diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index e63ef51cf..65c70cd9a 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ task:
   env:
     HOME: /root
     CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR: /home/runc
-    GO_VERSION: "1.23"
+    GO_VER_PREFIX: "1.24."
     BATS_VERSION: "v1.9.0"
     RPMS: gcc git iptables jq glibc-static libseccomp-devel make criu fuse-sshfs container-selinux
     # yamllint disable rule:key-duplicates
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ task:
     [ $? -eq 0 ] # fail if yum failed
 
     # Install Go.
-    PREFIX="https://go.dev/dl/"
+    URL_PREFIX="https://go.dev/dl/"
     # Find out the latest minor release URL.
-    filename=$(curl -fsSL "${PREFIX}?mode=json&include=all" | jq -r --arg Ver "go$GO_VERSION." '. | map(select(.version | contains($Ver))) | first | .files[] | select(.os == "linux" and .arch == "amd64" and .kind == "archive") | .filename')
-    curl -fsSL "$PREFIX$filename" | tar Cxz /usr/local
+    filename=$(curl -fsSL "${URL_PREFIX}?mode=json&include=all" | jq -r --arg Ver "go$GO_VER_PREFIX" '. | map(select(.version | contains($Ver))) | first | .files[] | select(.os == "linux" and .arch == "amd64" and .kind == "archive") | .filename')
+    curl -fsSL "$URL_PREFIX$filename" | tar Cxz /usr/local
     # install bats
     cd /tmp
     git clone https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core