diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 1fa5aa192..f42072ae3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ jobs:
             ;;
         esac
     - name: golangci-lint
-      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@aaa42aa0628b4ae2578232a66b541047968fac86 # v6.1.0
+      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
       with:
-        version: v1.64.8
+        version: v2.1.6
 
   test-windows:
     strategy:
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ jobs:
         esac
       shell: bash
     - name: golangci-lint
-      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@aaa42aa0628b4ae2578232a66b541047968fac86 # v6.1.0
+      uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
       with:
-        version: v1.64.8
+        version: v2.1.6
 
   coverage:
     needs: ["test-linux", "test-windows"]
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68fc13184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+formatters:
+  enable:
+    - gofmt
+    - goimports
+  settings: # please keep this alphabetized
+    goimports:
+      local-prefixes:
+        - go.etcd.io # Put imports beginning with prefix after 3rd-party packages.
+issues:
+  max-same-issues: 0
+linters:
+  default: none
+  enable: # please keep this alphabetized
+    - errcheck
+    - govet
+    - ineffassign
+    - staticcheck
+    - unused
+  exclusions:
+    presets:
+      - comments
+      - common-false-positives
+      - legacy
+      - std-error-handling
+  settings: # please keep this alphabetized
+    staticcheck:
+      checks:
+        - all
+        - -QF1003 # Convert if/else-if chain to tagged switch
+        - -QF1010 # Convert slice of bytes to string when printing it
+        - -ST1003 # Poorly chosen identifier
+        - -ST1005 # Incorrectly formatted error string
+        - -ST1012 # Poorly chosen name for error variable
+version: "2"
diff --git a/bucket.go b/bucket.go
index f3533d344..38fb8ad04 100644
--- a/bucket.go
+++ b/bucket.go
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func (b *Bucket) Delete(key []byte) error {
 }
 
 // Sequence returns the current integer for the bucket without incrementing it.
-func (b *Bucket) Sequence() uint64 { return b.bucket.sequence }
+func (b *Bucket) Sequence() uint64 { return b.sequence }
 
 // SetSequence updates the sequence number for the bucket.
 func (b *Bucket) SetSequence(v uint64) error {
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ func (b *Bucket) SetSequence(v uint64) error {
 	}
 
 	// Set the sequence.
-	b.bucket.sequence = v
+	b.sequence = v
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ func (b *Bucket) NextSequence() (uint64, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Increment and return the sequence.
-	b.bucket.sequence++
-	return b.bucket.sequence, nil
+	b.sequence++
+	return b.sequence, nil
 }
 
 // ForEach executes a function for each key/value pair in a bucket.
diff --git a/cmd/bbolt/main.go b/cmd/bbolt/main.go
index 12ce35a53..4a3d1f258 100644
--- a/cmd/bbolt/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bbolt/main.go
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"unicode/utf8"
 	"unsafe"
 
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt/internal/guts_cli"
-
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
+	"go.etcd.io/bbolt/internal/guts_cli"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -934,7 +933,7 @@ func (cmd *keysCommand) Run(args ...string) error {
 	// Print keys.
 	return db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		// Find bucket.
-		var lastbucket *bolt.Bucket = tx.Bucket([]byte(buckets[0]))
+		lastbucket := tx.Bucket([]byte(buckets[0]))
 		if lastbucket == nil {
 			return ErrBucketNotFound
 		}
@@ -1028,7 +1027,7 @@ func (cmd *getCommand) Run(args ...string) error {
 	// Print value.
 	return db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		// Find bucket.
-		var lastbucket *bolt.Bucket = tx.Bucket([]byte(buckets[0]))
+		lastbucket := tx.Bucket([]byte(buckets[0]))
 		if lastbucket == nil {
 			return ErrBucketNotFound
 		}
@@ -1692,11 +1691,11 @@ Additional options include:
 
 type cmdKvStringer struct{}
 
-func (_ cmdKvStringer) KeyToString(key []byte) string {
+func (cmdKvStringer) KeyToString(key []byte) string {
 	return bytesToAsciiOrHex(key)
 }
 
