diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1737807..ada1fa9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
   golangci-lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION: v2.0.0
+      GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION: v2.4.0
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index a5773f0..e5cef5d 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ linters:
     - ireturn # bans returning interfaces; questionable as is, but also buggy as hell; very, very annoying
     - lll # restricts maximum line length; annoying
     - nlreturn # requires a blank line before returns; annoying
+    - noinlineerr # disallows `if err := ...`; because why miss an opportunity to leak variables out of scope?
     - wsl # a bunch of style/whitespace stuff; annoying
 
   settings:
diff --git a/apiendpoint/api_endpoint.go b/apiendpoint/api_endpoint.go
index 148a94a..e069d27 100644
--- a/apiendpoint/api_endpoint.go
+++ b/apiendpoint/api_endpoint.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func (m *EndpointMeta) validate() {
 	if m.Pattern == "" {
 		panic("Endpoint.Path is required")
 	}
+
 	if m.StatusCode == 0 {
 		panic("Endpoint.StatusCode is required")
 	}
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ func executeAPIEndpoint[TReq any, TResp any](w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 
 	err := func() error {
 		var req TReq
+
 		if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
 			reqData, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ func executeAPIEndpoint[TReq any, TResp any](w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 				if errors.As(err, &maxBytesErr) {
 					return apierror.NewRequestEntityTooLarge("Request entity too large.")
 				}
+
 				return fmt.Errorf("error reading request body: %w", err)
 			}
 
@@ -213,12 +216,14 @@ func executeAPIEndpoint[TReq any, TResp any](w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 			logger.InfoContext(ctx, "API error response", logAttrs...)
 
 			apiErr.Write(ctx, logger, w)
+
 			return
 		}
 
 		if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
 			logger.ErrorContext(ctx, "request timeout", slog.String("error", err.Error()))
 			apierror.NewServiceUnavailable("Request timed out. Retrying the request might work.").Write(ctx, logger, w)
+
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/apiendpoint/api_endpoint_test.go b/apiendpoint/api_endpoint_test.go
index 5691f7d..dc0a778 100644
--- a/apiendpoint/api_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/apiendpoint/api_endpoint_test.go
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ func mustMarshalJSON(t *testing.T, v any) []byte {
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(v)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	return data
 }
 
@@ -252,8 +253,10 @@ func mustUnmarshalJSON[T any](t *testing.T, data []byte) *T {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	var val T
+
 	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &val)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	return &val
 }
 
@@ -315,6 +318,7 @@ func (a *getEndpoint) Execute(_ context.Context, req *getRequest) (*getResponse,
 
 type postEndpoint struct {
 	Endpoint[postRequest, postResponse]
+
 	MaxBodyBytes int64
 }
 
@@ -341,6 +345,7 @@ func (req *postRequest) ExtractRaw(r *http.Request) error {
 	}
 
 	req.ID = r.PathValue("id")
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/apierror/api_error_test.go b/apierror/api_error_test.go
index d2fa195..79150a9 100644
--- a/apierror/api_error_test.go
+++ b/apierror/api_error_test.go
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@ func mustMarshalJSON(t *testing.T, v any) []byte {
 
 	data, err := json.Marshal(v)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	return data
 }
diff --git a/apimiddleware/api_middleware.go b/apimiddleware/api_middleware.go
index 9149d8f..fd70844 100644
--- a/apimiddleware/api_middleware.go
+++ b/apimiddleware/api_middleware.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func NewMiddlewareStack(middlewares ...middlewareInterface) *MiddlewareStack {
 	for _, mw := range middlewares {
 		stack.Use(mw)
 	}
+
 	return stack
 }
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ func (s *MiddlewareStack) Mount(handler http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	for i := len(s.middlewares) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		handler = s.middlewares[i].Middleware(handler)
 	}
+
 	return handler
 }
 
diff --git a/apimiddleware/api_middleware_test.go b/apimiddleware/api_middleware_test.go
index a0c323e..adc48f8 100644
--- a/apimiddleware/api_middleware_test.go
+++ b/apimiddleware/api_middleware_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func (m *contextTrailMiddleware) Middleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		if existingTrail, ok := ctx.Value(contextTrailContextKey{}).([]string); ok {
 			contextTrail = existingTrail
 		}
+
 		contextTrail = append(contextTrail, m.segment)
 
