diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 6cdf8d5..50a7257 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        go-version: ["1.18", "1.19", "1.20", "1.21", "1.22"]
+        go-version: ["1.21", "1.22", "1.23"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Install SSH Key
@@ -37,13 +37,43 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
-      - name: Lint
-        if: ${{ matrix.go-version == '1.19' || matrix.go-version == '1.20' || matrix.go-version == '1.21' || matrix.go-version == '1.22'}}
-        working-directory: ./sdk-repo-updated
-        run: make lint skip-non-generated-files=true
       - name: Test
         working-directory: ./sdk-repo-updated
         run: make test skip-non-generated-files=true
+
+  lint-go:
+    name: CI [Go]
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Install SSH Key
+        uses: shimataro/ssh-key-action@v2
+        with:
+          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          known_hosts: ${{ vars.SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS }}
+      - name: Install Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: "temurin"
+          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Build
+        uses: ./.github/actions/build/go
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION_BUILD }}
+      - name: Generate SDK
+        uses: ./.github/actions/generate-sdk/go
+      - name: Install Go ${{ env.GO_VERSION_BUILD }}
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION_BUILD }}
+      - name: Lint
+        working-directory: ./sdk-repo-updated
+        run: make lint skip-non-generated-files=true
+
   main-python:
     name: CI [Python]
     strategy:
diff --git a/blacklist.txt b/blacklist.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51d6061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blacklist.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Transitional file to force generation of the new regional api for selected services
+# It will be removed when all services have been migrated to the new regional api
+modelserving
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/generate-sdk/languages/go.sh b/scripts/generate-sdk/languages/go.sh
index 74a0130..c8e451c 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-sdk/languages/go.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-sdk/languages/go.sh
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ generate_go_sdk() {
             exit 1
         fi
 
+        if grep -E "^$service$" ${ROOT_DIR}/blacklist.txt; then
+            echo "Skipping blacklisted service ${service}"
+            continue
+        fi
+
         echo -e "\n>> Generating \"${service}\" service..."
         cd ${ROOT_DIR}
 
diff --git a/scripts/generate-sdk/languages/python.sh b/scripts/generate-sdk/languages/python.sh
index 52d45c5..71417d4 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-sdk/languages/python.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-sdk/languages/python.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ generate_python_sdk() {
         service=$(echo "${service}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]') # convert upper case letters to lower case
         service=$(echo "${service}" | tr -d -c '[:alnum:]')       # remove non-alphanumeric characters
 
+        if grep -E "^$service$" ${ROOT_DIR}/blacklist.txt; then
+            echo "Skipping blacklisted service ${service}"
+            continue
+        fi
+
         echo ">> Generating \"${service}\" service..."
         cd ${ROOT_DIR}