diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 1f4d68f62..4928a817d 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ Performance/StartWith:
 Rails/HasManyOrHasOneDependent:
   Enabled: true
 
-Rails/SkipsModelValidations:
-  Enabled: true
-
 Security/JSONLoad:
   Enabled: true
 
diff --git a/.rubocop_basic.yml b/.rubocop_basic.yml
index 364ae1b84..6ae2b10af 100644
--- a/.rubocop_basic.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_basic.yml
@@ -248,6 +248,12 @@ Rails/SaveBang:
   Enabled: true
   Severity: refactor
 
+Rails/SkipsModelValidations:
+  Enabled: true
+  Blacklist:
+    - update_attribute
+  Exclude: lib/acts_as_paranoid_aliases.rb
+
 Rails/TimeZone:
   Enabled: true
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb b/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb
index 67ff502d4..ee2103ee2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ class DebatesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def unmark_featured
-    @debate.update_attribute(:featured_at, nil)
+    @debate.update!(featured_at: nil)
     redirect_to request.query_parameters.merge(action: :index)
   end
 
   def mark_featured
-    @debate.update_attribute(:featured_at, Time.current)
+    @debate.update!(featured_at: Time.current)
     redirect_to request.query_parameters.merge(action: :index)
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/poll/question/answer.rb b/app/models/poll/question/answer.rb
index cb431b9b2..91320743c 100644
--- a/app/models/poll/question/answer.rb
+++ b/app/models/poll/question/answer.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Poll::Question::Answer < ApplicationRecord
 
   def self.order_answers(ordered_array)
     ordered_array.each_with_index do |answer_id, order|
-      find(answer_id).update_attribute(:given_order, (order + 1))
+      find(answer_id).update_column(:given_order, (order + 1))
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/comments_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/comments_controller_spec.rb
index 9ec1af021..6f9cfc9b2 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/comments_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/comments_controller_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe CommentsController do
 
     it "does not create a comment if the comments are closed" do
       sign_in user
-      legal_process.update_attribute(:debate_end_date, Date.current - 1.day)
+      legal_process.update!(debate_end_date: Date.current - 1.day)
 
       expect do
         post :create, xhr: true,
diff --git a/spec/controllers/legislation/annotations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/legislation/annotations_controller_spec.rb
index b309d7910..1768b4a3d 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/legislation/annotations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/legislation/annotations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe Legislation::AnnotationsController do
 
     it "does not create an annotation if the process allegations phase is not open" do
       sign_in user
-      legal_process.update_attribute(:allegations_end_date, Date.current - 1.day)
+      legal_process.update!(allegations_end_date: Date.current - 1.day)
 
       expect do
         post :create, xhr: true,
diff --git a/spec/controllers/legislation/answers_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/legislation/answers_controller_spec.rb
index b45b97e6f..e05731801 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/legislation/answers_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/legislation/answers_controller_spec.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe Legislation::AnswersController do
 
     it "does not create an answer if the process debate phase is not open" do
       sign_in user
-      legal_process.update_attribute(:debate_end_date, Date.current - 1.day)
+      legal_process.update!(debate_end_date: Date.current - 1.day)
 
       expect do
         post :create, xhr: true,
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/admin_notifications_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/admin_notifications_spec.rb
index 1829e2d60..6e8f69c9e 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/admin_notifications_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/admin_notifications_spec.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe "Admin Notifications" do
 
     scenario "Notification with invalid segment recipient" do
       invalid_notification = create(:admin_notification)
-      invalid_notification.update_attribute(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
+      invalid_notification.update_column(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
 
       visit admin_admin_notification_path(invalid_notification)
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe "Admin Notifications" do
 
     scenario "Notifications with invalid segment recipient" do
       invalid_notification = create(:admin_notification)
-      invalid_notification.update_attribute(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
+      invalid_notification.update_column(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
 
       visit admin_admin_notifications_path
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ describe "Admin Notifications" do
 
     scenario "Admin notification with invalid segment recipient cannot be sent", :js do
       invalid_notification = create(:admin_notification)
-      invalid_notification.update_attribute(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
+      invalid_notification.update_column(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
       visit admin_admin_notification_path(invalid_notification)
 
       expect(page).not_to have_link("Send")
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/budget_investments_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/budget_investments_spec.rb
index 93d55e92a..3bb12abdb 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/budget_investments_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/budget_investments_spec.rb
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ describe "Admin budget investments" do
     end
 
     scenario "Select an investment when some columns are not displayed", :js do
-      investment.update_attribute(:title, "Don't display me, please!")
+      investment.update!(title: "Don't display me, please!")
 
