diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-automation.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-automation.yaml
index 0d0df221..6ebc4ef2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-automation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-automation.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
         with:
           fetch-tags: true
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          cache: false
       - name: 'Echo RELEASE_TAG ENV'
         run: echo ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
       - name: Setup variables and release directories