diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark-master-push.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark-master-push.yml
index bde6e623a88..622baefc0de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark-master-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark-master-push.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22.x"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Run benchmark
         # add more benchmarks by adding additional lines for different packages;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-tidy.yml
index 59e9e1c8146..39fed8b0172 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-tidy.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.22.x
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Tidy all Go mods
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 262b341276c..c9d9af0fb6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22'
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: go mod download
diff --git a/.github/workflows/genesis-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/genesis-verify.yml
index f870cd0658c..1288d588100 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/genesis-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/genesis-verify.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22"
+          go-version-file: contribs/gnogenesis/go.mod
 
       - name: Build gnogenesis
         run: make -C contribs/gnogenesis
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index a8407f57291..1b955b52cd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22.x"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
       - run: "cd misc/gendocs && make install gen"
       - uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
         id: pages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/releaser-master.yml b/.github/workflows/releaser-master.yml
index 36a709a242a..3d194e2cb4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releaser-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releaser-master.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22.x"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache: true
 
       - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3.7.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/releaser-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/releaser-nightly.yml
index e9a5c15a22d..4308f1c4a7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releaser-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releaser-nightly.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22.x"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache: true
 
       - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3.7.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/releaser.yml b/.github/workflows/releaser.yml
index d33432bd16d..309664bdcce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releaser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releaser.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22.x"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache: true
 
       - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3.7.0