diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3f4edbe1b..ca2704768 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ pytest-commits:
 
 # APKBUILD linting
 aport-lint:
+  # alpine:latest doesn't have the most recent atools-go, which means we would
+  # miss some linting rules that were added upstream. Use alpine:edge instead.
+  image: alpine:edge
   stage: lint
   rules:
     - if: *mr_rule