diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index a0bbcdea6..19e96fdf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ on:
       - main
       - 'release-*'
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: 1.20
   K8S_VERSION: 1.26.1
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           check-latest: true
       - name: Install build dependencies needed for VPU plugin
         run: |
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           check-latest: true
       - name: Check Dockerfiles
         run: make check-dockerfiles