diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index fb94dabd..2237c477 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          ## golang v1.18 breaks golangci-lint <= v1.45
+          ## ref: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/issues/2374#issuecomment-1069029422
+          go-version: '1.17'
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
           version: v1.44.0