diff --git a/kotlin-runtime/external-module-template/go.mod b/kotlin-runtime/external-module-template/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22cc3059db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-runtime/external-module-template/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module ignore
+
+go 1.22.0