diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c3e69cb281..02c7984f83 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - checkout
 
+    # -mod=readonly is enabled by default starting in go1.16 causing many go
+    # tools and editor integrations to report problems if the go.sum file is
+    # not up-to-date, so let's make sure it is.
+    - run:
+        name: go.sum up-to-date
+        command: |
+          go run -mod=readonly gosum.go
+
     - run:
         name: milestone
         command: |
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 77642f5fc3..a073f41034 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v3.7.1+incompatible h1:HmA9qHVrHIAqpSvoCYJ+c6qst0l
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+github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v4.4.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:LButxg5PwREeZtORoXG3tL4fMGNddJ+vMq1mwgfaqoQ=
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 github.com/DataDog/gostackparse v0.5.0/go.mod h1:lTfqcJKqS9KnXQGnyQMCugq3u1FP6UZMfWR0aitKFMM=
+github.com/DataDog/sketches-go v1.0.0/go.mod h1:O+XkJHWk9w4hDwY2ZUDU31ZC9sNYlYo8DiFsxjYeo1k=
 github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler v0.0.0-20170623195520-56545f4a5d46/go.mod h1:3wb06e3pkSAbeQ52E9H9iFoQsEEwGN64994WTCIhntQ=
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@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.2/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
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 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.1.0 h1:Hsa8mG0dQ46ij8Sl2AYJDUv1oA9/d6Vk+3LG99Oe02g=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.1.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
+github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/martian v2.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:9I4somxYTbIHy5NJKHRl3wXiIaQGbYVAs8BPL6v8lEs=
 github.com/google/martian/v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:y5Zk1BBys9G+gd6Jrk0W3cC1+ELVxBWuIGO+w/tUAp0=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20181206194817-3ea8567a2e57/go.mod h1:zfwlbNMJ+OItoe0UupaVj+oy1omPYYDuagoSzA8v9mc=
@@ -255,6 +258,7 @@ github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20200212024743-f11f1df84d12/go.mod h1:ZgVRPoUq/hf
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20200229191704-1ebb73c60ed3/go.mod h1:ZgVRPoUq/hfqzAqh7sHMqb3I9Rq5C59dIz2SbBwJ4eM=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20200430221834-fc25d7d30c6d/go.mod h1:ZgVRPoUq/hfqzAqh7sHMqb3I9Rq5C59dIz2SbBwJ4eM=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20200708004538-1a94d8640e99/go.mod h1:ZgVRPoUq/hfqzAqh7sHMqb3I9Rq5C59dIz2SbBwJ4eM=
+github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210125172800-10e9aeb4a998/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/renameio v0.1.0/go.mod h1:KWCgfxg9yswjAJkECMjeO8J8rahYeXnNhOm40UhjYkI=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.2 h1:EVhdT+1Kseyi1/pUmXKaFxYsDNy9RQYkMWRH68J/W7Y=
@@ -332,6 +336,7 @@ github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.0.0-20181012175058-2f1d1f20f75d/go.mod h1:+NfK9FKe
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0 h1:nfCOvKYfkgYP8hkirhJocXT2+zOD8yUNjXaWfTlyFKI=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20181102032728-5e5cf60278f6/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
+github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20200824232613-28f6c0f3b639/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.9 h1:UauaLniWCFHWd+Jp9oCEkTBj8VO/9DKg3PV3VCNMDIg=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.9/go.mod h1:2EnlNZ0deacrJVfApfmtdGgDfMuh/nq6Ok1EcJh5FfA=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 h1:Z8tu5sraLXCXIcARxBp/8cbvlwVa7Z1NHg9XEKhtSvM=
@@ -534,6 +539,7 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.0 h1:jlIyCplCJFULU/01vCkhKuTyc3OorI3bJFuw6obfgh
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 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.0 h1:fBdIW9lB4Iz0n9khmH8w27SJ3QEJ7+IgjPEwGSZiFdE=
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ZVVdQEZoIme9iO1Ch2Jdy24qqXrMMOU6lpPAyBWyWuQ=
 github.com/tidwall/btree v0.0.0-20191029221954-400434d76274 h1:G6Z6HvJuPjG6XfNGi/feOATzeJrfgTNJY+rGrHbA04E=
diff --git a/gosum.go b/gosum.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..306329baa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gosum.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Unless explicitly stated otherwise all files in this repository are licensed
+// under the Apache License Version 2.0.
+// This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/).
+// Copyright 2016 Datadog, Inc.
+
+// +build ignore
+
+// This tool is used to valdiate that the go.sum file is up-to-date, see
+// .circleci.
+package main
+
+func main() {
+	// intentionally left blank
+}