diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-registry.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-registry.yaml
index 853fff014..d4d8bbfe7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-registry.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-registry.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+            go-version: '>=1.22.0'
+
+      - run: go version
+
       - name: Login to GHCR
         uses: docker/login-action@v2
         with:
@@ -17,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Sync registry.k8s.io to ghcr.io/canonical
         run: |
-          ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build-scripts/hack/regsync.sh
+          cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build-scripts/hack && ./regsync.sh