diff --git a/.github/actions/build-gaiad-binary/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-gaiad-binary/action.yml
index a79a5e4..e36eea3 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-gaiad-binary/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-gaiad-binary/action.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ inputs:
   bot_token:
     description: "The GitHub token for the bot."
     required: true
+  go_version:
+    description: "The go version to download and use."
+    required: true
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -35,8 +38,8 @@ runs:
       - name: Install golang
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          wget -q https://go.dev/dl/go1.22.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-          sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.22.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+          wget -q https://go.dev/dl/go${{ inputs.go_version }}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+          sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go${{ inputs.go_version }}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 
       - name: Update PATH
         shell: bash
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ runs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           go version
-          export GOTOOLCHAIN=go1.22.4
+          export GOTOOLCHAIN=go${{ inputs.go_version }}
           git clone https://github.com/cosmos/gaia.git
           cd gaia
           git checkout ${{ inputs.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gaiad-linux-release.yml b/.github/workflows/gaiad-linux-release.yml
index 8c76a64..d894bb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gaiad-linux-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gaiad-linux-release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
       version_regex:
         description: "The regex to filter the version (e.g. '^v18')"
         required: true
+      go_version:
+        description: "The go version to download and use."
+        default: "1.22.4"
   # push:
 
 jobs:
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           remote_commit_sha: ${{ matrix.release }}
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           bot_token: ${{ secrets.HYPHA_BOT_ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
+          go_version: ${{ github.event.inputs.go_version }}
   build-docker:
     name: Build Docker image
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -68,5 +72,5 @@ jobs:
           git-ref: ${{ matrix.release }}
           github-organization: cosmos
           github-repo: gaia
-          additional-args: "--go-version=1.22.3"
+          additional-args: "--go-version=${{ inputs.go_version }}"
           heighliner-tag: v1.5.5