diff --git a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
index 1e0515d0..7a53e50c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ name: reviewdog
 on:
   pull_request:
 
+# NOTE: We have to specify `go_version: 1.17` because the action was installing 1.18.
+# 1.18, in turn, is not fully supported by golangci-lint yet, and it can fail silently:
+# see: https://github.com/reviewdog/action-golangci-lint/issues/249
+
 # pipeline to execute
 jobs:
   diff-review:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: golang:1.17
     steps:
     - name: clone
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -19,15 +21,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: reviewdog/action-golangci-lint@v2
       with:
         github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
-        golangci_lint_flags: "--config=.golangci.yml"
+        go_version: 1.17.9
+        golangci_lint_flags: "--config=.golangci.yml --verbose"
         fail_on_error: true
         filter_mode: diff_context
         reporter: github-pr-review
 
   full-review:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: golang:1.17
     steps:
     - name: clone
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: reviewdog/action-golangci-lint@v2
       with:
         github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
-        golangci_lint_flags: "--config=.golangci.yml"
+        go_version: 1.17.9
+        golangci_lint_flags: "--config=.golangci.yml --verbose"
         fail_on_error: false
         filter_mode: nofilter