diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 62c280f..110c514 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ VERSION   := $(shell git describe --tags || echo "v0.0.0")
 VER_CUT   := $(shell echo $(VERSION) | cut -c2-)
 
 # Dependency versions
-GOLANGCI_VERSION   = latest
+GOLANGCI_VERSION   = v2.12.1
 MODEL_GARAGE_VERSION = $(shell go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/DIMO-Network/model-garage)
 help:
 	@echo "\nSpecify a subcommand:\n"
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ generate-go: ## Generate go code.
 
 tools-golangci-lint: ## install golangci-lint tool
 	@mkdir -p $(PATHINSTBIN)
-	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(PATHINSTBIN) $(GOLANGCI_VERSION)
+	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/$(GOLANGCI_VERSION)/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(PATHINSTBIN) $(GOLANGCI_VERSION)
 
 
 tools: tools-golangci-lint ## Install all tools required for development.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/service/ch/ch_test.go b/internal/service/ch/ch_test.go
index c2aa3dc..3044007 100644
--- a/internal/service/ch/ch_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/ch/ch_test.go
@@ -938,6 +938,36 @@ func (c *CHServiceTestSuite) TestGetLatestSignal() {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestLatestQueriesUseProjection asserts that every branch of the latest-signals
+// query family can be served by the signal_latest_by_subject_source_name
+// projection. A branch that falls back to the base table scans the subject's
+// entire signal history, so its cost grows with history depth instead of with
+// the request. force_optimize_projection makes ClickHouse reject any query the
+// projection matcher cannot serve.
+func (c *CHServiceTestSuite) TestLatestQueriesUseProjection() {
+	lastSeenStmt, lastSeenArgs := getLastSeenQuery(testSubject1, &model.SignalArgs{})
+	nonLocStmt, nonLocArgs := getLatestNonLocationQuery(testSubject1, []string{vss.FieldSpeed}, nil)
+	locStmt, locArgs := getLatestLocationQuery(testSubject1, []string{vss.FieldCurrentLocationCoordinates}, nil)
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name string
+		stmt string
+		args []any
+	}{
+		{name: "lastSeen", stmt: lastSeenStmt, args: lastSeenArgs},
+		{name: "nonLocation", stmt: nonLocStmt, args: nonLocArgs},
+		{name: "location", stmt: locStmt, args: locArgs},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		c.Run(tc.name, func() {
+			stmt := strings.TrimSuffix(tc.stmt, ";") + " SETTINGS force_optimize_projection = 1"
+			rows, err := c.chService.conn.Query(context.Background(), stmt, tc.args...)
+			c.Require().NoError(err, "query is not served by a projection:\n%s", tc.stmt)
+			c.Require().NoError(rows.Close())
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *CHServiceTestSuite) TestGetAvailableSignals() {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	c.Run("has signals", func() {
diff --git a/internal/service/ch/queries.go b/internal/service/ch/queries.go
index 5f7d692..51f87b2 100644
--- a/internal/service/ch/queries.go
+++ b/internal/service/ch/queries.go
@@ -422,35 +422,39 @@ func getAllLatestQuery(subject string, filter *model.SignalFilter) (string, []an
 	return newQuery(mods...)
 }
 
-// GetLastSeenQuery creates a query to get the last seen timestamp of any signal.
+// getLastSeenQuery creates a query to get the last seen timestamp of any signal.
 // returns the query statement and the arguments list,
+//
+// The inner query aggregates at the same grain as the
+// signal_latest_by_subject_source_name projection (GROUP BY name with subject
+// pinned) so the projection matcher serves it from pre-aggregated rows. A flat
+// max(timestamp) with no GROUP BY is not reliably matched and falls back to
+// scanning the subject's full history.
 /*
 SELECT
 	'lastSeen' AS name,
-	max(timestamp) AS ts,
+	max(ts) AS ts,
 	NULL AS value_number,
 	NULL AS value_string,
 	CAST(tuple(0, 0, 0, 0), 'Tuple(latitude Float64, longitude Float64, hdop Float64, heading Float64)') AS value_location
 FROM
-	signal
-WHERE
-	subject = '...'
+	(SELECT max(timestamp) AS ts FROM signal WHERE subject = '...' GROUP BY name)
 */
 func getLastSeenQuery(subject string, sigArgs *model.SignalArgs) (string, []any) {
 	if sigArgs == nil {
 		return "", nil
 	}
-	mods := []qm.QueryMod{
-		qm.Select(lastSeenName),
+	innerMods := []qm.QueryMod{
 		qm.Select(lastSeenTS),
-		qm.Select(numValAsNull),
-		qm.Select(strValAsNull),
-		qm.Select(locValAsZero),
 		qm.From(vss.TableName),
 		qm.Where(subjectWhere, subject),
+		qm.GroupBy(vss.NameCol),
 	}
-	mods = append(mods, getFilterMods(sigArgs.Filter)...)
-	return newQuery(mods...)
+	innerMods = append(innerMods, getFilterMods(sigArgs.Filter)...)
+	innerStmt, args := newQuery(innerMods...)
+	stmt := "SELECT " + lastSeenName + ", max(ts) AS ts, " + numValAsNull + ", " + strValAsNull + ", " + locValAsZero +
+		" FROM (" + strings.TrimSuffix(innerStmt, ";") + ");"
+	return stmt, args
 }
 
 // unionAll creates a UNION ALL statement from the given statements and arguments.
diff --git a/internal/service/ch/queries_test.go b/internal/service/ch/queries_test.go
index f86e078..fa3c334 100644
--- a/internal/service/ch/queries_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/ch/queries_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ch
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/DIMO-Network/telemetry-api/internal/graph/model"
 	"github.com/aarondl/sqlboiler/v4/queries/qm"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -32,3 +33,31 @@ func TestWithSource(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetLastSeenQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("nil args returns empty", func(t *testing.T) {
+		stmt, args := getLastSeenQuery("subj", nil)
+		assert.Empty(t, stmt)
+		assert.Nil(t, args)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("aggregates at projection grain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		stmt, args := getLastSeenQuery("subj", &model.SignalArgs{})
+		want := "SELECT 'lastSeen' AS name, max(ts) AS ts, NULL AS value_number, NULL AS value_string, " +
+			"CAST(tuple(0, 0, 0, 0), 'Tuple(latitude Float64, longitude Float64, hdop Float64, heading Float64)') AS value_location " +
+			"FROM (SELECT max(timestamp) AS ts FROM `signal` WHERE (subject = ?) GROUP BY name);"
+		assert.Equal(t, want, stmt)
+		assert.Equal(t, []any{"subj"}, args)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("source filter stays in inner query", func(t *testing.T) {
+		stmt, args := getLastSeenQuery("subj", &model.SignalArgs{
+			Filter: &model.SignalFilter{Source: ref("0xcd445F4c6bDAD32b68a2939b912150Fe3C88803E")},
+		})
+		want := "SELECT 'lastSeen' AS name, max(ts) AS ts, NULL AS value_number, NULL AS value_string, " +
+			"CAST(tuple(0, 0, 0, 0), 'Tuple(latitude Float64, longitude Float64, hdop Float64, heading Float64)') AS value_location " +
+			"FROM (SELECT max(timestamp) AS ts FROM `signal` WHERE (subject = ?) AND (source = ?) GROUP BY name);"
+		assert.Equal(t, want, stmt)
+		assert.Equal(t, []any{"subj", "0xcd445F4c6bDAD32b68a2939b912150Fe3C88803E"}, args)
+	})
+}