diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 39e63e8e3..8d8920b26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version-file: '.go-version'
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version-file: '.go-version'
           check-latest: true
       - name: Download unit test coverage
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
index 5ffd5b173..1a4650e3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version-file: go.mod
+          go-version-file: '.go-version'
           cache: true
           check-latest: true
 
diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2cd26087b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.24.11
\ No newline at end of file