diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 973cecb9..ecb90f45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: '^1.20'
+        go-version: '1.24.4'
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ca0aa2e0..7aa8e00a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '^1.20'
+          go-version: '1.24.4'
           check-latest: true
       - name: Compile man page markup
         id: gen-man-page-md
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index be12dcbd..8cca85af 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,6 +30,4 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0 // indirect
 )
 
-go 1.24
-
-toolchain go1.24.1
+go 1.24.4