diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a4a8f58..ebf78af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       # if tag release
       -      
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4732093..94dbe30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache: false
 
       - name: go get
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 04e3fd5..d889e08 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/YaleUniversity/packer-provisioner-goss
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.22.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.21.0