diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
index cf67ae05..5e8b7770 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: '1.16.5'
       - name: run tests
         run: |
-          echo $(go env GOPATH)/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          export PATH="$(go env GOPATH)/bin:${PATH}"
           make install.tools
           make .gitvalidation
           make docs conformance
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3aff2250..03b98f97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: '1.16.5'
       - name: run tests
         run: |
-          echo $(go env GOPATH)/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          export PATH="$(go env GOPATH)/bin:${PATH}"
           make install.tools
           make .gitvalidation
           make docs conformance