diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index 584a3631..bf68fce5 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ func newWriters(log lg.Log, cmd *cobra.Command, defaults config.Defaults, out, e
 	// via config or flag.
 	format := getFormat(cmd, defaults)
 
-	switch format { //nolint:exhaustive
+	switch format {
 	default:
 		// No format specified, use JSON
 		w.recordw = jsonw.NewStdRecordWriter(out2, fm)
diff --git a/cli/cmd_version.go b/cli/cmd_version.go
index 2b039963..5f898cc1 100644
--- a/cli/cmd_version.go
+++ b/cli/cmd_version.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func execVersion(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 func fetchBrewVersion(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	const u = `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neilotoole/homebrew-sq/master/sq.rb`
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", u, http.NoBody)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, u, http.NoBody)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errz.Err(err)
 	}
@@ -79,10 +79,8 @@ func fetchBrewVersion(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", errz.Errorf("failed to check edgectl brew repo: %d %s",
-				resp.StatusCode, http.StatusText(resp.StatusCode))
-		}
+		return "", errz.Errorf("failed to check edgectl brew repo: %d %s",
+			resp.StatusCode, http.StatusText(resp.StatusCode))
 	}
 
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)