diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-code-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-code-lint.yml
index bc70933147bd2..3efd75471a317 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-code-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-code-lint.yml
@@ -47,10 +47,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "Changed files:"
           echo "$CHANGED_FILES"
 
+      # The clang tidy version should always be upgraded to the first version
+      # of a release cycle (x.1.0) or the last version of a release cycle, or
+      # if there have been relevant clang-format backports.
       - name: Install clang-tidy
         uses: aminya/setup-cpp@17c11551771948abc5752bbf3183482567c7caf0 # v1.1.1
         with:
-          clang-tidy: 20.1.8
+          clang-tidy: 21.1.0
       
       - name: Setup Python env
         uses: actions/setup-python@42375524e23c412d93fb67b49958b491fce71c38 # v5.4.0