diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 81be4fb9d..d3699778f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       name: golang
     steps:
       - checkout-plus
-      - run: curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sudo sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin v1.23.8
+      - run: curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sudo sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin v1.31.0
       - run: make golangci-lint
   go-mod-tidy:
     executor:
diff --git a/rbf/tx.go b/rbf/tx.go
index 153e38380..181df99a6 100644
--- a/rbf/tx.go
+++ b/rbf/tx.go
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ func (tx *Tx) Commit() error {
 		for _, path := range tx.updatedSegmentPaths {
 			segment := walSegmentByPath(tx.segments, path)
 			assert(segment != nil)
-			tx.db.updateWALSegment(*segment)
+			//lint:ignore SA5011 the assert above prevents this from being nil
+			tx.db.updateWALSegment(*segment) //nolint:staticcheck
 		}
 		tx.db.mu.Unlock()
 	}