diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e6210557..cccdaf43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   release:
 
 env:
-  go-version: 1.17
+  go-version: 1.18
 
 jobs:
   check-copyright:
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 192e7bf1..668e8353 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -48,15 +48,14 @@ linters-settings:
     template-path: ".scripts/copyright-notice"
   forbidigo:
     forbid:
-      - exclude-rules:
-          - path: ".*\\.pb\\.go$" # Exclude protobuf generated files.
       # Forbid functions to start with "get" or "Get".
       - ^[Gg]et.*$
       - ^[Ee]quals$
       # Default values:
       - ^print.*$
       - 'fmt\.Print.*'
-
+    exclude-rules:
+      - path: ".*\\.pb\\.go$" # Exclude protobuf generated files.
 issues:
   # Re-enable default excludes.
   include: