diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 69fe6da..4e03a03 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ linters:
     - errname
     - errorlint
     - execinquery
+    - gocritic
     - goerr113
     - gofumpt
     - gosec
@@ -68,3 +69,7 @@ linters-settings:
       - unusedresult
   staticcheck:
     checks: ["all", "-SA1019"]
+  gocritic:
+    enabled-tags:
+      - style
+      - performance
diff --git a/internal/cli/action_generate.go b/internal/cli/action_generate.go
index 0d08e58..8c8d46f 100644
--- a/internal/cli/action_generate.go
+++ b/internal/cli/action_generate.go
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ func (a *action) generateMarkdownChangelog(output, version string, commits []con
 	}
 
 	// Generate markdown from commits
-	newNodes := changelog.GenerateMarkdown(commits, a.flags.scopes, version, time.Now())
+	nodes := changelog.GenerateMarkdown(commits, a.flags.scopes, version, time.Now())
 
 	// Final changelog with new commits above old commits
-	nodes := append(newNodes, oldNodes...)
+	nodes = append(nodes, oldNodes...)
 	changelogText := markdown.GenerateText(nodes)
 
 	// Demo run
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ func (a *action) generateRSTChangelog(output, version string, commits []conventi
 	}
 
 	// Generate markdown from commits
-	newNodes := changelog.GenerateRST(commits, a.flags.scopes, version, time.Now())
+	nodes := changelog.GenerateRST(commits, a.flags.scopes, version, time.Now())
 
 	// Final changelog with new commits above old commits
-	nodes := append(newNodes, oldNodes...)
+	nodes = append(nodes, oldNodes...)
 	changelogText := rst.GenerateText(nodes)
 
 	// Demo run