diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 653c5c9fd..36e8f2a52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt -q install libseccomp-dev libseccomp-dev:i386 gcc-multilib criu
 
     - name: install go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v2 # use default Go version
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.x # Latest stable
 
     - name: unit test
       # cgo is disabled by default when cross-compiling
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 0a812a5cd..80a14db74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ jobs:
       CGO_CFLAGS: -g -O2 -Werror
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: install go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.x # Latest stable
       - name: compile with no build tags
         run: make BUILDTAGS=""
 
@@ -93,6 +97,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: install go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.x # Latest stable
     - name: cache go mod and $GOCACHE
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with: