diff --git a/.github/workflows/haskell.yml b/.github/workflows/haskell.yml
index 3f67aa0d02..b284edc801 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/haskell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/haskell.yml
@@ -117,6 +117,25 @@ jobs:
         KEEP_WORKSPACE: 1
       run: cabal test all
 
+    - # Delete golden files and regenerate them in the next step to ensure
+      # files that tests designate as golden files are actually golden files
+      # and can be generated.
+      name: Delete golden files
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        rm -rf cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden
+
+    - name: Run tests regenerate golden files
+      env:
+        # these two are msys2 env vars, they have no effect on non-msys2 installs.
+        MSYS2_PATH_TYPE: inherit
+        MSYSTEM: MINGW64
+        TMPDIR: ${{ runner.temp }}
+        TMP: ${{ runner.temp }}
+        KEEP_WORKSPACE: 1
+        CREATE_GOLDEN_FILES: 1
+      run: cabal test all
+
     - name: "Tar artifacts"
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/EraBased/Governance/VerifyPoll.hs b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/EraBased/Governance/VerifyPoll.hs
index 5d41312374..b171013934 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/EraBased/Governance/VerifyPoll.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/EraBased/Governance/VerifyPoll.hs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ hprop_golden_governanceVerifyPoll = propertyOnce $ do
   pollFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/polls/basic.json"
   txFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/verify/valid"
   goldenVkFile <- VerificationKeyFilePath . File <$>
-    H.note "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/cold.vk"
+    H.note "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/cold.vk"
 
   stdout <- BSC.pack <$> execCardanoCLI
     [ "babbage", "governance", "verify-poll"
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/StakeAddress.hs b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/StakeAddress.hs
index 3b51f7b499..723d55a800 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/StakeAddress.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/StakeAddress.hs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ hprop_golden_conway_stakeaddress_delegate_pool_and_drep =
   propertyOnce . H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $ \tempDir -> do
     vkeyFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/conway/stake.vkey"
     vkeyPool <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/conway/poolCold.vkey"
-    vkeyDrep <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep.vkey"
+    vkeyDrep <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/drep/drep.vkey"
     delegFile <- H.noteTempFile tempDir "deleg"
     delegGold <- H.note "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/stakeaddress/poolAndDrepVkeyDeleg.cert"
 
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ hprop_golden_conway_stakeaddress_delegate_pool_and_drep =
       , "--out-file", delegFile
       ]
 
-    H.diffFileVsGoldenFile delegFile delegGold
\ No newline at end of file
+    H.diffFileVsGoldenFile delegFile delegGold
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/Vote.hs b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/Vote.hs
index 0c194b2d59..98add1adae 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/Vote.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/Vote.hs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ hprop_golden_governance_governance_vote_create =
 hprop_golden_governance_governance_vote_view_json_stdout :: Property
 hprop_golden_governance_governance_vote_view_json_stdout =
   propertyOnce $ do
-    voteFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/vote/vote"
+    voteFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/vote/vote"
     voteViewGold <- H.note "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/vote/voteViewJSON"
     voteView <- execCardanoCLI
       [ "conway", "governance", "vote", "view"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ hprop_golden_governance_governance_vote_view_json_stdout =
 hprop_golden_governance_governance_vote_view_json_outfile :: Property
 hprop_golden_governance_governance_vote_view_json_outfile =
   propertyOnce . H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $ \tempDir -> do
-    voteFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/vote/vote"
+    voteFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/vote/vote"
     voteViewFile <- H.noteTempFile tempDir "voteView"
     voteViewGold <- H.note "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/vote/voteViewJSON"
     void $ execCardanoCLI
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ hprop_golden_governance_governance_vote_view_json_outfile =
 hprop_golden_governance_governance_vote_view_yaml :: Property
 hprop_golden_governance_governance_vote_view_yaml =
   propertyOnce $ do
-    voteFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/vote/vote"
+    voteFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/vote/vote"
     voteViewGold <- H.note "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/vote/voteViewYAML"
     voteView <- execCardanoCLI
       [ "conway", "governance", "vote", "view"
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Shelley/Genesis/InitialTxIn.hs b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Shelley/Genesis/InitialTxIn.hs
index 316d7f8726..ee2a6e73fb 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Shelley/Genesis/InitialTxIn.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Shelley/Genesis/InitialTxIn.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module Test.Golden.Shelley.Genesis.InitialTxIn where
 import           Test.Cardano.CLI.Util
 
 import           Hedgehog (Property)
+import qualified Hedgehog.Extras as H
 import qualified Hedgehog.Extras.Test.Golden as H
 
