diff --git a/.github/workflows/golang.yml b/.github/workflows/golang.yml
index 30997d81..83a5e635 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golang.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golang.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ---
-name: Golang
-'on': push
+name: golang
+'on':
+  push:
+  # required by gomod-go-version-updater to trigger this action
+  workflow_dispatch:
 jobs:
   mcvs-golang-action:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gomod-go-version-updater.yml b/.github/workflows/gomod-go-version-updater.yml
index f0e00a2d..0c666501 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gomod-go-version-updater.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gomod-go-version-updater.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 ---
 name: gomod-go-version-updater-action
-'on':
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '42 6 * * *'
+'on': push
 permissions:
+  actions: write
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
 jobs:
   gomod-go-version-updater-action:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: 030/gomod-go-version-updater-action@v0.1.0
+      - uses: 030/gomod-go-version-updater-action@16-go-mod-tidy