diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
index d2578a1ba6..4c0a7b7a4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.16.x
+
     - name: Install Ko
       uses: imjasonh/setup-ko@20b7695b536c640edfafdd378d96c760460f29d6
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f85ed66bd9..edcca916ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.16.x
+
     - name: Install Ko
       uses: imjasonh/setup-ko@20b7695b536c640edfafdd378d96c760460f29d6
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
index e59d086b7d..8a723c2b71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: ^1.16
+        go-version: 1.16.x
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2