diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 17f887d20e1..e384a3c8b24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.4
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Run flaky tests sequentially
         run:
           | # Upstream flakes are race conditions exacerbated by concurrent tests
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.4
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
 
       - name: Run `go generate`
         run: go list ./... | grep -Pv "${EXCLUDE_REGEX}" | xargs go generate;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index fc1968ed487..467cb722410 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: stable
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: goheader
         # The goheader linter is only enabled in the CI so that it runs only on modified or new files
         # (see only-new-issues: true). It is disabled in .golangci.yml because
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rename-module.yml b/.github/workflows/rename-module.yml
index 2d74418cd61..7fc0694c51e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rename-module.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rename-module.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21.4
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
 
       - name: Smoke tests
         # `go list` shows us the module name and grep will non-zero exit on mismatch