 {- HLINT ignore "Use camelCase" -}
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import qualified Hedgehog.Extras.Test.Golden as H
 hprop_golden_shelleyGenesisInitialTxIn :: Property
 hprop_golden_shelleyGenesisInitialTxIn = propertyOnce $ do
   verificationKeyFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/shelley/keys/genesis_verification_keys/genesis-utxo.vkey"
-  goldenUtxoHashFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/shelley/keys/genesis_utxo_hashes/utxo_hash"
+  goldenUtxoHashFile <- H.note "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/shelley/keys/genesis_utxo_hashes/utxo_hash"
   utxoHash <- execCardanoCLI
     [ "genesis","initial-txin"
     , "--testnet-magic", "16"
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_metadata_hash b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_metadata_hash
index 95dd810f73..0b7988d9a3 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_metadata_hash
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_metadata_hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-c9c4e907d758c260823be6999dbbcf2826ac1cdc0fe5f0c9394ac7fa17c74811
+c9c4e907d758c260823be6999dbbcf2826ac1cdc0fe5f0c9394ac7fa17c74811
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/cold.vk b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/cold.vk
similarity index 100%
rename from cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/cold.vk
rename to cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/cold.vk
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep.vkey b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/drep/drep.vkey
similarity index 100%
rename from cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep.vkey
rename to cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/drep/drep.vkey
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/vote/vote b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/vote/vote
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de81fe3c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/input/governance/vote/vote
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "type": "Governance voting procedures",
+    "description": "",
+    "cborHex": "a18202581ceb09d5556a8bce421074e394d02c79ced96741657b4cf7ca8995294da1825820b1015258a99351c143a7a40b7b58f033ace10e3cc09c67780ed5b2b0992aa60a05820182781868747470733a2f2f6578616d706c652e636f6d2f766f746558206163683a90d8cb460a38cdcf0d7bab286f0f004ec6e761dc670c2ca4d3709a17"
+}
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/CliIntermediateFormat.hs b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/CliIntermediateFormat.hs
index 823b7c4159..7bbbaf770f 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/CliIntermediateFormat.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/CliIntermediateFormat.hs
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ import qualified Hedgehog.Extras.Test.File as H
 -- | We test to make sure that we can deserialize a tx body in the intermediate format
 hprop_backwardsCompatibleCliFormat :: Property
 hprop_backwardsCompatibleCliFormat = propertyOnce $ H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $ \tempDir -> do
-  txBodyFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/babbage/deprecated-cli-format.body"
-  witness <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/babbage/tx-key-witness"
-  initialUtxo1SigningKeyFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/shelley/keys/payment_keys/signing_key"
+  txBodyFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/babbage/deprecated-cli-format.body"
+  witness <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/babbage/tx-key-witness"
+  initialUtxo1SigningKeyFile <- noteInputFile "test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/shelley/keys/payment_keys/signing_key"
   signedTransactionFile <- noteTempFile tempDir "signed.tx"
 
 
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/Pioneers/Exercise2.hs b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/Pioneers/Exercise2.hs
index ed3fd3ba36..77f1ef815a 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/Pioneers/Exercise2.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/Pioneers/Exercise2.hs
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ hprop_createTransaction = propertyOnce . H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $ \tempDir -> d
   void $ execCardanoCLI
     [ "transaction", "build-raw"
     , "--tx-in", "91999ea21177b33ebe6b8690724a0c026d410a11ad7521caa350abdafa5394c3#0"
-    , "--auxiliary-script-file", "test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/shelley/multisig/scripts/all"
+    , "--auxiliary-script-file", "test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/shelley/multisig/scripts/all"
     , "--tx-in", "91999ea21177b33ebe6b8690724a0c026d410a11ad7521caa350abdafa5394c3#0"
-    , "--auxiliary-script-file", "test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/shelley/multisig/scripts/all"
+    , "--auxiliary-script-file", "test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/shelley/multisig/scripts/all"
     , "--tx-out", "addr1v9wmu83pzajplrtpsq6tsqdgwr98x888trpmah2u0ezznsge7del3+100000000"
     , "--fee", "1000000"
     , "--invalid-hereafter", "500000"
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/babbage/deprecated-cli-format.body b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/babbage/deprecated-cli-format.body
similarity index 100%
rename from cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/babbage/deprecated-cli-format.body
rename to cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/babbage/deprecated-cli-format.body
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/babbage/tx-key-witness b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/babbage/tx-key-witness
similarity index 100%
rename from cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/babbage/tx-key-witness
rename to cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/babbage/tx-key-witness
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/shelley/keys/payment_keys/signing_key b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/shelley/keys/payment_keys/signing_key
similarity index 100%
rename from cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/shelley/keys/payment_keys/signing_key
rename to cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/shelley/keys/payment_keys/signing_key
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/shelley/multisig/scripts/all b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/shelley/multisig/scripts/all
similarity index 100%
rename from cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/golden/shelley/multisig/scripts/all
rename to cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/files/input/shelley/multisig/scripts/all