diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c025f694b..7613e5b97 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: go-lint
           command: |
-            curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.40.0
+            curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.42.1
             make lint
 
   test_1_15: