diff --git a/.github/workflows/spectro-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/spectro-release.yaml
index c7de22f43d2d..23da18ca06c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spectro-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spectro-release.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "FIPS_REGISTRY=gcr.io/spectro-dev-public/release-fips/cluster-api" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       -
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - 
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
       -
         name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1