diff --git a/scripts/setup_build_env.sh b/scripts/setup_build_env.sh
index beb20605..d32d0fc2 100755
--- a/scripts/setup_build_env.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup_build_env.sh
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ function install_package_dependencies()
         log_error "Exiting: No supported package manager found. Contact support"
         exit 1
     fi
-    go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest
-    go install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@latest
     log_info "Finished: Successful OS packages installation."
     log_warning OS reboot is required for all of the changes to take place.
     return 0
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ function install_ubuntu_package_dependencies()
         curl \
         dracut \
         gcc-multilib \
-        golang \
         libbsd-dev \
         libcap-ng-dev \
         libelf-dev \
@@ -88,6 +85,7 @@ function install_ubuntu_package_dependencies()
         zlib1g-dev \
         "${APT_LINUX_HEADERS}" \
         "${APT_LINUX_MOD_EXTRA}" && \
+    lib_build_and_install_golang && \
     return 0 || return 1
 }
 
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ function install_yum_package_dependencies()
         git \
         glibc-devel.i686 \
         glibc-devel.x86_64 \
-        golang \
         gtest-devel \
         intel-ipp-crypto-mb \
         intel-ipsec-mb \
@@ -151,6 +148,7 @@ function install_yum_package_dependencies()
     lib_install_nasm_from_rpm && \
     lib_build_and_install_libfdt && \
     lib_build_and_install_jsonc && \
+    lib_build_and_install_golang && \
     return 0 || return 1
 }
 
@@ -196,6 +194,16 @@ function lib_build_and_install_jsonc()
     as_root make -j "${NPROC}" -C "${JSONC_DIR}/json-c-build" install
 }
 
+# Get and install golang from source
+function lib_build_and_install_golang()
+{
+    as_root wget_download_strip_unpack "https://go.dev/dl/go1.23.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz" "/usr/local/go/"
+    as_root ln -s /usr/local/go/bin/go /usr/bin/go
+    go version
+    go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest
+    go install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@latest
+}
+
 # Build the xdp-tools project with ebpf
 function lib_install_xdp_bpf_tools()
 {