diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 80c2cd3689..d79667ed25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ jobs:
           - ""
           - tools/setup-envtest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.19'
+          cache: false
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e7e167d10b..71ec644de0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(TOOLS_DIR)/go.mod # Build controller-gen from tools folder.
 $(GOLANGCI_LINT): .github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml # Download golanci-lint using hack script into tools folder.
 	hack/ensure-golangci-lint.sh \
 		-b $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR) \
-		$(shell cat .github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml | grep version | sed 's/.*version: //')
+		$(shell cat .github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml | grep "version: v" | sed 's/.*version: //')
 
 ## --------------------------------------
 ## Linting