diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 0a8c5c4e73..33c7927a0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.17.x
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-generate.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-generate.yml
index 4a6b93ffe9..00ea3cb9cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-generate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-generate.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.17.x        
       - name: Test generate
         shell: bash
         run: make generate