diff --git a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/go.mod b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/go.mod
index 28820a0871c..fc9b1e41d2a 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/go.mod
+++ b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module tutorial.kubebuilder.io/project
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-toolchain go1.22.3
-
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.17.1
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.32.0
diff --git a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/go.mod b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/go.mod
index 1c3baff1cd9..708de794530 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/go.mod
+++ b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module example.com/memcached
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-toolchain go1.22.3
-
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.17.1
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.32.0
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/gomod.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/gomod.go
index 28d40f4f5fc..fa86c604c7c 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/gomod.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/gomod.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (f *GoMod) SetTemplateDefaults() error {
 
 const goModTemplate = `module {{ .Repo }}
 
-go 1.22
+go 1.22.0
 
 require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime {{ .ControllerRuntimeVersion }}
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/go.mod b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/go.mod
index 298af54172e..6f11b99acd9 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-toolchain go1.22.3
-
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.17.1
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.32.0
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/go.mod b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/go.mod
index 720463df8ec..d8cfc6db03a 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v4-multigroup
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-toolchain go1.22.3
-
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.17.1
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.32.0
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/go.mod b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/go.mod
index 7df5b2ebf37..1b031a0142f 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-toolchain go1.22.3
-
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.17.1
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.32.0
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/go.mod b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/go.mod
index 3b77a9ef619..e83aed1ac24 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-toolchain go1.22.3
-
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.17.1
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.32.0
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4/go.mod b/testdata/project-v4/go.mod
index ab479be096e..3a03a95e9b6 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4/go.mod
+++ b/testdata/project-v4/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/testdata/project-v4
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-toolchain go1.22.3
-
 require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.17.1
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.32.0