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(context.WithValue(ctx, contextTrailContextKey{}, contextTrail)))
diff --git a/apitest/apitest_test.go b/apitest/apitest_test.go
index dd5a204..b81fd62 100644
--- a/apitest/apitest_test.go
+++ b/apitest/apitest_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func TestInvokeHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	type testRequest struct {
 		RequiredReqField string `json:"req_field" validate:"required"`
 	}
+
 	type testResponse struct {
 		RequiredRespField string `json:"resp_field" validate:"required"`
 	}
diff --git a/apitype/explicit_nullable.go b/apitype/explicit_nullable.go
index 074dee2..39f6425 100644
--- a/apitype/explicit_nullable.go
+++ b/apitype/explicit_nullable.go
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ func ExtractExplicitNullableValueForValidation[T any](field reflect.Value) inter
 	if !ok || !ps.Set || ps.Value == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
+
 	return ps.Value
 }
diff --git a/apitype/explicit_nullable_test.go b/apitype/explicit_nullable_test.go
index bf2288f..1bd1985 100644
--- a/apitype/explicit_nullable_test.go
+++ b/apitype/explicit_nullable_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func TestExplicitNullable_Validation(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
 			var payload testPayload
+
 			err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(tt.json), &payload)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ func TestExtractExplicitNullableValueForValidation(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
 			val := reflect.ValueOf(tt.input)
+
 			got := ExtractExplicitNullableValueForValidation[string](val)
 			if tt.wantVal == nil {
 				require.Nil(t, got)
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ func TestExplicitNullable_UnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
 			var got testPayload
+
 			err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(tt.json), &got)
 
 			if tt.wantErr {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ef19d6d..c242bb2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/riverqueue/apiframe
 
-go 1.23.0
+go 1.24.0
 
 toolchain go1.24.1
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.27.0
 	github.com/jackc/pgerrcode v0.0.0-20240316143900-6e2875d9b438
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.7.6
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.24.0
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.25.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 )
 
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.24.0 // indirect
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.25.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.37.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.38.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.28.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.29.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5d3f6af..7680123 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 h1:WT9HwE9SGECu3lg4d/dIA+jxlljEa1/ffXKmRjqdmIQ=
 github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0/go.mod h1:bvxc+MVxLKB4z00jd1z+Dvzr47oO32F/QSNjSBOlFxI=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.24.0 h1:KysokksW75pug2a5RTOc6WESOupWmsylVc6VWvAx+4Y=
-github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.24.0/go.mod h1:UIBfSdai0oWFlwFcoqG4DZX83iA/fLWTEBGrj7Oe1ho=
-github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.24.0 h1:xrQZm/h6U8TBPyTsQPYD5leOapuoBAcdz30bdBwTqOg=
-github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.24.0/go.mod h1:lmdl3vLNDfchDWbYdW2uAocIuwIN+ZaXqAukdSCFqWs=
+github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.25.0 h1:grjuTHJEVvi4srzcspQ2UXWjISxdqbubQl+9DDg3agQ=
+github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.25.0/go.mod h1:ZdVeOnT8X8PiAZRUfWHc+Ne6fNXqe1oYb2eioZb6URM=
+github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.25.0 h1:DPwd0DGqajLIv9zsB+BOwlum0D1/4Iiqz34+nwIZaZ0=
+github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.25.0/go.mod h1:9bbWVYkr1B/YzW43lUs/Vk/tEYqLrabrZWrtUWQ+Goo=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1 h1:UQB4HGPB6osV0SQTLymcB4TgvyWu6ZyliaW0tI/otEQ=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1/go.mod h1:MaRKkUm5W0goXpeCfT7UZI6fk/L7L7so1lCWt35ZSgc=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.37.0 h1:kJNSjF/Xp7kU0iB2Z+9viTPMW4EqqsrywMXLJOOsXSE=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.37.0/go.mod h1:vg+k43peMZ0pUMhYmVAWysMK35e6ioLh3wB8ZCAfbVc=
 golang.org/x/net v0.38.0 h1:vRMAPTMaeGqVhG5QyLJHqNDwecKTomGeqbnfZyKlBI8=
 golang.org/x/net v0.38.0/go.mod h1:ivrbrMbzFq5J41QOQh0siUuly180yBYtLp+CKbEaFx8=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0 h1:ycBJEhp9p4vXvUZNszeOq0kGTPghopOL8q0fq3vstxw=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0/go.mod h1:1dzgHSNfp02xaA81J2MS99Qcpr2w7fw1gpm99rleRqA=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0 h1:l60nONMj9l5drqw6jlhIELNv9I0A4OFgRsG9k2oT9Ug=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0/go.mod h1:9KTHXmSnoGruLpwFjVSX0lNNA75CykiMECbovNTZqGI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 h1:s77OFDvIQeibCmezSnk/q6iAfkdiQaJi4VzroCFrN20=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
-golang.org/x/text v0.28.0 h1:rhazDwis8INMIwQ4tpjLDzUhx6RlXqZNPEM0huQojng=
-golang.org/x/text v0.28.0/go.mod h1:U8nCwOR8jO/marOQ0QbDiOngZVEBB7MAiitBuMjXiNU=
+golang.org/x/text v0.29.0 h1:1neNs90w9YzJ9BocxfsQNHKuAT4pkghyXc4nhZ6sJvk=
+golang.org/x/text v0.29.0/go.mod h1:7MhJOA9CD2qZyOKYazxdYMF85OwPdEr9jTtBpO7ydH4=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c h1:Hei/4ADfdWqJk1ZMxUNpqntNwaWcugrBjAiHlqqRiVk=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c/go.mod h1:JHkPIbrfpd72SG/EVd6muEfDQjcINNoR0C8j2r3qZ4Q=