diff --git a/.github/workflows/cover.yaml b/.github/workflows/cover.yaml
index 43774cba3e9..7278db8f27b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cover.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cover.yaml
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: step-security/harden-runner@ec9f2d5744a09debf3a187a3f4f675c53b671911 # v2.13.0
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
-
     - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@44694675825211faa026b3c33043df3e48a5fa00 # v6.0.0
+    - name: Get Go version
+      id: vars
+      run: echo "go_version=$(make go-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@44694675825211faa026b3c33043df3e48a5fa00 # v6.0.0
       with:
-        go-version: '1.24'
+        go-version: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.go_version }}
     - run: "PATH=/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH make test-cover"
     - uses: codecov/codecov-action@5a1091511ad55cbe89839c7260b706298ca349f7 # v5.5.1
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-code-gen.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-code-gen.yml
index e2f4d115cdf..aa700004818 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-code-gen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-code-gen.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ jobs:
       uses: step-security/harden-runner@ec9f2d5744a09debf3a187a3f4f675c53b671911 # v2.13.0
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
-    - name: Set up Go 1.x
+    - name: Get Go version
+      id: vars
+      run: echo "go_version=$(make go-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@44694675825211faa026b3c33043df3e48a5fa00 # v6.0.0
       with:
-        go-version: '1.24'
+        go-version: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.go_version }}
       id: go
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-golangci-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-golangci-lint.yaml
index 86f1c326540..3271be7b53d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-golangci-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-golangci-lint.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # tag=v5.0.0
 
-      - name: Calculate go version
+      - name: Get Go version
         id: vars
         run: echo "go_version=$(make go-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index a934261c99c..7b7f3133edc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
-      - name: Calculate go version
+      - name: Get Go version
         run: echo "go_version=$(make go-version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@44694675825211faa026b3c33043df3e48a5fa00 # tag=v6.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/weekly-security-scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/weekly-security-scan.yaml
index 32d7b198ebb..f029aa9f3b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weekly-security-scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weekly-security-scan.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # tag=v5.0.0
       with:
         ref: ${{ matrix.branch }}
-    - name: Calculate go version
+    - name: Get Go version
       id: vars
       run: echo "go_version=$(make go-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: Set up Go
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9a7b7092fd2..cbcf68d4268 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SHELL:=/usr/bin/env bash
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL:=help
 
-GO_VERSION ?= $(shell sed -n 's/^go //p' go.mod)
+GO_VERSION ?= $(shell sed -n 's/^toolchain go//p' go.mod)
 GOPATH  := $(shell go env GOPATH)
 GOARCH  := $(shell go env GOARCH)
 GOOS    := $(shell go env GOOS)