diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 24ab5c1..de452b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           - '1.20'
           - '1.21'
           - '1.22'
+          - '1.23'
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -45,20 +46,13 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
         go-version: ${{ matrix.go_version }}
+        cache: true
       id: go
 
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Cache dependencies
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      with:
-        path: |
-          ~/.cache/go-build
-          ~/go/pkg/mod
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-go-
+    # Built-in caching in setup-go covers module and build caches
 
     - name: Merge code into the upstream
       if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
@@ -73,13 +67,13 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        go get -v -t -d ./...
+        go mod download
 
     # Removed code formatting enforcement to allow custom import style
 
     - name: Verify
       run: |
-        go mod tidy
+        if [[ "${{ matrix.go_version }}" == "1.20" ]]; then go mod tidy; fi
         make verify
 
     - name: Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 09de1cb..5467095 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         golang:
-          - "1.20"
-          - "1.21"
-          - "1.22"
+          - "1.23"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/protoc-release.yml b/.github/workflows/protoc-release.yml
index a20bbce..1a5a51c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/protoc-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/protoc-release.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.20.x'
 
       - name: Download dependencies
         run: |