diff --git a/.changelog/190.internal.md b/.changelog/190.internal.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6c65ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/190.internal.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ci: Bump golangci-lint version in _ci-lint_ GitHub Actions workflow to 1.39
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
index 3b4dd168..cec80af5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint Go code
         # NOTE: Using the official golangci-lint GitHub Action should give
         # better performance than manually installing golangci-lint and running
-        # 'make lint-git'.
+        # 'make lint-go'.
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2.3.0
         with:
           # NOTE: The version must be specified without the patch version.
-          version: v1.31
+          version: v1.39
         # Always run this step so that all linting errors can be seen at once.
         if: always()
       - name: Ensure a clean code checkout