angularjs - How to change url by changing $stateParams without reloading page

I have a route with parameter defined:

$stateProvider
.state('item', {..})

.state('item.view', {
  url: 'item/:id'
  template: '...',
  controller: '...'
});

While already in item.view state, I would like to switch the url with

$state.go('item.view', {id: 'someId'})

without reloading the page. I have tried:

$state.go('item.view', {id: 'someId'}, {notify: false});
$state.go('item.view', {id: 'someId'}, {notify: false, reload: false});

Both still cause the page to reload. I think i may be running into the issue described here: https://github.com/angular-ui/ui-router/issues/1758