-func (_ cmdKvStringer) ValueToString(value []byte) string {
+func (cmdKvStringer) ValueToString(value []byte) string {
 	return bytesToAsciiOrHex(value)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/bbolt/main_test.go b/cmd/bbolt/main_test.go
index dac574104..48945bd9b 100644
--- a/cmd/bbolt/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/bbolt/main_test.go
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt/internal/btesting"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	main "go.etcd.io/bbolt/cmd/bbolt"
+	"go.etcd.io/bbolt/internal/btesting"
 )
 
 // Ensure the "info" command can print information about a database.
diff --git a/internal/surgeon/surgeon.go b/internal/surgeon/surgeon.go
index 763583705..644e16b51 100644
--- a/internal/surgeon/surgeon.go
+++ b/internal/surgeon/surgeon.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package surgeon
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt/internal/guts_cli"
 )
 
diff --git a/page.go b/page.go
index bb081b031..05bfeed1e 100644
--- a/page.go
+++ b/page.go
@@ -156,16 +156,16 @@ func (s pgids) Swap(i, j int)      { s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i] }
 func (s pgids) Less(i, j int) bool { return s[i] < s[j] }
 
 // merge returns the sorted union of a and b.
-func (a pgids) merge(b pgids) pgids {
+func (s pgids) merge(b pgids) pgids {
 	// Return the opposite slice if one is nil.
-	if len(a) == 0 {
+	if len(s) == 0 {
 		return b
 	}
 	if len(b) == 0 {
-		return a
+		return s
 	}
-	merged := make(pgids, len(a)+len(b))
-	mergepgids(merged, a, b)
+	merged := make(pgids, len(s)+len(b))
+	mergepgids(merged, s, b)
 	return merged
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/dmflakey/dmflakey_test.go b/tests/dmflakey/dmflakey_test.go
index 99e2de062..9e4229534 100644
--- a/tests/dmflakey/dmflakey_test.go
+++ b/tests/dmflakey/dmflakey_test.go
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	testutils "go.etcd.io/bbolt/tests/utils"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+
+	testutils "go.etcd.io/bbolt/tests/utils"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
diff --git a/tests/robustness/powerfailure_test.go b/tests/robustness/powerfailure_test.go
index d8c497e0a..54c611cbf 100644
--- a/tests/robustness/powerfailure_test.go
+++ b/tests/robustness/powerfailure_test.go
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"go.etcd.io/bbolt/tests/dmflakey"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+
+	"go.etcd.io/bbolt/tests/dmflakey"
 )
 
 var panicFailpoints = []string{
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func TestRestartFromPowerFailureXFS(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func doPowerFailure(t *testing.T, du time.Duration, fsType dmflakey.FSType, mkfsOpt string, fsMountOpt string, useFailpoint bool) {
-	flakey := initFlakeyDevice(t, strings.Replace(t.Name(), "/", "_", -1), fsType, mkfsOpt, fsMountOpt)
+	flakey := initFlakeyDevice(t, strings.ReplaceAll(t.Name(), "/", "_"), fsType, mkfsOpt, fsMountOpt)
 	root := flakey.RootFS()
 
 	dbPath := filepath.Join(root, "boltdb")
diff --git a/tx_check.go b/tx_check.go
index 75c7c0843..e46f9d1ff 100644
--- a/tx_check.go
+++ b/tx_check.go
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ func HexKVStringer() KVStringer {
 
 type hexKvStringer struct{}
 
-func (_ hexKvStringer) KeyToString(key []byte) string {
+func (hexKvStringer) KeyToString(key []byte) string {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(key)
 }
 
-func (_ hexKvStringer) ValueToString(value []byte) string {
+func (hexKvStringer) ValueToString(value []byte) string {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(value)
 }