diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-push.yaml
index 3e6ea4cdf..857719c35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-push.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Generate the bundle contents
         run: make bundle
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
index 3c861fb49..482175de5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22'
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache: false
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/kind-deploy.yaml
index aac1e4a64..9ac00f7c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind-deploy.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Build container container image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/tag-release.yaml
index 12995de2b..aab7643c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag-release.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Generate the bundle contents
         run: make bundle TAG=${{ github.ref_name }}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Generate manifests for installation by kubectl
         run: make manifests TAG=${{ github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
index 1fbe135a8..472b3ab6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Generate the bundle contents
         run: make bundle
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-golang.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-golang.yaml
index c345164f9..011b51562 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-golang.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-golang.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Install Protoc
         # action @v1.3.0 can install protoc 3.19, @v2 installs protoc v21.0+
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Verify Go modules
         run: go mod verify
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Vendor all dependencies
         run: go mod vendor