diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 17ba7b131d2..1a8a86ad1b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
     - name: install deps
       run: |
         sudo apt -qq update
@@ -199,6 +197,18 @@ jobs:
         make cfmt
         git diff --exit-code
 
+  check-go:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - name: check Go version
+      run: |
+        GO_VER=$(awk -F= '/^ARG\s+GO_VERSION=/ {print $2; quit}' Dockerfile)
+        echo "Go version used in Dockerfile: $GO_VER"
+        echo -n "Checking if Go $GO_VER is supported ... "
+        curl -fsSL https://go.dev/dl/?mode=json | jq -e 'any(.[]; .version | startswith("go'$GO_VER'"))'
+        echo -n "Checking if Go $GO_VER is tested against ... "
+        yq -e '.jobs.test.strategy.matrix.go-version | contains(["'$GO_VER'.x"])' .github/workflows/test.yml
 
   release:
     timeout-minutes: 30
@@ -206,8 +216,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: check CHANGELOG.md
       run: make verify-changelog
@@ -236,8 +244,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
     - name: install bashbrew
       env:
         BASEURL: https://github.com/docker-library/bashbrew/releases/download
@@ -259,6 +265,7 @@ jobs:
 
   all-done:
     needs:
+      - check-go
       - cfmt
       - codespell
       - commit