIfjrxZXmxX/CExWyZ4=
+github.com/ldez/gomoddirectives v0.6.0 h1:Jyf1ZdTeiIB4dd+2n4qw+g4aI9IJ6JyfOZ8BityWvnA=
+github.com/ldez/gomoddirectives v0.6.0/go.mod h1:TuwOGYoPAoENDWQpe8DMqEm5nIfjrxZXmxX/CExWyZ4=
 github.com/ldez/grignotin v0.6.0 h1:i++3002hxD5TpVto0iLjLrfz1V+yEJ+BBk4glb3aqC8=
 github.com/ldez/grignotin v0.6.0/go.mod h1:uaVTr0SoZ1KBii33c47O1M8Jp3OP3YDwhZCmzT9GHEk=
 github.com/ldez/tagliatelle v0.6.0 h1:1Muumft/shmQ0x96vA6a/OUgTjamRt8jUlZPLm1ruwA=
diff --git a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
index e8660eb5f558..db3a7523e04c 100644
--- a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
+++ b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
@@ -1680,6 +1680,10 @@
               "type": "boolean",
               "default": false
             },
+            "toolchain-pattern": {
+              "description": "Defines a pattern to validate `toolchain` directive.",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
             "tool-forbidden": {
               "description": "Forbid the use of the `tool` directives.",
               "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 4496ab7aba6d..6738399b9147 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ type GoModDirectivesSettings struct {
 	ExcludeForbidden          bool     `mapstructure:"exclude-forbidden"`
 	RetractAllowNoExplanation bool     `mapstructure:"retract-allow-no-explanation"`
 	ToolchainForbidden        bool     `mapstructure:"toolchain-forbidden"`
+	ToolchainPattern          string   `mapstructure:"toolchain-pattern"`
 	ToolForbidden             bool     `mapstructure:"tool-forbidden"`
 	GoDebugForbidden          bool     `mapstructure:"go-debug-forbidden"`
 	GoVersionPattern          string   `mapstructure:"go-version-pattern"`
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/gomoddirectives/gomoddirectives.go b/pkg/golinters/gomoddirectives/gomoddirectives.go
index 88c93d70402f..f8f47ba2b473 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/gomoddirectives/gomoddirectives.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/gomoddirectives/gomoddirectives.go
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ func New(settings *config.GoModDirectivesSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 		opts.ToolForbidden = settings.ToolForbidden
 		opts.GoDebugForbidden = settings.GoDebugForbidden
 
+		if settings.ToolchainPattern != "" {
+			exp, err := regexp.Compile(settings.ToolchainPattern)
+			if err != nil {
+				internal.LinterLogger.Fatalf("%s: invalid toolchain pattern: %v", linterName, err)
+			} else {
+				opts.ToolchainPattern = exp
+			}
+		}
+
 		if settings.GoVersionPattern != "" {
 			exp, err := regexp.Compile(settings.GoVersionPattern)
 			if err != nil {