diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 1dd5619..3bad013 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
-          go-version-file: go.mod
+          go-version: 1.27.0
 
       # cross compiles every target the release builds, and validates the release
       # config, so neither can break for the first time while cutting a tag
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-vulnerability-scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly-vulnerability-scan.yaml
index f796d28..74945b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-vulnerability-scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-vulnerability-scan.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
-          go-version-file: go.mod
+          go-version: 1.27.0
 
       - name: Set up govulncheck
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 83d1eec..fcfbd48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
-          go-version-file: go.mod
+          go-version: 1.27.0
 
       - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@f06c13b6b1a9625abc9e6e439d9c05a8f2190e94 # v7.2.3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
index 2f895f9..177a06d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
-          go-version-file: go.mod
+          go-version: 1.27.0
 
       - run: make test