       visit admin_budget_budget_investments_path(budget)
       within("#js-columns-selector") { find("strong", text: "Columns").click }
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/emails/emails_download_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/emails/emails_download_spec.rb
index 382107199..9c29a0742 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/emails/emails_download_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/emails/emails_download_spec.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe "Admin download user emails" do
 
       admin_without_email = create(:user, newsletter: true, email: "no_email@consul.dev")
       create(:administrator, user: admin_without_email)
-      admin_without_email.update_attribute(:email, nil)
+      admin_without_email.update_column(:email, nil)
     end
 
     scenario "returns the selected users segment csv file" do
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/emails/newsletters_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/emails/newsletters_spec.rb
index a1acb8ef4..d78b3c0fe 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/emails/newsletters_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/emails/newsletters_spec.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe "Admin newsletter emails" do
 
     scenario "Invalid newsletter" do
       invalid_newsletter = create(:newsletter)
-      invalid_newsletter.update_attribute(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
+      invalid_newsletter.update_column(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
 
       visit admin_newsletter_path(invalid_newsletter)
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe "Admin newsletter emails" do
 
     scenario "Invalid newsletter" do
       invalid_newsletter = create(:newsletter)
-      invalid_newsletter.update_attribute(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
+      invalid_newsletter.update_column(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
 
       visit admin_newsletters_path
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe "Admin newsletter emails" do
 
     scenario "Invalid newsletter cannot be sent", :js do
       invalid_newsletter = create(:newsletter)
-      invalid_newsletter.update_attribute(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
+      invalid_newsletter.update_column(:segment_recipient, "invalid_segment")
       visit admin_newsletter_path(invalid_newsletter)
 
       expect(page).not_to have_link("Send")
diff --git a/spec/features/legislation/questions_spec.rb b/spec/features/legislation/questions_spec.rb
index 32d416c77..10deb9a95 100644
--- a/spec/features/legislation/questions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/legislation/questions_spec.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe "Legislation" do
     end
 
     scenario "cannot answer question when phase not open" do
-      process.update_attribute(:debate_end_date, Date.current - 1.day)
+      process.update!(debate_end_date: Date.current - 1.day)
       question = process.questions.first
       create(:legislation_question_option, question: question, value: "Yes")
       create(:legislation_question_option, question: question, value: "No")
diff --git a/spec/lib/email_digests_spec.rb b/spec/lib/email_digests_spec.rb
index ab96fc0d6..d079691c9 100644
--- a/spec/lib/email_digests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/email_digests_spec.rb
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe EmailDigest do
 
     it "returns false if email does not exist" do
       user = create(:user)
-      user.update_attribute(:email, nil)
+      user.email = nil
 
       email_digest = EmailDigest.new(user)
       expect(email_digest.valid_email?).to be(false)
diff --git a/spec/models/concerns/globalizable.rb b/spec/models/concerns/globalizable.rb
index fc4c01e61..c72de6499 100644
--- a/spec/models/concerns/globalizable.rb
+++ b/spec/models/concerns/globalizable.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ shared_examples_for "globalizable" do |factory_name|
   let(:attribute) { required_fields.sample || fields.sample }
 
   before do
-    record.update_attribute(attribute, "In English")
+    record.update!(attribute => "In English")
 
     I18n.with_locale(:es) do
       record.update!(required_fields.map { |field| [field, "En español"] }.to_h)
-      record.update_attribute(attribute, "En español")
+      record.update!(attribute => "En español")
     end
 
     record.reload
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ shared_examples_for "globalizable" do |factory_name|
     before do
       I18n.with_locale(:de) do
         record.update!(required_fields.map { |field| [field, "Deutsch"] }.to_h)
-        record.update_attribute(attribute, "Deutsch")
+        record.update!(attribute => "Deutsch")
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb b/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb
index e75660a53..3cc07c438 100644
--- a/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/proposal_spec.rb
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ describe Proposal do
         proposal = create(:proposal)
 
         tag_list = ["tag1", "tag2", "tag3", "tag4", "tag5", "tag6", "tag7"]
-        proposal.update_attribute(:tag_list, tag_list)
+        proposal.update!(tag_list: tag_list)
 
         expect(proposal.update_cached_votes).to eq(true)
       end