diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
index 7c529d84..387ee2cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: setup golang
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.20"
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/set-up-go
 
       - name: consider debugging
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
@@ -180,9 +178,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: setup golang
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.20"
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/set-up-go
 
       - name: consider debugging
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
@@ -241,7 +237,7 @@ jobs:
           kubectl rook-ceph --operator-namespace test-operator -n test-cluster subvolume ls
           kubectl rook-ceph --operator-namespace test-operator -n test-cluster subvolume ls --stale
           kubectl rook-ceph --operator-namespace test-operator -n test-cluster subvolume delete myfs test-subvol group-a
-          kubectl rook-ceph --operator-namespace test-operator -n test-cluster subvolume delete myfs test-subvol-1 
+          kubectl rook-ceph --operator-namespace test-operator -n test-cluster subvolume delete myfs test-subvol-1
 
       - name: Get mon endpoints
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 81e26ff8..68aab927 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: setup golang
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/set-up-go
+
       - name: GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/set-up-go/action.yaml b/.github/workflows/set-up-go/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd80f1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/set-up-go/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+name: Set up Golang
+description:  Set up go for CI
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: setup golang
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: "1.21"