diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
index e27ed59d3..2b4e96091 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,19 @@ on:
 jobs:
   run:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go: [1.19.x, 1.20.x]
+
     steps:
       - name: checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: setup go environment
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.17.2'
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
       
       - name: create go.mod
         run: |
@@ -32,7 +37,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: run tests
         run: |
-          export PATH="$(go env GOPATH)/bin:${PATH}"
           set -x
           make install.tools
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index eb29bd872..83354d8d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,19 @@ on:
 jobs:
   run:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go: [1.19.x, 1.20.x]
+
     steps:
       - name: checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: setup go environment
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.17.2'
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
 
       - name: create go.mod
         run: |
@@ -32,7 +37,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: run tests
         run: |
-          export PATH="$(go env GOPATH)/bin:${PATH}"
           set -x
           make install.tools
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9fb877de3..78cbc31c2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ endif
 install.tools: .install.gitvalidation
 
 .install.gitvalidation:
-	go get -u github.com/vbatts/git-validation
+	go install github.com/vbatts/git-validation@v1.2.0
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(OUTPUT_DIRNAME) *~